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  • TV Sign Language Interpreters Bring Hope to Those Living with Hearing Impairment

    October 26, 2018 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In 2016, Kenya's government instituted a broadcast programming code that required reporting programs to include sign language interpretation. Through this code, people with hearing impairment have access to news and information to be well-informed and civically engaged.

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  • Students Most Likely To Succeed

    October 26, 2018 |

    Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    In areas of high poverty, students in San Antonio, Texas are highly encouraged and supported to take the next step after high school to go on to challenging universities and gain a degree. Their efforts, which include talking about college as early as kindergarten and one-on-one year-long guidance to identify strengths and choose the right college, are particularly targeted at students who will not only be the first one in their family to attend college, but the first in their family to leave the state. Students share that they feel prepared, challenged, and optimistic about their time away from home.

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  • Kids in the Classroom Can Help Single Moms Rise from Poverty

    October 25, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    One quarter of undergraduates attending American higher education institutions are parents; however, the number of campuses with childcare facilities has continued to decrease. Individual professors are incorporating new policies into their syllabi that allow kids to sit in on class when other arrangements fall through and mothers to leave class to breastfeed. "Letting kids in class is a welcoming gesture that can set the stage for or accompany the more systemic and substantive supports that student parents need for success," says the Institute of Women's Policy Research's executive director.

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  • Many immigrants have years of work experience. ‘Upskilling' programs are helping them use that knowledge.

    October 25, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Swan Island, Oregon

    Inclusive training programs help immigrants fill the demand for middle-skill workers. Programs, such as a maritime welding course in Oregon, allow immigrants to learn new skills, gain certifications, and access career coaching and job search support.

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  • How Sex Workers Made San Francisco Safer for Everyone

    October 25, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, a law that offers amnesty to sex workers who report violent crimes to police is designed to save lives and reduce crime overall in the city. It comes as the city’s police department faces a massive police sex scandal over officers abusing an underaged sex worker, something advocates say is all too common and leaves crimes women might report uninvestigated. Advocates applaud the new law, say it doesn’t go far enough and they worry new federal laws could undermine it.

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  • Turning soldiers into scholars by turning military experience into college credit

    October 23, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    When some veterans conclude their military service, it can be challenging to return to college when they have to start from square one. Twenty-four states have passed laws granting academic credit for military service. PBS NewsHour host Hari Sreenivasan asks "how do you evaluate how to get credit for those life experiences that they have had?"

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  • Australia Tells America: Here's How to Fix Your Voting System

    October 22, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Australia maintains a high voter turnout by making voting both easy and mandatory. Election day is always on a Saturday, and community groups host barbeques to mark the occasion. If an eligible voter still doesn’t cast a ballot, they can face a fine of up to nearly 80 Australian dollars.

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  • Houston Looks for a Smarter, More Equitable Path to Hurricane Recovery

    October 22, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    The city of Houston is changing its approach to measuring the full scope of damage from Hurricane Harvey so it can get help where it is most needed and improve future flood mitigation. Using data from numerous sources, Civis Analytics found unmet housing needs were far greater than initially recorded and low-income areas were hit disproportionately harder, even though recovery funding often goes to areas with higher housing values. Now city officials are working to implement solutions based on the data in order to allocate limited funds where they will be most effective.

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  • Going the Extra Mile to Connect Local Businesses to Major Construction Projects

    October 22, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Contractor Assistance Center in San Francisco “provides local contractors with the resources to compete with larger companies for project bids.” Many construction projects have certain standards to meet: a certain number of local workers, minority owned-businesses, and more. The Contractor Assistance Center helps businesses register properly, whether as locally-owned or owned by a disadvantaged group. They also provide other services, all hoping local businesses can compete on a bigger scale.

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  • San Francisco startup wants to help Bellevue teachers buy their homes

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellevue, Washington

    Landed will pay for half a teacher's down payment on a home in exchange for a quarter of profits when the house is sold down the line. The San Francisco-based startup has recently arrived in Bellevue, where the median home price is hovering around $1 million.

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