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  • Baked-in biases challenged by child welfare workers in Pennsylvania

    March 08, 2018 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Implicit biases, among other systemic factors, can lead to a disparately punitive approach to child welfare and services for people of color, especially African Americans. Allegheny County has enlisted the help of consultants to help train caseworkers about implicit bias and to track the data about racial differences in treatment by child services agencies. So far, the effort has improved the "disparity between how often black and white children are removed from their homes improved by 28 percent," along with other disparities.

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  • When a parent is deported, path to reunion starts with Pima County group

    March 08, 2018 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Sometimes, child welfare workers can't locate or contact the parents in any given case -- this is a problem made worse when the parent has been detained or deported, with few ways to make contact or connect with their children. In Pima County, Arizona, a taskforce has been working to create solutions for transnational families and provide services, like an immigration clinic at the juvenile courthouse.

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  • How College Campuses Are Trying to Tap Students' Voting Power

    March 03, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Universities are using competitions, music, and prizes to encourage civic engagement among students. Efforts are aided by a national study that allows schools to see how many of their students voted either locally or absentee.

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  • Reading, Writing, Evicted: How Austin, Texas, hopes to combat student turnover

    March 01, 2018 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    When families are priced out of their homes in hot housing markets because of increasing property values/rental prices, they often have to move to new educational districts, pulling children out of their schools in the middle of the year and stalling progress. In Austin, the Austin Independent School District is using a new tool, Mobility Blueprint, to help families find affordable housing within their educational district.

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  • These four cities have achieved inclusive growth—here's how

    March 01, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Only four U.S. cities - Albany, Austin, Charleston, and Denver - have achieved inclusive growth between 2010 and 2015. It’s part dumb luck, and part strategic policymaking, say city officials. They recommend nurturing the unique identity and assets of your city while being agile and transparent when facing problems.

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  • Life And Death: Why Maintaining Oxytocin Quality Standards Can Save Women's Lives During Childbirth

    March 01, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Nigerian women account for an outsized proportion of maternal deaths worldwide, many of which were caused by preventable problems such as post-partum hemorrhaging (PPH). A study of providers found that oxytocin was being improperly stored and an improper dosage was being administered leading to the failure of oxytocin to counter PPH. The delivery system for oxytocin is now being improved and another effective drug against PPH that is easier to store is being distributed.

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  • How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution

    February 28, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Germany, Wolfhagen

    In Wolfhagen, Germany, one man led the quest to take back the electricity supply into the hands of the public. By entering a lengthy negotiation with E.ON, one of the biggest energy companies in the world, Martin Rühl demonstrated that public ownership of utilities would save residents money and empower them, as well. The small German town is now using its extra funding to explore renewable energy, acting as a leader for municipalities across Europe.

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  • On Drug Pricing, States Step In Where Washington Fails

    February 27, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Large pharmaceutical companies may be in trouble as state legislatures nationwide are passing laws that force big pharma to be more transparent about their prices, and forcing the utilization of generic alternatives under Medicaid coverage. Additionally, some states are pushing to allow patients to order the prescriptions they need from companies in Canada who are willing to sell the same drugs at a much lower cost to the consumer. These policies encourage free-market competition that may lower the cost of life-saving medications in the near future.

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  • Why good policies go wrong: Seattle's botched bikeshare model

    February 27, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Traffic for both everyday commuters and tourists in big cities has increasingly become more of a hassle across nations. Various cities like Portland, Oregon have found success with bikeshare models. Seattle, however, found failure with this approach first. By learning from what didn't work, the city has been able to pilot new bikeshare models that so far are showing more potential than limitations.

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  • Süddeutsche Zeitung is improving the way media reports on political polls

    February 13, 2018 |

    Global Editors Network (GEN) Editors Lab |

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    Response Location: Germany

    In 2017, German newsroom Suddeutsche Zeitung began reporting election polling numbers in such a way that the uncertainty of the poll—caused by a limited sample size or respondents lying to pollsters—was visualized in the reporting. Through this method, information is conveyed to readers but in such a way that doesn’t erase uncertainty and doubt about the results.

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