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  • Building From Within: KCPS Parents Score Unique Victory In Reopening Hale Cook Elementary

    June 20, 2017 |

    KCPT |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    In 2013, a group of Kansas City parents successfully reopened a formerly shuttered elementary school, sparking new optimism following the mass closing of schools from 2009 to 2010. However, the project has garnered significant criticism for catering largely to a white and wealthy population. One longtime local education advocate remarked, “I support parents wanting the best education for their kid,” she said. “But I don’t support creating little enclaves that function as well-vested private schools and calling them public.”

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  • Rural Indian girls get discrimination-fighting tool: soccer

    June 17, 2017 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: India, Hutup

    Using a daily soccer practice as a structure, a nonprofit in a remote village in India is teaching girls about gender equality and health and life skills.

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  • Innovators Face Challenges in Breaking Down Barriers to Capital for Underserved Entrepreneurs

    June 02, 2017 |

    Locavesting |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati

    Existing services and resources for entrepreneurs disproportionately do not help minorities and women, making it difficult for them to become successful. Programs such as MORTAR aim to help these under served entrepreneurs by providing capital to help their businesses take off.

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  • Directly Impacted Youth Are Leading Fights Against Racism and the Criminal Punishment System

    May 30, 2017 |

    Truthout |

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    Response Location: United States

    Across the country, young people are taking an active stand in criminal justice reform. Organizations like Assata’s Daughters and Teens Leading the Way have invested in young voices to shift make changes in things like the prison industrial complex and juvenile record expungement. In doing so, they have centered civic participation, racial justice, and activism as core educational tools to empower youth participants.

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  • Math, Science Professionals Say Goodbye to the Office Park, Hello to the Classroom

    May 30, 2017 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    EnCorps, a nonprofit that helps and trains mid-career STEM professionals to become teachers, has emerged as one promising solution to the shortage of K-12 math and science instructors nationwide. The California-based program has grown from an inaugural class of 70 to 190 in 2017.

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  • How to hire more black principals

    May 12, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Although the diversity of the teacher pool is low, several nonprofits are successfully recruiting and training more principals of color from this same group. New Leaders has shown particular promise - 64 percent of principals that have gone through its program are educators of color. Leaders at the program say that they are able to recruit a more diverse class by "focusing on mindset, a willingness to share leadership with other adults and a proven track record of success" in lieu of GPA and college "prestige." The outcome of the selection process is "naturally diverse," according to the CEO.

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  • Can this group of former offenders swing the Philly DA race?

    May 10, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    How does an organization go about reducing incarceration rates, and eliminate racial bias? Hiring the people affected by the prison system: former inmates. That’s the strategy that ACLU is taking in Philadelphia.

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  • Here are the 3 steps everyone agrees we need to take to tackle recidivism

    May 09, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Activists, and lawmakers have been proposing ideas for prisoner reentry, or supporting former prisoners by finding work, housing, and healthcare, in order to reduce the trend of prisoners being released, committing another crime, and returning to prison. Philadelphia, which has a high recidivism rate, is one of the cities that is already implementing solutions.

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  • Catholic Charities: Taking a holistic approach to address food insecurity

    May 04, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Food security has increasingly become an issue for many families across the country, as economic instability and other factors contribute to the rising costs of living. Catholic Charities in Mansfield is taking a more comprehensive approach to addressing the multifaceted challenges of food security. They provide a food bank that offers the needy the option to choose foods that suit their lifestyle and needs, in addition to support services such as housing and medical assistance, and financial and career workshops that can help break the cycle of poverty long-term.

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  • STARS Program Helps Drug Court, Families Align

    May 04, 2017 |

    The Chronicle of Social Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services arose from the need to improve the outcomes of drug addicted parents and their children, such as increasing reunification statistics. STARS employs case workers who have previously been drug addicted, and can provide immediate support and services such as meeting with the participant, accessing treatment options, and drug screening.

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