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  • Model for Early Education

    August 01, 2014 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, North Carolina

    As many as 40 percent of the approximately 2 million military children in the United States are under the age of 5. Educating these young learners has become a priority in recent decades, and the military has become a leader in early childhood education by employing extensive staff training.

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  • Department Of Defense Schools

    August 01, 2014 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Department of Defense schools boast high test scores, have high graduation rates and are very popular with military families who make use of them. Many choose to live on base just so their children can attend these schools, which excel in large part because of their teachers' long-term commitment.

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  • Responses To Gang Violence: 11:45

    July 22, 2014 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Multnomah County, Oregon, experienced a surge of gang activity between 2013 and 2014. To curtail crime and violence, a group of pastors intervened with the 11:45 program. The program provides services and mentorship to gang-involved youth in the criminal justice system through outreach programs.

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  • Brooklyn's Prospect Heights offers a model for teaching immigrants

    July 13, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Schools with high percentages of immigrants and refugees face the particularly difficult challenges of language acquisition and cultural integration. One Brooklyn school succeeds by having students teach one another and incorporating English language lessons into every class.

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  • Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down

    June 30, 2014 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    U.S. courts are offering war veterans who face jail time the choice of rehabilitation. This helps them adjust to civilian life and reduces repeat offences.

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  • How Bronx's Eagle Academy helps inner-city kids soar

    June 22, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Eagle Academy in the Bronx combines rigorous academics, high expectations, and a structured environment to help minority students succeed.

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  • Eagle Academy inspires Buffalo's chapter of 100 Black Men

    June 22, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Eagle academies are part of a network of schools in New York City and Newark that are devoted to educating at-risk boys from the inner city by providing them with mentors.

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  • For some, prenatal care is a community affair

    June 18, 2014 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Latin American women in San Francisco have suffered from post-partum depression, social isolation, and chronic stress at the time of their pregnancies. Run by midwives, the Centering Pregnancy program at the San Francisco General Hospital provides patient-centered care, an environment to speak in Spanish, and a nurturing community for women’s group appointments. The results boast fewer c-sections and pre-term births, and an improvement in emotional support and overall prenatal health.

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  • The Power to Cure, Multiplied

    June 11, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Project ECHO - driven by a single doctor with a cause - pulled together a team of specialists to develop a model that combines technology with collaborative care and careful patient tracking to help cure for diseases spread to patients around the world through community healthcare agents, as opposed to only specialty centers. This kind of "disruptive innovation" is effectively working to demonopolize health care knowledge and access, and lends to a health system capable of meeting today’s soaring demands for care.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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