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  • What's Wrong With This Diorama? You Can Read All About It

    March 20, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Reassessing representations creates an opportunity for educational experiences. Instead of simply removing a problematic diorama depicting members of the Lenape tribe and Dutch colonists, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, NY, converted the piece into a learning experience for visitors. Following pressure from groups like Decolonize this Place, the revised diorama now features panels that illuminate and discuss misrepresentations in the piece.

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  • Cut Bank's IEFA curriculum is model for other schools

    March 20, 2019 |

    Cut Bank Pioneer Press |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cut Bank, Montana

    Cut Bank, Montana has incorporated education about Native Americans in all grade levels with a special emphasis on and participation by Blackfeet Nation students because of the reservation's proximity. This effort is also state legislature: the Indian Education For All (IEFA) law was passed in 1999 and funds schools conducting the curriculum. Cut Bank School is special because of how Blackfeet Nation students contribute to the teaching, but students are also learning by reading stories about American Indians, learning words and phrases, talking about the first Thanksgiving, and playing traditional music.

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  • What happens when teens teach sex ed

    March 20, 2019 |

    University of Oregon |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    At an Oregon high school, students are leading peer sexual education classes. The sessions, which focus on consent, gender and sexuality, and sexual violence, topics often missed in standard curricula, are intended to make students feel more comfortable asking questions.

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  • North Carolina working to erase biggest rape kit backlog in nation

    March 20, 2019 |

    Carolina Public Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, North Carolina

    With the largest backlog of rape kits in the country, North Carolina is taking steps to expedite the process. A key challenge in this effort is the autonomy of police departments to test them at their own discretion. Still, cities like Fayetteville are making headway and seeing results, namely, 37 arrests. On the state level, a bipartisan bill is in motion that would designate $6 million for testing rape kits.

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  • The climate change generation wants to be heard

    March 16, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders, but they aren’t letting age limit activism in the realm of environmental advocacy. The Youth Climate Strike was inspired by Greta Thunberg, a teenage girl in Sweden who stopped going to school on Fridays to protest climate change. The Sunrise Movement promotes environmental organizing among millennials, aiming to support Green New Real type legislation. These movements are rapidly spreading among young people who will have the power to make change.

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  • In Uganda, a unique urban experiment is under way

    March 14, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Bidibidi

    Uganda has some of the most progressive refugee policies in the world, and as a result it is now home to the second largest refugee camp in the world. Bidibidi houses a quarter million people, many of whom come from the South Sudan, and as such is on its way to becoming a permanent city. While there is still progress to be made, especially economic, many residents of Bidibidi are optimistic settling into the daily routines and connections that make up a functioning city.

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  • Straws Made of Seaweed Could Replace Their Plastic Nemesis

    March 14, 2019 |

    EcoWatch |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    An innovative solution to the massive amount of plastic in our oceans is a new startup called Loliware. It produces 100% biodegradable straws "that look, feel, and act like plastic" but are actually made of seaweed. Not only do the straws decompose in a few weeks and are gluten-free, non-GMO, and sugar-free, but the process of creating them sequesters carbon dioxide, which further increases their positive environmental impact.

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  • This free program trains people how to start a business —but without debt

    March 14, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A program called the PopUp business school spreads free entrepreneurship advice around the world, enabling people from a spectrum of socioeconomic backgrounds to start their own business with very little initial capital. Though of course not every business becomes a booming success, the course teaches individuals how to invest in their ideas -- with free resources like website design and social media training -- without imposing too much of a financial risk.

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  • These five cities are taking bold steps to rein in sprawl

    March 14, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    The sustainable city of the future involves public transit and a revitalized downtown - at least, that’s the common thread between what five cities are working towards across the globe. Los Angeles, Atlanta, Shanghai, Hamburg, and La Paz have all taken efforts to invest in building cities where families can work and live without commuting in a car, and where walking is encouraged. Some have made more progress than others, but government investment in sustainable design bodes well for the future.

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  • How South Africa used soccer to help end domestic violence

    March 14, 2019 |

    CBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa

    Changing a culture of domestic violence begins with acknowledging the issue. The beer brand, Carling Black Label, generated a surge of media coverage and discussion surrounding the issue of domestic violence in South Africa. Acknowledging the link between alcohol use and domestic violence in South Africa, the company used the reach of a major sporting event to send a message about the culture of domestic violence—“no excuse.”

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