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  • Teenage girls learning science in Colorado's backcountry

    August 13, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    With a shortage of women pursuing careers within the sciences, a program based out of University of Colorado, Boulder is looking to tip the scales. Implemented by two female graduate students, Girls of Rock is open to women and people of color nationwide and provides nearly two weeks of experiential and hands-on learning in the backcountry.

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  • Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals

    August 13, 2018 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Parisians want the city to remove recently-installed public urinals. Pitched as an “eco solution to public peeing,” the toilets are gross, ugly and discriminatory, say outraged residents.

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  • African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants

    August 13, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Food companies like General Mills and Hershey are sharing their expertise with entrepreneurs in Africa to help strengthen their businesses and depend less on foreign imports. Employees of the company volunteer through an organization called Partners in Food Solutions, and they share advice about things like hygiene, business plans, vitamin enrichment, and more. So far over 250 African businesses have worked with more than 1,400 Partners in Food Solutions employees.

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  • How to get rewards for your rubbish

    August 13, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Waste has value, says Bilikiss Abiola, founder of Wecyclers. Her team travels through the slums in Lagos on bicycles, paying families cash in exchange for their recyclable trash. The business has made the city cleaner and created at least 80 jobs.

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  • This woman bodybuilder in Myanmar is using Facebook to advocate for harsher penalties for rape

    August 13, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Myanmar

    Across Myanmar, women are addressing the high prevalence of rape and sexual violence against women. Some, are advocating for the death penalty for those convicted of rape, some are trying to attack root causes, while others are challenging gender roles. “I’m fighting not someone who will rape me, but I’m fighting the gender roles women are put into ... and I’m encouraging others to do this kind of thing so women aren’t seen as weak victims and are less likely to have this kind of thing happen to them.”

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  • How This Community Fought for $70 Million in Cleanup Funds — and Won

    August 13, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Fresno sits in right in the middle of the Central Valley of California. The region is known for its vast agriculture and farming communities, but to locals, it's also known for its horrid air quality. This is especially true in the southwest territory of Fresno, where some of the most economically disadvantaged also reside. After a series of failed attempts by local government, the community took matters into their own hands, joining forces and fighting for the right to design their own plan for better air quality.

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  • Closing the ‘Perception Gap': With 3 in 5 Teachers Saying Students Are Not at Grade Level on First Day of School, New Digital Tool Offers Parents a ‘Readiness Check'

    August 13, 2018 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States

    A new "readiness check" digital tool, available in English and Spanish, gives parents realtime feedback about whether their child is prepared to enter the next grade level and provides resources and activities to practice if a child is behind in English or math subjects. By offering a concrete, standardized assessment, the tool gives parents the data they need to advocate on behalf of their child and ensure teachers are aware of areas where a child may need extra support before they even enter the teacher's classroom on the first day of school.

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  • The Bay Area's Regional Funding Stream for Ecological Restoration

    August 13, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco Bay area is home to a number of crucial wetlands and streams that are quickly being impacted by climate change. For nearly two decades, however, elementary teachers and their students have been playing a part in repairing the damage and revitalizing the areas through restoration and revegetation projects.

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  • Lessons for Rochester: Failed Bronx school becomes coolest place in town

    August 13, 2018 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    One year after a Bronx school closed its doors to students on the basis of pass rates as low as 10 percent, a pioneering principal reopened the school on the same site with the same students. In the first year, 61 percent of students passed the English language arts exams and 78 passed the math exams. The principal cites parental involvement, external mental health partnerships, and an emphasis on professional development for the remarkable improvements. Could Rochester see the same turnaround in one of its own struggling public schools?

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  • A Pop-Up Pencil Museum Underlines a History that Has Almost Been Erased

    August 13, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Commemorating the nearly forgotten history of one of New York City’s first factories, Jackie Mock’s installation “The Pencil Museum” places items related to the history of Eberhard Faber’s pencil company in outdoor vitrines. This installation is part of Art In the Parks, a series of public art installations placed in parks that are often without cultural programming.

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