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  • Can 'Work Colleges' in Cities Become a Low-Cost, High-Value Model for the Future?

    July 26, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Dallas' Paul Quinn College is changing the dated perception of work colleges. At the first urban and historically black work college, students are graded on both academic and workforce performance. In the next few years, Paul Quinn hopes to expand its model into a national network of schools, with the goal of introducing students to corporate connections and offering an alternative to overwhelming student debt.

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  • A Gallery Of One's Own: How The Washington Women's Arts Center Created A Home For D.C.'s Creative Women

    July 25, 2018 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The Washington Women’s Art Center, in operation from 1975 to 1987, was founded as a space to promote women artists away from the institutionalized misogyny of the art world. In addition to exhibitions, the Center also provided business classes and other educational opportunities regarding how to have an art career.

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  • The School District Building Tiny Homes for Teachers

    July 25, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vail, Arizona

    A rural school district in Arizona is building a village of tiny houses for its teachers, who cannot afford to live in the district because of low salaries and high home prices. The tiny houses are being built on district-owned land and teachers pay about $125/month for rent, utilities, and Internet, but critics argue that the houses don't solve the larger issue: that teachers are not paid enough to live there.

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  • Why Restorative Justice Is About More Than Reducing Suspensions

    July 25, 2018 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Restorative justice, an approach commonly associated with international conflict resolution, is being brought into schools to replace harsh discipline with conversations about harm caused and opportunities for students to repair that harm. So far, research shows that this approach helps students feel respected and can curb the use of out-of-school suspensions.

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  • In the Black Belt, a template for fixing failing sewage infrastructure

    July 25, 2018 |

    Southerly |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    Improving sanitation and hygiene in rural communities requires coordinating experts and policy makers to find solutions that fit. In addition to coordinating research projects on alternative forms of sewage and wastewater management, the Equal Justice Initiative, the Alabama health department, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to educate residents about sanitation and public health.

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  • How collaboration builds networks of support for Michigan children

    July 25, 2018 |

    Concentrate |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Brilliant Detroit is a nonprofit that aims to create “kid success neighborhoods.” It reaches this goal by building over 70 partnerships with organizations throughout the city. From working with Eastern Market to providing fresh produce to SNAP recipients, to working with maternal health groups and safety-focused nonprofits, Brilliant Detroit knows it is stronger as an organization when it works with others. Together, these creative collaboration efforts are more likely to help neighborhood kids succeed.

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  • How opera found an open ear in South Africa's townships

    July 25, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Shirley Apthorp was inspired by Venezuela's El Sistema, a national system that provides impoverished kids access to music education. She wanted to do something similar with opera in South Africa, were the genre was once a privilege enjoyed by white people. So, Apthort created Unculo, an organization that aims to support social change through music.

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  • Counties lacking mental health providers turn to technology

    July 25, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    In rural areas, access to mental health care can be a challenge, but Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network connects rural patients to mental health services in Billings through live video. Video consultations can spare patients in underserved areas hundreds of miles of driving—often the difference between whether or not they receive care at all. Last year almost 2,000 patients in the region were connected to services.

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  • In a Santa Ana neighborhood, people living with schizophrenia find an oasis

    July 25, 2018 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    Instead of shunning schizophrenics, a Santa Ana neighborhood is home to The John Henry Foundation, a mental health residence. Residents are required to maintain their health, but enjoy the freedom to go to school and jobs in the community. Ultimately, it's been good for the heath of residents and the neighborhood.

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  • A New National Portrait Project Will Send 50 UK Artworks to the Cities and Towns That Gave Them Life

    July 25, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    In order to share jewels of its collection as well as place artwork in locations tied to its content, the National Portrait Gallery has initiated a new project to loan work to museums around England. The piece selected to loan is one that the artist or the sitter has a specific relationship to the museum or the place where the work will reside.

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