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  • Co-Ops Bridge The Digital Divide In Rural N.M.

    April 05, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    In rural New Mexico, a co-op that has traditionally provided electricity is also providing a new service - internet access. The "digital divide" has been identified as a key hurdle in overcoming poverty; the co-op also provides jobs and opportunities for long-time residents of Taos County, New Mexico.

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  • Building Skills Outside the Classroom With New Ways of Learning

    April 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    High schools across the country are promoting project-based learning as "the future of education." Suburban and urban, high-income and low-income classrooms in Massachusetts, Kentucky, California, and Ohio are connecting students with career paths and advanced technologies through innovative partnerships with local and national companies.

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  • In rural New Mexico, a way to make remote work, work

    April 05, 2018 |

    NMPolitics.net |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Grants, New Mexico

    One of the biggest economic challenges facing small rural towns is the lack of nearby jobs. To tackle this, SoloWorks is providing a physical space and internet access to connect rural New Mexico residents to remote jobs. The government only funds the program if it is successful, so the organization is incentivized to make progress. The success of this program will affect whether it spreads to other towns.

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  • Sacramento's Quest to End Solitary Confinement for Kids

    April 05, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Solitary Confinement on youth can be extremely emotionally damaging. The practice is also costly, and can lead to expensive lawsuits. Yet, a slew of states and youth detention centers are trying to reduce the time young people spend in solitary confinement. In the Sacramento Juvenile Detention, one program is doing that.

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  • Locally Owned Networks Choose Net Neutrality

    April 05, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    Cooperatives owned by the people they serve give communities control over local telecommunications infrastructure. The member-owned Kit Carson Electric Cooperative provides access to broadband Internet in a remote region of northern New Mexico not served by the large telecommunications companies. In addition to leveling the playing field for small, underserved localities, networks owned by coops allow users to retain decision-making power over their telecommunications infrastructure in the absence of net neutrality protections.

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  • Widening the Path to Green Jobs on the South Side of Chicago

    April 05, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In the Chicago area, two groups are helping ensure that African Americans are included in the future of solar energy. Alongside Blacks in Green, a group that connects black communities to green jobs, Millennium Solar Electric Inc. is providing training classes for these communities to become proficient in their knowledge and skills about solar energy installation. Funded with help from the state government, the training program will help Chicago residents and the planet.

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  • URMC artist in residence fights stigmas with portraits

    April 04, 2018 |

    City Newspaper (Rochester) |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Painter and performance artist Charmaine Wheatley creates portraits with the goal of humanizing people with parts of their life that are misunderstood or stigmatized by others. For the “Humanizing is Destigmatizing” project, Wheatley is an artist in residence at the University of Rochester Medical Center creating portraits of people with HIV and mental health diagnoses.

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  • Let's Talk Solutions To New Mexico's Digital Divide

    April 04, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Grants from the federal government can help fund infrastructure projects where large telecommunications companies see no incentive. Multiple initiatives across New Mexico are stepping in to bring reliable internet connectivity to the residents of remote and underserved communities. From electric utility cooperatives to tribal organizations, locals are finding ways to fund and install their own physical broadband infrastructure projects.

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  • Years of eavesdropping on insect sex talk is starting to pay off for grape growers

    April 04, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Italy

    Leafhoppers may sound like a harmless term to the untrained ear, but vineyard owners will quickly disagree. These insects have a history of invading and devastating vineyards across the U.S. and Europe. Entomologists may have uncovered a solution however, via studying how the leafhoppers mate. By replicating their vibrational mating calls, so to speak, they are able to hinder the species ability to mate, thus slowing down their reproduction rates.

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  • Waste Land, Promised Land

    April 04, 2018 |

    Orion Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Plant It Forward, a nonprofit in Houston, is leveraging the skills of refugees to set up urban farm plots. By providing training and start-up support, the organization helps these farmers not only to earn a decent income, but to integrate into (and nourish) the community.

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