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  • Camden Turns Around With New Police Force

    August 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Since moving to a county-run police department, Camden, N.J., historically one of the nation’s poorest and most dangerous cities, has altered its culture to overcome years of mistrust by developing a personal relationship with and empowering the local community.

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  • Math concepts + teamwork = big gains at struggling Renton school”

    July 14, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mercer Island, Washington

    In the Renton School District, teachers found that only a very few fifth-graders could solve problems with the skill that, in other schools, was common in third or even second grade. So they turned math lessons into carefully guided conversations in which students explain their approaches, defend their reasoning and critique each other’s ideas.

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  • Could a new vision help Lafayette High School's immigrant students succeed?

    July 14, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Better teacher training and strategic programming for non-English speakers could turn things around in high schools with large immigrant populations.

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  • The Art of Water Recovery

    July 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila

    While California is experiencing its worst drought in history, The World Bank estimates that water systems worldwide have real losses (leakages) of 8.6 trillion gallons per year, about half of that in developing countries. A new leak detection system aims to save 10 billion gallons of water, 7 million gallons of diesel, and 33 gigawatts of electricity over 10 years.

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  • A decade of homelessness: Thousands in S.F. remain in crisis

    June 27, 2014 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Between 2004 and 2014, San Francisco’s mayor attempted to rid the city of chronic homelessness with a ten-year plan. Despite dramatic successes in moving thousands of homeless from the streets, the homeless population numbers remain the same and chronic homelessness may never be eradicated. In reexamining the problems from the ten-year plan, the current administration has new ideas to decrease their number of homeless.

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  • Malaria Prevention, With Both Reward and Risk

    June 25, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mali, Bamako, Koulikoro

    After ongoing trials and successes for preventative measures toward malaria, experts have now reversed their support for them. In what remains an ongoing threat, especially to children, new interventions, like the combination of multiple malaria drugs, are being tried, tested, and showing promise.

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  • Can Government Play Moneyball?

    April 16, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The pressure is on for the federal government to spend tax money more wisely. Evidence-based policy making is gaining in popularity as a way for the government to spend tax money wisely. While not quite as flashy or exciting as past ways, this has a proven track record of positive impact.

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  • Tackling Mass Incarceration

    April 02, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chelsea, Massachusetts

    Deep-end youth frequently have extensive criminal records, incomplete education histories and no formal work experience. These backgrounds make them hard to retain in programs and even more difficult to place in gainful employment if/when they are released from prison.

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  • The Fayetteville Observer's search for crime solutions takes us to Memphis

    January 26, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    In Memphis, “school officials, politicians, business leaders, preachers, nonprofit organizations and everyday residents” came together to fight crime in a strategy known as Collective Impact. Could this approach help other cities like Fayetteville fight crime?

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  • Bill Gates Can't Build a Toilet

    November 18, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Peru

    Ecological toilets that use natural composting to break down waste are simple to construct, waterless and are easy to fix. But as philanthropists are finding, getting these to those that need it most is harder than anticipated.

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