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  • No crop left behind: NH Gleans harvests for food equity, access

    August 26, 2018 |

    Seacoast Online |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    NH Gleans is group of gleaners in New Hampshire working to ensure food security in their communities. The group gathers food that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it to local food kitchens, schools, and food pantries. In the last five years they have distributed almost half a million pounds of fruits and vegetables in a state where 1 in 10 people is food insecure.

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  • Making the preschool magic last as children get older

    August 26, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Christopher House, a Chicago-based early childcare and elementary school, says it has found the key to reducing fade-out post-preschool: “You can’t teach a child without family,” Karen Ross-Williams, director of early childhood and youth development for Christopher House, says. Christopher House offers myriad support services to parents and is unique in that it offers both academics and help with basic needs at the same location.

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  • Why more colleges should treat students like numbers

    August 26, 2018 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The University of North Florida combines an emphasis on predictive analytics with a very human case management system to identify students who are at risk of dropping out and intervene appropriately. In the coming years, will other universities follow suit?

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  • An innovative fix for rural higher education deserts

    August 26, 2018 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Kane, Pennsylvania

    One in five Americans lives in a "higher education desert," at least twenty-five miles from the nearest college. To fill the gap, rural counties have created higher education centers or pop-up satellite campuses - one college representative explained, “We’re not going to build a gym or a swimming pool. But if you want to get a good education and continue to work your job, we can provide you with that opportunity. We represent the kind of radical innovation that higher education needs right now."

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  • Can scientists save one of the world's favourite bananas?

    August 26, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Australia, Queensland

    The Cavendish banana is the preferred banana worldwide thanks to its size and being seedless. It's this latter trait, however, that has made it susceptible to disease. Currently under attack by a deadly fungus, one scientists has high hopes that genetics can help locate resistance genes and help save the fruit.

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  • The prison-to-college pipeline

    August 26, 2018 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    The "New Jersey-STEP" program enables inmates and formerly incarcerated individuals to use Pell Grant dollars towards a degree at several in-state schools. Unlike most other prison-to-college initiatives, STEP allows students to transfer credits earned during incarceration. And it's also a plus for universities - schools like Rutgers are benefiting from more tuition dollars at a time when many are experiencing decreasing enrollments.

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  • ‘You can't teach a child without family': It's the magic ingredient at one preschool

    August 26, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Christopher House, a nonprofit organization in Boston, believes wraparound services and family support are key to running a successful preschool. “You can’t teach a child without family,” says Karen Ross-Williams, director of early-childhood and youth development for Christopher House. “This is what makes the difference, when you’re able to partner with the family." In return for free services such as trauma counseling and parenting classes, the nonprofit asks that parents stay as actively involved as possible in the school community.

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  • The public education project that targets the 'taboo' subject of child sexual abuse in China

    August 25, 2018 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: China

    Two young adults from Changshu, China are behind a growing movement to bring attention to and educate students and teachers on the silent subject of child sexual abuse in China. In addition to tackling the big picture, such as China's outdated abuse laws, activists are investing in local measures, hosting documentary screenings and teacher trainings.

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  • How the Smallest State is Defeating America's Biggest Addiction Crisis

    August 25, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Cranston, Rhode Island

    Inmates at Rhode Island prisons are given the option to participate in a program that provides doses of methadone or other medication to help them break free of opioid addictions, even after leaving prison. The medically-assisted treatment is part of a comprehensive plan to fight opioid addiction in Rhode Island and it's showing results, with 61% fewer fatalities from overdose for recently incarcerated people from last year.

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  • The Architect: How One Texas Innovation Officer Is Designing His Schools to Ensure Integration

    August 25, 2018 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    San Antonio Independent School District has adopted a new approach that allows low-income students to go to school out-of-district in order to level the academic playing field. By creating a map of the most in-need families and designing school admissions to allow for flexibility, administrators have been able to help students attend and excel in schools they otherwise wouldn't be able to access.

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