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  • The rise and fall of Berlin's plan to integrate schools

    Kevin McCorry

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    Part 2 of 3 in Series "The Social Wall: Universal Lessons in Berlin's Attempt to Integrate Schools" - A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. This "social wall" lies exactly along the lines of the once physical Berlin wall and now divide the haves and have-nots.

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  • Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers

    Joseph Nasr

    August 18, 2017 |

    Reuters |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Gescher

    Germany is learning from its past, and implementing measures that will safeguard successful integration of refugees into the workforce. In the 1960s thousands of Turkish people were recruited to fill labor shortages, but were not given support to help them integrate. They still struggle to enter the workforce. Now, the country devised a program aimed at language learning and job skills development for incoming asylum seekers. “The lesson that Germany learnt is that integration is something you work on.”

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  • The Afterlife of Big Ideas in Education Reform

    Michael Hobbes

    August 15, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Michael Hobbes details the rise and fall of small learning communities in the early 2000s to tell the story of a larger trend in American education reform. "The decisive factor isn't the Big Idea itself--splitting up dropout factories floor by floor--but the millions of little ideas that hold it together," Hobbes notes. He uses this one trend to discuss common denominators for student success and why schools have repeatedly failed to effectively scale promising solutions: "Every successive Big Idea in education reform has ended up in the same place. It works for one school and doesn't for another."

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  • Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks

    Anna Gorman

    August 09, 2017 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    There is a racial disparity in science, the black population is extremely underrepresented and due to historically terrible treatment of black individuals by science they are very reluctant to engage in research. Therefore, researchers are now starting to directly target black and other underrepresented groups to try to spur involvement.

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  • The Maasai brand is valuable — and it should belong to the Maasai people

    Meg Brindle

    July 28, 2017 |

    One |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    The Maasai are the "tall, elegant, and distinctively dressed" people living in Africa. Their image is usually used to represent all Africans and is being culturally appropriated by western companies without any profit to the Maasai people. The Maasai IP Initiative to help them trademark and protect their brand.

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  • If GoDaddy Can Turn the Corner on Sexism, Who Can't?

    Charles Duhigg

    July 23, 2017 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Scottsdale, Arizona

    After years of building a reputation for sexism in their office culture and commercials, GoDaddy has taken steps to address these issues and change course. Initiatives include changes in the hiring process, evaluation, and identifying often hidden biases in their internal operations.

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  • The Hang Out Cure: Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld Has An Idea Local Politicians Need To Hear

    Larry Platt

    July 18, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Rare are the days of cordiality towards opposing party politicians within American government. Specifically, a shift has occurred in which politicians no longer know each other, which can have detrimental effects on governing and deal-making. To this end, former Massachusetts Governor William Weld has recently promoted the importance of spending time with fellow politicians, in order to increase bipartisanship and function better in government. This is exemplified by his proposal and seven year old practice of “hangout sessions,” weekly meetings in which politicians with opposing viewpoints come together.

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  • The Poisoning of Bangladesh: How Arsenic Is Ravaging a Nation

    Sam Loewenberg

    July 16, 2017 |

    Undark |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Bangladesh's water is poisoning its residents with arsenic, and several plans to address this problem have stalled. Unicef has installed water facilities with a central filtration plant in some communities in order to provide safe water to its residents, however, much more areas need to be addressed and maintenance plans will be reliant on each community.

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  • Sustainability Report: High-Tech Coral Reef Monitoring

    Margo Pierce

    July 13, 2017 |

    Paste Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Monterey Bay, California

    Increasing coral reef resiliency has become a top priority for many marine scientists, leading to the creation of new tools that take advantage of new technology. Benthic Ecosystem and Acidification Measurements System (BEAMS) is one such creation that acts as an autonomous reef monitoring system, allowing researchers to collect data continuously and at a previously unparalleled rate.

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  • As Philly's inmate population plummets, why aren't we saving any money?

    Anna Orso

    July 12, 2017 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Reducing inmate populations doesn’t necessarily cut costs. The funding equation is far more complex. Complying with employee pension laws, offering more services to inmates, and other growing costs can replace any savings from reforms that shrink the incarcerated population.

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