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  • In Paris's Banlieues, New Recipe for Success Is Local

    May 14, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    The impoverished communities in Paris had high unemployment for adults and youth. The French government has offered financial incentives to hire people from the banlieues. Talents de Cités, a governmental program, offers cash prizes to young entrepreneurs.

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  • A Better Way to Talk About Faith

    June 12, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) brings together college students from different faiths so that they develop respect and appreciation for each other and different traditions. IFYC also cultivates interfaith leaders and organizes campus-based campaigns called Better Together. Some students have received push back from their faith communities, but students and faculty have reported the campaigns for interfaith engagement leads to positive outcomes of increasing tolerance on campuses. The organization has trained students who have run campaigns on 106 campuses.

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  • Class Struggle: India's Experiment in Schooling Tests Rich and Poor

    June 04, 2011 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    The country of India has long suffered from extreme income inequalities, with many poor children growing up with lackluster education. The Right to Education Act, passed in 2009, requires elite private schools to admit 25% low-income or disabled children. The law's success is measured at the Shri Ram School in New Delhi, and some wealthy families are unsatisfied with its inclusiveness.

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