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How One School District Used Buses to Bring the Internet Home

Rick Paulas

June 10, 2016 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Indio, California

Many in the rural town of Indio, CA, didn't have access to the internet. Darryl Adams, superintendent of Coachella Valley schools, devised a frugal way to provide internet access to many of his district's poor neighborhoods - mobile, school bus-based WiFi hotspots.

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Pathways to Peace: 11 lessons learned

Brie Zeltner, Rachel Dissell, John Caniglia , Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland has struggled through the years to reduce youth violence. But important lessons have been learned, here and elsewhere. City officials say they are factoring those lessons into their latest plans to reduce violence among young men in the city.

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Research shows link between joblessness and youth violence: Pathways to Peace

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

A correlation exists in Cuyahoga County between the idle youth rate -- base on teens who are neither working nor in school -- and the youth violence rate, according to an analysis done for The Plain Dealer by Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at Case Western Reserve University and a professor of urban social research.

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Why the Gates Foundation is flooding a new rice variety with funding

Catherine Cheney

June 09, 2016 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Bihar

With climate changes causing extreme fluctuations in the weather, agricultural conditions and small farming operations are suffering around the world. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has funded research and initiatives that reduce poverty in the world and increase agricultural development. The Foundation supports the tools, crops, and partnerships for more robust and resilient crop yields through its Stress Tolerant Rise for Africa and South Asia initiative.

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Voices of fighting joblessness and youth violence: Pathways to Peace

Rachel Dissell

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Some local programs see youth employment as more than just a workforce development issue. They also view jobs as a way to offer stability to young people, especially those from Cleveland area communities with high violence rates. The research bears them out. These are the voices of some of the voices speaking in favor of more jobs and less violence.

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Why the Maker Movement Matters: Agility

James Fallows

June 09, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

The Firstbuild "microfactory" in Louisville, Kentucky is one of many businesses across the country that, rather than focusing on giant consumer bases, aims to close the mind-to-market gap by investing in small, niche markets. This business model helps products get on shelves faster, reduces large capital investments, and reduces competition by honing in on specific, moderately sized markets.

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Volunteers of America offers youth offenders second chances and more: Pathways to Peace

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

The Volunteers of America's Face Forward 2 program offers a second chance to youth offenders by focusing on education and employment. Destyni Iverson believes the program potentially changed the trajectory of life. She said she felt hopeless when she enrolled, and was on the verge of becoming a high school dropout. Now she is enrolled as a nursing student at Cuyahoga Community College and believes she has a bright future.

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Where are the parents? Often standing right over their kids: Pathways to Peace

Lynn Ischay

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Juvenile offenders can feel as though they have no chances for a good future. Volunteers of America’s Face Forward 2 program helps young people in Cleveland to complete their education and to find employment. With this program, juvenile offenders believe they can succeed.

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In Saudi Arabia, a Rare Tax on Wealthy Landowners

Mimi Kirk

June 09, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Saudi Arabia

A severe lack of affordable housing in Saudi Arabia has spurred the government to impose a tax on what has traditionally been a virtually tax-free society. However, they aim to tax only the wealthy owners of undeveloped land.

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A radical approach to gun crime: paying people not to kill each other

Jason Motlagh

June 09, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

Richmond, California’s Office of Neighborhood Safety uses controversial monthly cash stipends among the incentives it gives to young men it’s trying to steer away from street violence. While the program's first years were associated with steep drops in shootings and homicides, critics question whether ONS deserves the credit and whether it can be replicated in other cities. A deep look at how it works finds evidence that it does make a positive difference while operating in a complex arena of advances and setbacks.

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