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  • Climate scientists trained to be on hot seat

    August 04, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Testimony from scientists can be crucial for lawmakers, judges, and juries in making critical decisions that impact their communities. The Expert Witness Training Academy program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law pairs scientists with lawyers to improve their communication techniques - from tone of voice to using more colloquial diction - so that these experts can better inform the public on complex topics like climate change.

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  • Connecting social justice and black identity at a national debate camp in Baltimore

    August 04, 2016 |

    WYPR |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In the past, debate teams have lacked diversity and have been mostly compromised by white students. Beginning in the 1990s, Urban Debate Leagues engaged minority students and challenged the traditional style of debate, which was disconnected from communities of color. In cities like Baltimore, students of color are encouraged to debate by talking about their “black identity and structural racism.”

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  • How Did we Save the Ozone Layer?

    August 02, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Poland

    CFCs, chemicals created in the early 20th century, were an industrial success but destroyed the atmosphere. How a group of environmentalists, scientists, and lawyers in the 70s/80s raised public awareness which ultimately led to the most successful treaty ever, banning CFCs.

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  • Schools nurture students' agriculture interests

    July 30, 2016 |

    USA Today |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Millersville, Pennsylvania

    The Agriculture Education program at Penn Manor High school aims to teach about career paths as a farmer or within the larger agricultural industry. This type of high school education is part of a larger national trend to use agricultural education to teach STEM skills and better equip students to enter a technology- and innovation-based agriculture sector.

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  • Whitefield residents take charge of their own streets Ugly Indian style

    July 29, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    Many neighbourhoods in Bengaluru suffer from significant pollution, creating an environment conducive to pests and an overall higher likelihood of continued littering. The organization Whitfield Rising conducts 'spot-fixes', consisting of 'beautifying' dirty areas and of educating residents on proper disposal procedures in order to keep their neighbourhoods clean. The result is increased local citizen pride for their neighbourhoods and an onus to keep their communities clean.

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  • Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat

    July 28, 2016 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    Since the 1970s, obesity rates in Brazil have been increasing proportionally with the amount of "ultra-processed" foods being consumed. Foregoing healthy, locally produced food has not only resulted in a health epidemic, but has also contributed to a deteriorating economy, strains on the environment, and decaying of culture. Brazil's new food guide and school lunch programme are both founded on the premise of taking a holistic approach to eating, going beyond calorie count to address the environmental, cultural and social elements to food consumption.

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  • Chronically Absent: Is Quality Education in Juvenile Detention Possible in Mississippi?

    July 27, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pelahatchie, Mississippi

    Many years of work to improve juvenile-detention centers in Mississippi may curb recidivism rates by increasing the quality of life in detention. Despite those efforts, however, centers might still be unable to give detained students what they need the most—a quality education.

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  • Solutions to 'Heartbreaking Violence': How to Stop the Cycle

    July 25, 2016 |

    JXNPulse |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Jackson, Miss., has suffered from little study about the causes and solutions to crime. With information from a private analysis of crime in the city, Jackson found that it is key to replace delinquency with involvement to stop the school-to-prison pipeline.

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  • There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers Of Color. NYC Is Working To Fix That.

    July 25, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    While many of America's classrooms are increasingly diversifying, the demographic makeup of their educators is not, and turnover of minority teachers remains high. A program in New York City called NYC Men Teach is working to foster better representation of minorities at the front of the classroom, providing resources like financial incentives, professional mentoring and training, as well as increased visibility to the growing need for male teachers of color.

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  • Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

    July 20, 2016 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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