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  • A district wades through a deluge of social-emotional learning curricula

    October 24, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Bristol, Virginia

    As the education community increasingly raises up social-emotional curricula as a solution to rising anxiety levels in young children, it can be hard for schools to know which of the countless programs and curricula are actually effective. One district in Virginia might have found a promising model — Bristol's schools have made several simple changes to give students the space to talk openly about their emotions and are seeing clear academic improvements.

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  • The Kim Foxx Effect: How Prosecutions Have Changed in Cook County

    October 24, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In her first two and a half years in office as Chicago’s top prosecutor, Kim Foxx lived up to her campaign pledge to prosecute fewer low-level crimes, divert drug cases to treatment, and focus more on gun violence. An analysis of an unprecedented data release shows that Foxx’s office turned away more than 5,000 cases, mostly shoplifting and drug offenses, based on her vow to stop over-criminalizing behavior in ways that ruin lives. Meanwhile, her office prosecuted more gun crimes. Police complained her policies will increase crime, but in the short term at least there was no evidence that they had.

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  • The Navajo Nation is getting addresses, thanks to an open-source mapping program used in urban India

    October 24, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation, Utah

    The Navajo Nation will have the option of having physical addresses with the help of the Rural Utah Project which partnered with Google to implement open-source mapping technology. The technology was successfully implemented in India, where some residents who have never had home addresses were finally able to access government services, create bank accounts and receive mail for the first time. Navajo Nation members approached Google after hearing about the possibility at a conference where the technology was being hailed a success in refugee camps and slums across the world.

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  • Flock Safety Says Its License Plate Readers Reduce Crime. It's Not That Simple

    October 24, 2019 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Austell, Georgia

    Cobb County, Georgia installed new license plate surveillance technology, loaned to them by the Atlanta-based company, Flock Safety. After installation, the test area saw a dramatic decrease in crime, to which Flock took credit for but experts say the connection could be due to a number of things. Furthermore, while surveillance technology has been correlated with decreased crime, communities have called into question issues of personal privacy versus public safety.

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  • Restorative Justice: Healing Instead of Incarceration

    October 24, 2019 |

    News Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Prosecutors in Brooklyn and Bronx divert some violent crime cases away from traditional courts to a program called Common Justice, which gives victims a greater say in the outcome – an outcome chosen by 9 out of 10 victims served by the agency because it provides a more healing alternative to the incarceration that has caused so many social problems in their neighborhoods. Through restorative justice dialog between victims and those who harmed them, agreements are forged whereby the responsible party will atone for his crime through restitution, community service, or other means.

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  • Plans for a solar community in West Philly are halted by legislative red tape

    October 23, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Gardner, Massachusetts

    Pennsylvania law is preventing a Philadelphia neighborhood from converting an empty lot into a solar farm, but community members are working to fight against this by citing neighboring states that are seeing positive impact from similar projects. One such project is in Massachusetts where shared solar energy systems is helping to offset "80 percent of the power needs of a nearby assisted living facility, an affordable housing development, a family-owned hardware store and a non-profit serving those with disabilities."

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  • Colorado's family planning program shows Teton County how it's done

    October 23, 2019 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Reducing the cost and increasing access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) improves family planning outcomes for patients attending Title X clinics. With an initial infusion of philanthropic funds, Colorado’s Title X health clinics lowered the cost of IUDs and LARCs. The program then became sustainable through an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Under the current administration, restriction to Title X programs put into question the applicability of Colorado’s model in neighboring states.

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  • New apartment project in Kensington will give residents a discount if they volunteer

    October 23, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    An b-corporation in Kensington, a Northern Philadelphia neighborhood, addresses gentrification and population growth in their area by bringing together entrepreneurs with community members to encourage local business growth and partnership. Now, Shift Capital's latest project aims to bring the community together by offering discounted rents for tenants in exchange for volunteer hours in the community.

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  • There are too many wild horses out there. Here's why that's a problem for the West

    October 23, 2019 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    After struggling to control the rapidly growing wild horse population in the West, organizations and local governments across the region collaborate to plan adoptions, humane roundups, and other techniques to control the multiplying population. Though governments struggle to incorporate horses into urban life, they have seen an increase in wild horse and burro adoption in the past two years because of their efforts.

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  • An alternative to police: Mental health team responds to emergencies in Oregon

    October 23, 2019 |

    CBS News |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    In Eugene, Oregon, the Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets (CAHOOTS) initiative is providing a police-free response to mental health crises in the community. The mobile mental health unit responds to calls involving individuals with mental health issues, are trained in de-escalation, and provide in-the-moment services like transportation or access to wrap around services. These types of services have become more popular, with cities around the country piloting them.

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