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  • What's Behind Buffalo's Public Art Boom?

    August 09, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery created the position of public art curator in 2014. Since then, a combination of public and private funding has created site-specific public art across the city bringing prominent artists to Buffalo as well as involving local artists and community members.

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  • School Started by Refugee Students Now One of Uganda's Best

    August 09, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In 2005 refugee youth at the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, founded the Coburwas school in order to provide students with a better education. Now, it is one of the best performing schools in the camps, ranking in the top four nationally, and has about 530 students. More importantly, students get a quality education, which is hard to come by at the camp where many of the schools are low performing.

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  • Companies Respond to an Urgent Health Care Need: Transportation

    August 09, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Lack of transportation is a key reason why people don’t go to doctor appointments. RoundTrip and Circulation are two start-ups filling the gap, making it easier for particularly older patents to access customized rides.

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  • One million Michiganders have little or no dental care access. Here's how we can change that.

    August 09, 2018 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    The Michigan State Oral Health Plan began offering services after budget constrains eliminated the Medicaid oral health program in the state.A diverse group of stakeholders work to make the care accessible for residents including initiatives to make sure children have access to care. The success of these programs is also highlighting the need for further improvements and empowering groups to emulate the success of pilot programs in Lansing and Grand Rapids.

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  • In Germany, a news site is pairing up liberals and conservatives and actually getting them to (gasp) have a civil conversation

    August 08, 2018 |

    Nieman Lab |

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    Response Location: Germany

    German news site Zeit Online helped 600 pairs of people with opposing political views meet to discuss the issues in person. The "My Country Talks" initiative was so well-reviewed that Zeit Online is now partnering with a dozen other German media organizations to grow the project, as well as a variety of groups outside the country.

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  • The story of a recovery: how hurricane Maria boosted small farms

    August 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, not only were the local communities devastated, but so were 80 percent of the country's crops. With the farmlands wiped cleaned, farmers seized the opportunity to start from scratch which not only resulted in increased crop production, but has helped create an economy less reliant on imports.

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  • The football-loving lawyer moving the goalposts for girls' rights in Kenya

    August 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In rural Kenya, different ethnic groups are known to clash over resources. Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan returned home after her education to start the Horn of Africa Initiative which brings communities together and promotes the rights of women and girls through soccer.

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  • Despite spike in shootings, a Chicago community gets a handle on violence

    August 08, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago has seen a decline in violence, and one neighborhood in particular has led the way, nearly halving its shootings and homicides. Police in Englewood have changed how they work with the community and where they send officers, focusing on the places and people experiencing the most violence, informed by data and surveillance systems. Community organizations are also providing job training, services and counseling to those most likely to be caught up in the violence.

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  • What San Diego High School Faculty Learned After a Year of Personalized Learning

    August 08, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    A year after a San Diego high school was awarded $10 million to scale a successful personalized learning pilot model, administrators and teachers have seen improving attendance rates and certain academic positives and they have some takeaways to share. Changes run the gamut -- from furniture adjustments to the restructuring of students into smaller communities of houses to the addition of wellness courses. And from these, teachers emphasize two important characteristics essential to the success of personalized learning -- gradual implementation of changes and the right balance of technology.

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  • Black Fire Brigade gives $30K to train 30 South, West Side young adults as EMTs Audio icon

    August 08, 2018 |

    Chicago Sun-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Black firefighters in Chicago launched the nation's first organization aimed at mentoring young men and women of color and helping them prepare for the firefighters exam. It's a way to combat inner city violence and address a long history of discriminatory hiring. The Black Fire Brigade raised more than $30,000 to help 30 young people with the costs of a course in emergency medical technician training and will also provide them with job placement after they gain their certification.

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