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How community activists, police and residents drove down shootings in East Harlem

Brittany Kriegstein

May 05, 2025 |

Gothamist |

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Response Location: United States, East Harlem, New York

East Harlem’s Cornerstone youth programming at community centers brings together community nonprofits, police, residents, and other local agencies to address gun violence in the public housing. Through community outreach, more strategic gang enforcement policies, and other programming, the approach has led to a 30% reduction in shootings in the area.

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How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

Laura Paddison

May 01, 2025 |

CNN |

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Response Location: Pakistan

Faced with severe heat waves, escalating electricity costs and frequent blackouts, Pakistan took a grassroots approach to transitioning to solar power, making electricity more accessible and affordable. They’ve become a major market for solar, importing 17 gigawatts of solar panels from China in 2024 alone, doubling their 2023 numbers, making Pakistan the world’s third-biggest importer of solar panels.

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La batalla científica para salvar «el glaciar del juicio final»

James Temple

April 07, 2025 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Response Location: United States

Arête Glacier Initiative, un grupo de científicos del MIT y del Dartmouth College, ha recaudado 5 millones de dólares para mejorar las previsiones de la subida del nivel del mar y estudiar la posibilidad de volver a congelar los glaciares en su lugar. Han usado los fondos para dar becas a cientificos que trabajan en soluciones críticas al cambio climático.

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Amid a housing crisis, this Utah program is helping increase homeownership opportunities

Megan Banta

April 03, 2025 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Utah’s moderate-income housing program has resulted in thousands of homes being built or preserved for those who fall within the moderate-income range. The program has existed since 1996 and aims to address both the lack of housing and the increasing housing costs Utahns face. The program applies to 95 localities across the state, comprising more than 90% of Utah’s population.

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Why Steubenville, Ohio, Might Be the Best School District in America

Chad Aldeman

April 01, 2025 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, Steubenville, Ohio

Despite having less money and staff than similar districts, Steubenville schools excel at teaching youth to read, consistently getting 95% to 99% of its third graders over the proficiency level. The schools achieve this with various strategies, including offering subsidized preschool starting at age three, prioritizing reading time across all school subjects and allowing students to work with their peers to read aloud and practice their fluency skills.

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NKY by the numbers: What we can learn from Boone County Schools

Nathan Granger

March 31, 2025 |

Link NKY |

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Response Location: United States, Boone County, Kentucky

To curb academic backsliding as students returned to the classroom following the COVID-19 pandemic, Boone County Schools tried various initiatives, such as encouraging teachers to keep students on track by not trying to catch them up on everything they missed during remote learning. This ensures students are learning the material relevant to their grade level, and has yielded significant improvements in academic performance.

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Steaming ahead: Are community boilers the answer?

Pracheta Sharma

March 31, 2025 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Response Location: India, Surat

SteamHouse’s community boiler system supplies steam energy to about 45 companies in Surat’s industrial area, offering more affordable, reliable, and environmentally friendly ways to power factories.

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Schools face a shortage of social workers – but Howard University has a plan that helps

Ela Jalil

March 31, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

Project PRESS, which stands for Preparing Responsive and Effective School Social Workers, addresses the social worker shortage in schools by motivating social work students to pursue careers as school social workers providing them with the proper training to do so. It’s a year-long program that focuses on staffing historically Black and low-income areas, and has placed 22 social workers in schools in its first year.

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Kenya's cities adopt Miyawaki method to restore lost ecological glory

Dann Okoth

March 28, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Nairobi is using a unique restoration technique called the Miyawaki method to restore local ecosystems by creating forest islands in urban areas that have lost their green spaces. Since 2007, this reforestation method has established mini forests in three regions throughout the city, as the project has planted over 236,212 seedlings.

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This muggy city keeps cool with minimal AC. Here's how.

Allyson Chiu

March 25, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: India, Palava City

Local real estate developer Lodha Group created Palava City, a 5,000-acre experimental community using creative green building techniques and layout initiatives, supporting its mission of creating a net-zero community. The city is being developed in phases on a community level, without the restrictions of local government, and plans to house about two million residents. Those already living in the community praise its energy efficiency and walkability compared to nearby cities.

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