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  • Collaborative care improves outcomes for those who are pregnant and addicted

    November 03, 2022 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

    The Substance Use Network (SUN) Project brings together partners in medicine, social services, criminal justice, and recovery services, to provide care for mothers with substance use disorder and their babies. The project is guided by a patient-centered approach that uses pregnancy as an opportunity to encourage someone into treatment and since its launch, more than 40 patients have been treated

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  • Indianapolis libraries lead the way across the digital divide

    November 03, 2022 |

    WFYI Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Indianapolis Public Libraries are teaching residents computer literacy and providing access to computers and wifi to help bridge the digital divide for those who don’t have access to their own.

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  • How Nonprofits Enrol Children From Streets To Schools In South-West Nigeria

    November 02, 2022 |

    The News Digest Press |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    To combat the high number of children who cannot attend school due to poverty, the Destiny Trust provides homeless, out-of-school children in Nigeria with food, school supplies, and access to shelter.

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  • Doug Mastriano's proposed voter roll purge addresses a non-existent problem and targets vulnerable voters, experts say

    November 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania uses ERIC, or the Electronic Registration Information Center, to cross-check its voter rolls against Department of Motor Vehicle data from other states to identify voters who have moved and become "inactive." In 2020, state and county leaders reported they removed more than 180,000 out-of-state residents and 80,000 deceased voters.

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  • 135 students, 4 teachers, 1 classroom: Why a team approach to teaching is taking hold

    November 02, 2022 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

    Schools in Mesa, Arizona, are using the team teaching model to boost teacher morale and fill gaps in staff. The model allows teachers to work together to teach a large group of students in one big classroom rotating between one-on-one instruction, small groups, and large-group lectures.

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  • High-dosage tutoring could be solution to learning loss

    November 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    High-dosage or high-impact tutoring is done in 45-minute group sessions throughout the school day at Tennessee elementary schools to help students fill gaps left in their learning during the pandemic.

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  • 'We don't read print': Blind voters say new accessible ballot measures fall short

    November 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In 2022, New York rolled out a new accessible voting option for blind residents, allowing them to fill out their ballots electronically using screen reader technology. Roughly 1,000 people requested the accessible ballots for the 2022 general election, but blind voters say there are still issues that need to be worked out, such as the requirement to print and mail in the ballots.

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  • Cannabis cloud kitchen helps entrepreneurs break into the industry

    November 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    My Green Network is a “cannabis cloud kitchen” that offers a shared-use facility for those looking to enter the cannabis industry launch their small businesses. It also provides business needs like legal advice, meeting space, storage, distribution and help applying for state and local permits.

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  • Meet the Millennium Forest: A unique tropical island reforestation project

    November 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

    The community on St. Helena’s two-decade reforestation initiative is successfully revitalizing rare native species through a community-driven approach. The project began with the intention to create a public place for island residents and that sense of ownership has allowed the project to keep moving forward despite obstacles.

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  • How a rare butterfly returned

    November 01, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: Kalapuya, United States, Oregon

    A recovery plan in Oregon including controlled burns, seed production to increase the number of Kincaid’s lupine plants, and partnerships with private property owners to improve habitat is keeping the Fender’s blue butterfly from going extinct and supporting other plants and animals along the way.

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