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  • There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers Of Color. NYC Is Working To Fix That.

    July 25, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    While many of America's classrooms are increasingly diversifying, the demographic makeup of their educators is not, and turnover of minority teachers remains high. A program in New York City called NYC Men Teach is working to foster better representation of minorities at the front of the classroom, providing resources like financial incentives, professional mentoring and training, as well as increased visibility to the growing need for male teachers of color.

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  • Trading parking requirements for more mobility choices

    July 25, 2016 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States

    Substitutes for city parking requirements are becoming increasingly popular throughout the United States. Rather than using off-street parking, many housing developers now provide residents with alternatives that promote reduced driving. This method is better for the environment and lowers the cost of housing in urban areas.

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  • San Diego Climate Plan Means Big Potential for Jobs

    July 22, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The poorest are the ones living in the most unhealthy neighbourhoods where air particles are more detrimental. The Climate Action Plan is dedicated to using cleantech while also using this as an opportunity for job creation for city's poorest as a way to help them live above the poverty line.

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  • After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma

    July 22, 2016 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    Black communities are often left without adequate counseling services when faced with racial trauma, but clinical psychologists are working to address this. So far, solutions include opening clinics that specialize in African-American mental health and social media campaigns focused on normalizing conversations around mental health awareness in the Black community.

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  • Wait Times Improve; Telemedicine in Play

    July 21, 2016 |

    Rio Grande Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    New Mexico’s veterans are getting faster care as new programs expand to rural areas. Thanks to a host of initiatives, including telemedicine, contracts with community clinics, and travel benefits, the state’s VA health care system has recently seen improvements in appointment wait times for veterans.

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  • Roanoke initiative shifts from arresting addicts to helping them

    July 21, 2016 |

    The Roanoke Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    In one year, the drug overdoses in Roanoke, VA have taken 12 lives and another 76 have overdosed but survived. The police department developed a new program called the Roanoke Valley Hope Initiative, designed to provide rehabilitation without arrest for those who seek it. The program simulates the successful national effort to help drug abusers instead of incarcerating them.

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  • Unleashing the power of positive deviance

    July 20, 2016 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The growing emphasis on data driven development presents an opportunity for global development professionals to learn from and perhaps even replicate the successes of the best performers within a data set. But that can only happen once they learn how to take a positive deviance approach, identifying the people or policies that defy the norm and achieve better outcomes as result, as a starting point to determine what is working.

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  • Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

    July 20, 2016 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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  • How Amazon Adapted Its Business Model to India

    July 20, 2016 |

    Harvard Business Review |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Amazon saw a business opportunity in India: it could engage with the large, young population while also helping small vendors sell their goods on the internet. Amazon Chai Cart built relationships with vendors and educated them about e-commerce opportunities. Then, Amazon Taktal helped business owners set up their online presence. Finally, Amazon worked with small businesses to set up internet access for their communities, allowing the company to overcome India’s logistical hurdles with ease.

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  • Beirut Madinati has set its sights on Lebanon national politics

    July 19, 2016 |

    Ya Libnan |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    Arab governments have expended a lot of energy keeping politics of any stripe out of the public sphere. With a few hundred volunteers and hardly any money, an upstart campaign called Beirut Madinati — “Beirut Is My City” — is challenging the status quo, displaying the kind of savvy civic politics promised by the Arab Spring.

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