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Mansfield City wins districtwide honor for PBIS implementation

Katie Ellington Serrao

December 04, 2023 |

Richland Source |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an approach to student behavior that focuses on how well students embody five standards — respect, responsibility, readiness, safety and pride — and awards points based on their behaviors that can be redeemed for rewards. PBIS offers an alternative to the “zero tolerance” student behavior policies that have been known to hurt academic achievement, particularly among students of color. Studies show that schools with a PBIS approach saw classroom removals decrease by 58% and out-of-school suspensions decreased by about half.

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University students across Chicago influence schools to stock period products

Annabel Rocha

December 01, 2023 |

ILLatinoNews.com (Illinois Latino News) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Blood Buds is a university student-led organization that works to fight period poverty by contacting student advisors to ensure period product dispensers across campus are consistently filled. The group also pushed the university to add a contact number to dispensers to students can call or text to let someone know the machine is empty. Currently, the university has 34 dispensers across campus.

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Children with a seriously ill parent get free mental health help through nonprofit

Jennifer Sanders

November 30, 2023 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Wonders & Worries provides free professional support for children dealing with a parent who has been diagnosed with a serious illness. Through its Illness Education and Coping Curriculum, the non-profit helps children understand their parent’s illness and treatment, how to express their feelings about the situation and how to cope with fear. Wonders & Worries has served over 14,000 families who've reported improved communication skills, reduced anxiety, increased feelings of security, and improved school performance.

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Not your grandma's granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU 'apartment buildings'

Ben Christopher

November 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

The City’s ADU bonus program offers landlords a one-for-one deal if they agree to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that is affordable, specifically for those under certain income requirements, then they are automatically permitted to build a second “bonus” unit on the property and set the rent at whatever price they’d like. This law has created an influx of affordable housing, as landlords are permitted to have up to five units on one property.

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Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

Michael Casey David R. Martin

November 25, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Elmsford, New York

To reduce landfill use and greenhouse gas emissions while feeding those in need, New York’s food donation program requires big businesses to donate edible food to places like food banks instead of throwing it out.

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For climate and cohesion, a solution lies in the school commute

Petra Stock

November 23, 2023 |

Cosmos Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

The Open Streets program encourages students to walk and bike to school in an effort to get people out of their cars. Opting for a form of “active transport,” like walking and biking, helps get people moving, offers more social connection and is better for the environment.

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Kashmir: Female coppersmiths excel at male-dominated trade

Mohammad Abu Bakar

November 22, 2023 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: India, Kashmir

Despite it being a historically male-dominated field, women in Kashmir are learning copper smithing to become both socially and financially independent. Women who have mastered the skill then teach it to others, allowing more and more women to not only learn a valuable skill, but to secure income to support themselves.

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A Model for Getting Domestic Violence Survivors Wraparound Support

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

November 20, 2023 |

California Health Report |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

One Safe Place — also known collectively as a Family Justice Center — is a holistic care center for violence survivors that aims to be a one-stop shop for support services like legal aid, medical care, social workers, mental health support, groceries, child care and job training. One Safe Place opened in July 2022. The 44,000-square-foot facility is one of the largest Family Justice Centers in the world and has served more than 3,000 people, the majority of whom are domestic violence survivors and their children.

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The New Jersey Mayor With a Plan to End Traffic Deaths

Sarah Holder

November 20, 2023 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

The Vision Zero campaign aims to eliminate traffic deaths around the world. So far, Hoboken has made several changes to its streets and transportation policies to increase safety, such as repaving crosswalks to increase visibility, building curb extensions and adding bike lanes to roads. With these new safety measures in place, the city hasn’t reported a single traffic death since January 2017 and traffic-related injuries have dropped 41%.

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B.C. group offers model for national climate corps

Stefan Labbé

November 20, 2023 |

Times Colonist |

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Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

An independent group in British Columbia is engaging young people with climate change adaptation and mitigation through its Youth Climate Corps programming. The programs work on projects specific to community needs, like green infrastructure installation, and prepare the participants for related careers.

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