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  • Can Queer Nightlife in L.A. Be Saved by Instagram?

    June 06, 2019 |

    Los Angeleno |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Parties and gatherings designed specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community have become crowded with tourists and often aren't inclusive to all those who could find comfort in a space meant for them. To help keep queer nightlife alive for queer women, trans-men, and non-binary folk, pop-up parties are being advertised through insider knowledge and Instagram.

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  • Everyone Knows the Benefits of Meal-Sharing. Here's How to Actually Do It

    June 06, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    As family and community style dinners become increasingly less commonplace, studies are showing that communication, academics and nutrition may suffer, but The Family Dinner Project is working to change this by offering a toolkit to make group dinners easier. The resources offered in the toolkit include "games to play at the table, conversation starters, and tips to prevent conflict," all with the goal of creating community around the dinners again.

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  • A Simple Change That Can Reduce Student Absenteeism

    June 06, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States

    During the 2013-2014 school year, about 14 percent of students in the U.S. were chronically absent. In San Mateo County, the school district changed the language on letters sent home to parents about truancy, deemphasizing legal jargon and warnings about possible punishments and instead encouraging collaboration. The district saw a 15 percent reduction in chronic absenteeism.

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  • The Dirt on Waste: Understanding College Recycling Programs

    June 06, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Malibu, California

    Pepperdine University is having some trouble as they try to go about achieving the goal set by the California government stating that 75% of waste must be diverted by 2050. This article covers the specifics of the conservation efforts at Pepperdine, and also looks at more successful programs going on at UCLA and Santa Clara University. Some effective tactics include a comprehensive education plan on recycling, requiring faculty and staff to dispose of landfill waste themselves by only collecting recyclable waste, and partnering with athletic teams to champion conservation.

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  • Washington teachers enforce high standards

    June 06, 2019 |

    Idaho Education News |

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    Response Location: United States, Spanaway, Washington

    A Washington state elementary school, which serves a majority low-income population, rose to be one of the state's highest-achieving schools after it enacted a strict "no excuses" model. The intense structure has helped raise test scores for low-income students and students experiencing homelessness. Teachers take responsibility for student success, students are held to high standards regardless of their situations at home, and staff provide support to families in need, including food assistance and laundry services.

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  • Soluciones a la contaminación: transporte eléctrico en Costa Rica

    June 05, 2019 |

    La Nación (Costa Rica) |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Este reportaje investiga si los carros, motos, bicicletas y buses eléctricos son realmente una solución al medioambiente y a la economía en Costa Rica, un país con 98% de energías renovables. De forma práctica y teórica, con datos y con experiencias de primera mano, se comprueban y enumeran las bondades y limitaciones de la movilidad eléctrica.

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  • Murtaugh defies the odds with early learning and math improvements

    June 05, 2019 |

    Idaho Education News |

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    Response Location: United States, Murtaugh, Idaho

    Once classified as "needing improvement," Idaho's K-12 schools in Murtaugh successfully turned around their lagging math scores with the help of a state-sponsored professional development program. As part of the program, Idaho's four-year universities connect teachers with training and extra resources and provide spaces for collaborative lesson planning.

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  • How Colorado Halved Abortion and Teen Birth Rates

    June 05, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Providing access to family planning and health services in addition to contraception leads to a reduction in unplanned and teen pregnancies. Colorado’s Family Planning Initiative has contributed to the state’s steep drop in unintended pregnancies and abortions during the past decade. The initiative trains healthcare workers, enrolls community partners, and uses outreach to normalize conversations about family planning.

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  • Young Bosnians use art, activism to address past, try to change the country's future

    June 05, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka

    Bringing people of different ethnic backgrounds together to create art and express themselves helps war-torn societies cope and grow. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Most Mira program helps people touched by the horrors of the Bosnian war grapple with issues of memory and identity by engaging in theater. The theater troupe consists of Bosnian and Serbian high school students who participate in a multi-year program.

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  • Oregon is poised to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. That's a huge deal.

    June 05, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    A bill in Oregon has the potential to transform the way greenhouse gases are treated in the Pacific Northwest and potentially across the country. The Clean Energy Jobs Bill is an extremely detailed attempt to build a cap and trade system that also makes thoughtful exceptions along a carefully-planned timeline, with the support of environmental justice advocates as well as construction and trade workers. Though still in the early stages, this bill could transform the scale at which states approach greenhouse gas reduction.

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