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No Paid Family Leave? A Growing Number of States Allow Babies at Work.

Graham Vyse

March 12, 2019 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

Across the country, and particularly in states with no paid leave laws, state agencies are allowing new parents to bring infants to the workplace. While the change has been welcomed, critics don't believe it goes far enough.

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This city is short of teachers. It's tapping immigrants to help.

Noble Ingram

March 12, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

The City of Portland, Maine, has created a new path to teacher certification for immigrants who served as teachers in their home countries. The program aims to help immigrants navigate the country's complicated teacher education system, diversify Portland's public schools, and address a shortage of qualified educators in the city.

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Be a geofence: The story behind the technology that millennial-led Mississippi Votes uses to help more young Mississippians vote

R.L. Nave

March 12, 2019 |

Mississippi Today |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

Geofencing, a smartphone technology typically associated with retail marketing, offers an innovative way to educate and register voters. In order to help mobilize voters in the face of shrinking turnout, the Mississippi nonprofit, Mississippi Votes, has implemented digital tools such as geofencing in its campaign. The initiative is part of the organization’s larger mission to create a culture of civic engagement.

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Paid internships are a reality again in Congress after public shaming

Paul Kane

March 12, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Paying Congressional interns gives lower income students a chance to engage with the legislative process. By bringing increased attention to the lack of paid internships on Capitol Hill, the nonprofit, Pay Our Interns, succeed in pressuring Congress to allocate funds for intern stipends. The funding makes opportunities on the Hill more accessible to those who cannot rely on family financial support to accept an unpaid internship.

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Au Burkina Faso, la «paire éducation» pour venir à bout du sida

Emilie Laystary

March 11, 2019 |

Le Temps |

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Response Location: Burkina Faso

Pour lutter contre la propagation Sida, le Burkina Faso mise sur l'éducation par les pairs.Le pays peut se targuer d’avoir vu réduit de moitié le nombre de décès liés au sida depuis dix ans.

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Scientists use mini-satellites in effort to save the world's coral reefs

Mark Phillips

March 11, 2019 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: Australia, Cairns, Queensland

As coral reefs around the world are threatened by warming waters, mini-satellites are collecting images each day from space that put together a more comprehensive picture of the problems. This saves scientists time, energy, and money, and it means resources can be better targeted to the reefs that need the most help.

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Does Baltimore Need a Crime-Tracking App?

Sarah Holder

March 11, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Citizen, a crime-tracking app that first made an appearance in New York and California, has launched in Baltimore, Maryland, a city with a crime rate that has skyrocketed in recent years. Alerting community members to crime happening at specific locations via curation by city safety officials, the app aims to help people feel more informed and safer while complementing more traditional emergency services.

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4-H boosting school success

Jane Moorman

March 11, 2019 |

Albuquerque Journal |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

Albuquerque Public Schools are the first in the nation to incorporate the 4-H model, pioneered by a youth development nonprofit, into the school day. The emphasis on experiential learning has led to reductions in behavioral issues and improvements in subject proficiency test scores.

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3 cities in the U.S. have ended chronic homelessness: Here's how they did it

Adele Peters

March 11, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, Abilene

The national program Built for Zero is aiming to end veteran and chronic homelessness by using a comprehensive data set that allows for tracking of the homelessness situation day-by-day, along with a Housing First approach that emphasizes getting people into permanent housing before offering services for other issues. The work is spreading across the country, with more than 50 cities implementing some version of the same solution, although there are concerns for the privacy of people experiencing homelessness, as well as the sustainability of the solution.

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The Viral Hashtag That's Getting People to Clean Up Garbage

Linda Poon

March 11, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Viral social media trends can be harnessed for social and environmental good. A social media#trashtag challenge that spread from Reddit to Instagram draws upon the satisfying nature of a before-and-after meme. People all over the world who participated in #trashtag challenge went out and beautified green spaces. They then posted photos of themselves surrounded by the trash bags they had collected.

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