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  • How a Teacher in Rural Oklahoma Started a Science-Fair Dynasty

    October 02, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

    Over the course of her tenure, a third generation Oklahoma teacher transformed the way students at her school engage with STEM education, opening the door for rural white and American Indian students to join the national conversation. Instead of relying on lectures and in-class assignments, Deborah Cornelison looked beyond the classroom doors, "orient[ing] her STEM teaching around students' ability to take what they learn and improve their communities."

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  • Alternative toilet facilities in schools attract more children in Kibera

    October 02, 2018 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi

    In a slum in Kiberia, Kenya, a new invention called Peepoople Kenya (or Peepoo for short) is addressing a mounting sanitation issue from open defecation and lack of clean facilities. The solution is a single-use, biodegradable toilet (via a bag that spreads across a small pot) in new and maintained facilities. Teachers and pupils testify to the cleanliness and usability of the toilets and have even found unexpected benefits as well, like the facilities in a safer location and less time lost from lessons by waiting in line for a latrine.

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  • The Foreigner

    October 02, 2018 |

    Radio Ambulante |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Chile, Coihueco

    In 2016 an influx of Haitian immigrants start migrating to Chile. In Coihueco, a small rural town in Chile, they are met with open arms. Towns people organize to find them shelter, raise funds so they can bring over their families, and coalesce to make the town welcoming and supportive. In contrast a slew of racists incidents plague the capital, and the Chilean government changes their immigration laws, making it difficult for Haitian immigrants to settle in the country.

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  • Pediatric Partners Screens For Risk, Teaches Resiliency

    October 02, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Integrating behavioral health care with primary pediatric care helps address chronic, long-term issues. Using grant funding, Pediatric Partners of the Southwest improved its approach to health care. The introduction of screenings for social determinants of health allows pediatricians to direct families to the proper resources.

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  • Lessons From A School Without Walls

    October 02, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    A school near Copenhagen, Denmark utilizes a unique open floor plan - no walls and no separate classrooms - to help advance their mission of "personalized learning," a holistic approach to education that emphasizes student freedom and empowerment. While some students (and teachers) love the system, it isn't an approach for everyone; throughout the years it's been open, they school has made changes and adjustments using feedback and new ideas.

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  • Does solar power offer a brighter future for off-the-grid Navajo residents?

    October 01, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    As a coal plant closes in Navajo Nation, and taking jobs with it, residents cautiously look to solar energy as a way forward. While the installation of the Kayenta Solar Project did provide jobs, those jobs were temporary. Beyond employment, the Navajo have historically lacked access to electricity, and so residents are installing off-grid solar units themselves.

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  • Why this father-son team is "trash fishing" in the Detroit River

    October 01, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    On an annual basis, tens of thousands of tons of plastic ends up in the Great Lakes. One man and his son are inspiring change and action amongst others in Detroit, Michigan by regularly fishing the trash out of the Detroit River.

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  • Pot luck: the paint recyclers who put leftover litres to good use

    October 01, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Home improvement projects often start with paint, but what happens when all of the purchased paint doesn't get used? Typically, it sits in someone's basement or storage closet with no plan for further use in sight. Community Repaint in the United Kingdom is committed to promoting the recycling of this paint, however, and has implemented 74 projects that work to re-sell or re-color unused paint, thus reducing the amount that's sent to landfills after it molds.

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  • How Colleges Handle Sexual Assault in the #MeToo Era

    October 01, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa City, Iowa

    School-sponsored instruction on affirmative consent and increased resources for victims of sexual violence on campus have brought colleges closer to meeting Title IX requirements. Across the United States, schools like the University of Iowa are requiring students to attend courses that promote healthy behavior and campus culture. Furthermore, schools across the US are increasing support for Title IX coordinators and bringing in organizations like Green Dot and Bringing in the Bystander to conduct workshops for students.

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  • Fight for Cleaner Air in the Bronx

    October 01, 2018 |

    The Innovator |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The New York-based organization, Sustainable South Bronx, is working to reverse the public health effects, namely asthma, that poor air quality has caused. The initiative works to educate residents about the environmental hazards they face while also working to reverse those hazards with projects like reflective roof coatings. With pollution disproportionately affecting low-income communities, the city too is taking steps toward reducing emissions in these areas.

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