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  • The Group of Artists That's Winning Fair Pay By Targeting Nonprofits

    January 26, 2016 |

    In These Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In response to the low percentage of artists who are paid—even by large, prestigious museums—for exhibiting their work, the organization Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE) advocates for fair pay for artists. This is done primarily by a “certification” program that calculates fair compensation for an artist based on the exhibiting institution’s operating budget and the type of labor executed by the artist.

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  • The Best and Worst States for Rooftop Solar Panels

    January 26, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    A new report from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council tracks where consumers will get the most out of renewable installations. By providing information tailored to each state, the council hopes to motivate more Americans to use solar.

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  • Human trafficking: 6 solutions that are working

    January 25, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States

    Promising and innovative solutions to modern-day slavery range from labeling U.S. food products to forming joint police-NGO task forces. Each addresses a different aspect of slavery in the modern world, a pernicious problem that receives relatively little media attention.

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  • Human trafficking: California keeps a closer eye on recruiters

    January 25, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, California

    A new law seeks to protect vulnerable guest workers and unwary businesses from unscrupulous recruiters by requiring them to register with the state and meet certain requirements.

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  • Denver's unified school enrollments may offer Boston a lesson

    January 25, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The one-stop shopping for public, magnet, charter and innovations schools has proved popular in Coloroda but generated controversy in Massachusetts.

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  • A Bold Shift to Make Public Schools Serve Poor Students

    January 25, 2016 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Last year, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools—combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.

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  • Cuba's Focus on Preventive Medicine Pays Off

    January 23, 2016 |

    International Reporting Project |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    Cuba’s emphasis on public health, primary care, and training thousands of medical professionals has resulted in health successes and lessons for other countries.

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  • How to Teach Kids Empathy Through Dance

    January 22, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Dancing promotes strong social-emotional development. In areas of Los Angeles where arts education has disappeared due to cuts in school funding, a New York-based non-profit organization has stepped in to teach kids to dance. The program, launched in Los Angeles County, brings dance to socio-economically disadvantaged students, growing to include hundreds of middle school and high school students. Cognitive benefits for students go beyond improved respect, teamwork, and cooperative skills observed in the classroom; dancing provides a therapeutic outlet for children in difficult circumstances.

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  • No Toilets for the Homeless

    January 20, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Living without shelter often means forgoing “perks” like indoor plumbing. Here’s how nearly 600,000 Americans get by, and how providing public toilets can improve a city's overall sanitation.

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  • India Offers Training, Funding to Spur Growth in Tibetan Entrepreneurs

    January 20, 2016 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Response Location: India, Dharamsala

    Tibetan youth face high levels of unemployment in India, and an entrepreneurship training program is trying to change that by helping young people start their own companies. TED, the Tibetan Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, offers seed funding and business training to aspiring founders with the hopes of fostering economic growth to the Tibetan community in India.

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