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  • A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

    April 16, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Hathorne, Massachusetts

    Essex Technical is one of a growing number of high schools that has shifted from offering vocational classes to promoting "career and technical education" (CTE) courses. Essex's split schedule allows students to alternate between highly relevant skills classes and rigorous college preparation work. “There are a lot of different life paths that can get them [students] there,” an Essex staff member explained. “Our job is to help our students figure out what might be possible.”

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  • In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.

    April 16, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Women in Recovery, is an 18 month intensive drug treatment program. However, women also have to undergo therapy and address their trauma. Then, some of the women have found work at S and R Compression, a company that has hired six women from the Women in Recovery program. ““From my past, everyone’s always seen the worst in me but now I have people who see the best in me and give me a chance and an opportunity.”

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  • A New Adjustment

    April 15, 2018 |

    Daily Emerald |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    When choosing an industry to work in, cultural and familial pressures may play a role, especially around the field of mental health. When this proved true for a handful of international students at the University of Oregon, they joined together to form International Community Voices, a peer support group that addresses cultural barriers on college campuses.

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  • Do wage theft laws in Ohio harm or help workers?

    April 15, 2018 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Laws against wage theft can be effective if enforced. The probability of violations decreased in Ohio during a 13-month period of full enforcement, but rose again after the enforcement policy changed.

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  • The girls who took over a town in rural India

    April 15, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Thennamadevi

    The teenage girls of Thennamadevi are leaders in their community. They’re actively fighting against gender discrimination by organizing. They successfully lobbied politicians and brought streetlights, and sanitary napkins to their village. Across the country, similar girls clubs are being implemented, reflecting an international girls power movement.

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  • Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard

    April 15, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In order to address shrinking newsrooms across the country as well as diminishing opportunities for journalists to learn the tools of reporting, the Report For America program was created. Modeled on AmeriCorps, the program places journalists in newsrooms that apply by describing a crucial beat that is currently unfilled.

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  • Telemedicine transforms healthcare in Dadaab

    April 15, 2018 |

    Mediamax Network |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Gertrude Children's Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya has a new telemedicine program that allows pediatric specialists to consult on cases in rural areas of Kenya. Specialists can hold consults with patients via webcam to help clinics that don't have access to pediatricians offer a higher standard of care to patients without having them travel prohibitively long distances to larger hospitals.

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  • Researchers Produce High-tech Clear Banana Juice Commercialization

    April 14, 2018 |

    IPP Media |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Turning bananas into juice isn't a new practice, but it is a less than efficient process for those that do it, and it also tends to lack hygienic care. New technology, however, alleviates this issue while also making it possible to store the juice for longer periods of time.

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  • Space Problems, Sh*t Problems, Minnesota Problems

    April 13, 2018 |

    HBO |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Anthony, Minnesota

    In the premiere episode of Wyatt Cenac's “Problem Areas” he focuses on fixes for manure polluting waterways, but mostly on policing in America, with an in-depth review of what happened with the death of Philando Castile by a police officer in a suburb of St. Paul, Minn. The show looks at the lack of standards or regulation in how police are trained, and explores how another police force in Ramsey County addresses the issue in the hiring process by focusing on character. But the show also makes it clear there is no one solution to fixing policing in this country.

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  • The Mumbai creche that means toddlers aren't left home alone

    April 13, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    For the millions of migrant workers employed in the construction industry in India, there is hope for their children. Mumbai Mobile Creches (MMC) is a childcare provider that cares for children while parents work all day. This is part of a law that says any construction site with over 50 women needs daycare, but MMC is one of the few large providers. The benefits extend to everyone involved: the mothers are less anxious and more productive, and kids learn and eat healthy food in a safe environment.

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