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  • Smong: The Tsunami Story

    Jacopo Pasotti

    December 10, 2014 |

    Medium |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, Simeulue

    Ten years after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, researchers are looking at how one community used traditional cultural knowledge to avoid major casualties.

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  • In Quick Response, Mali Thwarts an Ebola Outbreak

    Donald G. McNeil Jr.

    November 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mali, Kayes

    When a case of the Ebola disease struck a little girl in Africa, health officials in Mali collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to contain the illness and quarantine people. The episode also has changed social customs and expanded sanitation procedures so that more people are aware of how to keep themselves healthy.

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  • MPS looks to Oakland model to work differently with African-American boys

    Beth Hawkins

    May 05, 2014 |

    MinnPost |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    African American boys were being treated less-than-equally by the Oakland Unified School District – a change of culture was implemented and the playing field leveled. Now, Minnesota is looking to adopt the same system that was started in Oakland by creating schools that are exclusively for African American males in hopes to help them reach higher standards of achievement.

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  • Education in Indian Country: Obstacles and Opportunity

    Lesli A. Maxwell Megan Garner Swikar Patel

    December 04, 2013 |

    Education Week |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oglala, South Dakota

    Native American student graduation rates are much lower than that of any other demographic. The Red Cloud school teaches students on a reservation in South Dakota about the Lakota history to empower the kids and encourage resilience.

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  • As Detroit Flounders, Its Art Scene Flourishes

    Courtney Balestier

    August 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy because of a poor economy. While the city’s industrial businesses have floundered, the art scene has thrived, bringing in new sources of income through art galleries and investments in contemporary art. This new art scene is one factor to measure Detroit’s recovery and prospects of growth for the future.

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