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Working Solutions: Recruiting Veterans to Healthcare

David Singer

February 21, 2019 |

WGME-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, South Paris, Maine

The Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services have joined forces in Oxford County with the hopes of recruiting veterans with medical skills training to the healthcare field. Known as the Expediting Healthcare Employment for Veterans Project, the aim is to make the certification and hiring process more efficient, while also promoting more individuals to join the dwindling medical professional field.

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The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.

Matthew Desmond

February 21, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Emeryville

Economists have often debated the positives of a higher minimum wage in the United States as a matter of productivity, profits, and losses but in this article, Matthew Desmond explores another way that the success of increasing minimum wage can be measured: through public health and impacts on things like depression, anxiety, stress, and more. Studies have shown that higher minimum wages have been connected to lower rates of teenage alcohol consumption and preventing premature deaths.

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This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools boost outcomes for all students

Nick Chiles

February 20, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sandy Springs, Georgia

A nonprofit called AVID exposes low-income students to organizational skills, leadership training, and peer support networks. Working with over 2 million students nationwide, AVID is "designed to systematically help disadvantaged students compensate for their lack of insider knowledge." While it has its critics, this program has been particularly successful in it work with minority students in diversifying suburban schools.

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At the Riyadh mall, Saudi women sell everything from lingerie to popcorn. Meet the kingdom's new workforce.

Shirin Jaafari

February 20, 2019 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Changes in the law and social expectations encourage women in Saudi Arabia to enter the workforce outside of the home. With sales-representative positions now open to Saudi women, more women are entering the workforce and claiming a new-found sense of confidence and independence.

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A New Funding Model Could Save Cash-Strapped Public Schools

Alison Kotch

February 20, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Tennessee's Shelby County school district is one of several nationwide experimenting with a weighted-student funding model -- with this concept, each school receives a budget based on both number of students and student needs, such as special education and English language learning curricula: "It’s about student need, and not every student gets the same thing.”

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Scrubbing The Past To Give Those With A Criminal Record A Second Chance

Eric Westervelt Barbara Brosher

February 19, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Indiana

Indiana's Second Chance law was passed in 2013 and allows people to petition to remove their misdemeanor convictions and arrests from public view. In Marion County alone, more than 11,500 people have visited the full-time paralegal processing all requests since legislators implemented the law. Many of those visitors speak with relief about the newfound opportunities that have come their way since the dismantling of that barrier. This is part of a growing movement in the US to reimagine the existing criminal justice system that creates far more problems than it solves.

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Finding Reparations in an Unlikely Industry

Maureen O'Hagan

February 15, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland

In Portland, legislation to legalize marijuana also includes a provision to provide funds specifically to marijuana businesses run by those disproportionately impacted by the "war on drugs." Now, Portland offers competitive grants to small cannabis companies so that entrepreneurs can thrive.

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Summit County health care prices force families to make desperate decisions. A new plan for how consumers buy coverage could change that.

John Ingold

February 15, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Frisco, Colorado

People working in mountain towns throughout Colorado often face higher health care costs due to supply and demand, but the Peak Health Alliance is working to change that. This alliance forms a partnership between employers and individuals to work together in negotiating with healthcare providers, and then with insurers.

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Desperate for Recruits, Police Consider Non-Citizens

Simone Weichselbaum

February 14, 2019 |

The Marshall Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As police departments across the country face a shortage in recruitments, states like Tennessee and Colorado have lifted the ban on non-citizens from becoming officers. As a result, jurisdictions that allow this have not only seen an increase in recruits, but a more diverse force that can represent their communities. Politicians and members of law enforcement across the country seek to do the same.

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Confronting Generations of Racial Economic Injustice in Charlotte

Oscar Perry Abello

February 13, 2019 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

In an initiative to level the playing field for businesses led by women and people of color, cities and businesses work together to evaluate and address racial and gender disparities in the private sector. By performing studies and creating programs that partner these business with franchises like the NBA, these programs offer opportunities to work past stereotypes and discrimination.

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