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  • From Ohio to Midcoast Maine: How clinic culture & primary care are key to doctor shortage

    April 30, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    As more doctors move towards retirement than doctors entering the field, many states are facing the realities of an upcoming shortage. To combat this, Maine is trying to position primary care in rural areas as the backbone of medicine through partnerships that aim to keep doctors in the states.

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  • How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together

    April 30, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Israel

    Tech2Peace, a student and volunteer-led program, is working to not only teach technology skills to youth, but is also trying to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations through conflict resolution dialogue. The idea behind the solution, is that the communities have to work together in order to master the skills, and then the skills learned will allow the participants to remain in contact after the workshop is over.

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  • What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy

    April 30, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arkansas

    Only about 40 percent of students in the fourth and eighth grades in the U.S. are considered proficient in reading. A group of parents in Arkansas, whose students are dyslexic, are introducing new strategies informed by their children's experiences to change the way reading instruction is taught to all students statewide.

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  • From dozens of suspensions to one: How this Colorado school stopped removing young children

    April 30, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Schools in Denver's suburbs are reducing out-of-school suspensions by training teachers to use restorative justice practices and teach students social-emotional skills. Now, a new bill proposes limiting out-of-school suspensions for students statewide.

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  • I Served My Prison Time. Why Do I Still Have to Pay?

    April 30, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In 2018, San Francisco county forgave $32 million worth of criminal justice administrative fees. These fees are issued to formerly incarcerated individuals upon release from prison, most of which are not employed and without stable housing. The coalition pursuing this policy change cited economic justice for those that have already paid their societal debt and an overall state savings in collection costs as the primary reasons to end this practice.

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  • California Fights Vaping in Schools

    April 30, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

    As illnesses associated with vaping continue to be on the rise, schools in California are tackling the problem through peer-to-peer educational campaigns, anti-vaping curriculums and research papers. For the most part, these efforts have been reactive, but schools are now looking to start these solutions earlier as a preventative measure.

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  • Busting the myth that depression doesn't affect people in poor countries

    April 30, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Depression and anxiety impact people across socioeconomic levels and geographic boundaries, despite being thought of as mostly isolated to wealthier western regions. Because training mental health professionals can be costly, many countries outside of the west have turned to training lay people in counseling tactics and practices.

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  • Men's Sheds

    April 30, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    Senior centers often offer activities for senior citizens to choose from, but most of the options aren't centered around physical activity or fostering community. Men's Sheds, Australian concept that has recently caught on in the United States, combats this issue by bringing men together to work on projects "shoulder to shoulder, from building furniture to volunteering at community events."

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  • Can Scientists, Entrepreneurs, And The Private Sector Come Together To Save Sharks?

    April 29, 2019 |

    Forbes |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bahamas

    The research group, Beneath the Waves, is cultivating cross-sector collaborations with nonprofits, scientists, and individual philanthropists in order to better study the movements and patterns of sharks in the Bahamas. What has typically been a challenging task has been made possible through the use of acoustic tags, which can provide researchers insight into ocean ecosystems and thus conservation. Such initiatives are part of a larger trend of bringing together private donors, nonprofits, and ocean scientists to bolster marine science and conservation efforts.

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  • As Grizzly Conflicts Increase, Education Group Helps People Be Prepared

    April 29, 2019 |

    Yellowstone Public Radio |

    Radio |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Manhattan, Montana

    In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, where more bears and more people are increasingly occupying the same general space, the Montana Bear Education Working Group is prepared. By holding workshops and events to teach locals how to interact with bears, carry bear spray, and adopt habits to minimize potential conflict, the group reached over 20,000 people last year and continues to educate more people.

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