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  • Alaska schools pay a price for the slowest internet in the US, but change is coming

    January 28, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Three school districts in northwestern Alaska are using a high-speed fiber-optic cable connection to increase connectivity and offer students new opportunities to use educational technology that their peers in other parts of the country take for granted.

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  • Blunting Addiction's Impact

    January 28, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Millions of Americans are addicted to and hundreds of thousands have died from opioids, but learning what hasn't worked in treating the epidemic is providing a path forward to creating solutions that do have impact. From making medication-assisted treatment more accessible and less stigmatized to expanding Medicaid coverage and implementing harm reduction strategies, states across the U.S. are piloting new initiatives based off the knowledge gained from assessing the limitations of previous approaches.

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  • An Italian City Will Pay Residents to Bike to Work

    January 28, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bari

    A city in Southern Italy is starting a program that pays commuters to cycle to work on the heels of similar successful programs in France and the Netherlands. While more cycling can mean improved public health and lower traffic congestion, cities have to be ready with adequate cycling lanes.

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  • Switzerland fights heroin with heroin

    January 28, 2019 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    Drug-assisted treatment has reduced rates of new substance abuse cases and HIV infections in Switzerland. With the implementation of an innovative drug policy program in 1994, Swiss doctors began to treat those suffering with chronic substance abuse with heroin-assisted treatment (HAT). The program benefitted from positive results in early trials and has encouraged the implementation of similar programs in other countries.

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  • The natural products that could replace plastic

    January 28, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    As many governments and societies are waking up to the negative effects on the environment that comes with an overreliance on plastics, scientists, engineers, and designers are developing myriad new materials. From stone wool, in which igneous rocks are spun into fibers, to mycotecture, in which mushrooms and other fungi are turned into packaging and insulation, these new materials are helping turn the tide of climate change.

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  • Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Train As Beekeepers To Earn Extra Cash

    January 28, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Hinton

    For people in West Virginia who have lost their jobs due to the decline in the coal mining industry, the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective can help them - and other low-income residents - learn about beekeeping and generate supplemental income. The nonprofit provides free introductory classes and more advanced training and has trained 35 beekeepers to date, with around 50 more on the waitlist.

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  • Building the Prison-to-School Pipeline in California

    January 28, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Providing those experiencing incarceration with educational services has shown to reduce recidivism by 28%. While many prisons offer GED or higher education classes, the opportunities are still hard to come by consistently, so organizations like Underground Scholars help recruit individuals after prison to colleges. Looking forward, those pushing for criminal justice reform hope to overturn a 1994 legislation that banned incarcerated individuals from being eligible for Pell Grants, which could help drive more people from prison to school.

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  • This microplastic biodegrades instead of sitting around for hundreds of years

    January 28, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Microfiber company PrimaLoft has developed a new insulation material for clothing like fleece jackets that is made from recycled fiber. Other materials can take hundreds of years to biodegrade, but the new material breaks down quickly in landfills and oceans.

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  • High school class aims to bring students face-to-face with extremist viewpoints

    January 28, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Worthington, Ohio

    In a Ohio high school social studies class, U.S. Political Thought and Radicalism, the teacher invites representatives from the country's most extreme political groups, including the National Socialist Movement and the Weather Underground, to teach students how to hold a respectful discussion with others who hold differing perspectives. "Our teachers generally are like, 'You know what? Let's redirect to a different topic, because that one sounds like it's loaded with land mines. The idea of [the class] is let's explore all those land mines and talk about them."

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  • What a medical school on a Rwandan hilltop can teach the United States

    January 27, 2019 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Butaro

    In rural Rwanda, a new medical university is offering coursework that understands that health care and health outcomes are deeply intertwined with issues of discrimination and equity. Classes include in-depth looks at history and social justice, and teach the students the skills they need to treat patients in rural areas, without high-tech machines and abundant resources.

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