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  • World's first electrified road for charging vehicles opens in Sweden

    April 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Stockholm, Sweden has opened the world's first stretch of road that will recharge car's batteries as people drive. Similar to a tram system, but half the cost, motorists install a moveable arm to the undercarriage of their vehicles which connects to the electrified strip running down the road. Talks have already begun about expanding the pilot in order to move towards achieving independence from fossil fuels by 2030.

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  • Reach Up: how a Jamaican early childhood intervention swept the world

    April 12, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Jamaica, Kingston

    Play encourages early childhood development. Reach Up sends doctors and nurses to show mothers in poverty, who are often overburdened in trying to lessen other disadvantages for their children, how to play with their children. The success of this Reach Up has led many countries to scale the program, bringing its own unique challenges.

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  • The Posse Foundation

    April 12, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States

    Jill Harkins writes, "As the research shows, it’s not enough to get students into college. We need to also get them through college, and into jobs." The Posse Foundation recruits driven and accomplished low-income students to attend partner colleges in 10-person cohorts, a model that the Foundation believes offers a built-in support system that may prevent students from dropping out when facing the stressors of a new and challenging environment. And that is just the beginning - the Foundation continues to provide students with support and career advice through and after graduation.

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  • Here's how The New York Times is trying to preserve millions of old pages the way they were originally published

    April 12, 2018 |

    Nieman Lab |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Project Kondo has identified and archived over 7 million New York Times web pages that contain news content in outdated and unsupported formats. Readers can report broken links, but the number of sites to review is too big to do by hand, so the team created an automated tool called ‘munger’ to identify JavaScript with unsupported code and clean it up into HTML that can be shared widely. In order to preserve the content exactly how it was originally published, the websites are moved to a different domain, archive.nytimes.com, where readers are notified that they are reading an archived article.

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  • How One Small School District Embraces A Challenge For Computer Science Education

    April 12, 2018 |

    KRWG-PBS |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Melrose, New Mexico

    In many states, schools are now required to offer computer science curriculum. But in New Mexico, particularly in rural towns, there are few resources in place to expose students to the growing field. In Melrose, a town of 700, the state's Supercomputing Challenge is an attempt to fill this gap. By participating in after school sessions and submitting their final work to the competition, teens who wouldn't otherwise learn these highly marketable skills may even receive related college scholarships.

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  • Competition fosters computer skills in New Mexico schools

    April 12, 2018 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Melrose, New Mexico

    For over sixteen years Melrose Municipal Schools, a small rural school district which oversees the students of Melrose, New Mexico, sets aside funds for the Supercomputing Challenge, an annual science and engineering competition. Students from sixth to twelfth grade meet after school to learn about computer science. “Over 11,000 students have participated.” It has also led former students to find careers in computer science. An analysis “found that 100 employees out of around 10,000 were challenge alumni.”

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  • Organizations Tackle Invasive Tree Species in Animas Basin near Durango

    April 11, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    As the name implies, Russian olive trees are not native to the United States, but have taken over many regions due to their ability to outgrow and outcompete native plant species. Organizations are working together in Durango, Colorado to fight back against this invasive plant species, however.

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  • Life After ‘The Life': Putting Families Back Together After Children are Trafficked

    April 11, 2018 |

    The Chronicle of Social Change |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    A class designed by UC Davis researchers is helping parents of sex-trafficked kids and teens learn the skills necessary for successful reunification. The first class of its kind, it focuses on educating parents through trauma and giving them the tools they need to help both themselves and their children.

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  • Too few teachers? This Indianapolis school district is growing its own

    April 11, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Indiana |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    A school district in Indianapolis may have found one potential solution to the persistent teacher retention and diversity issue. Non-licensed school staff members and aides can now enroll in 18 months of night classes to earn their full teaching credentials. Homegrown teacher programs in other states have proven more likely to attract non-white candidates to the profession than traditional training paths.

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  • Using vocational education to teach academic courses

    April 11, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Redmond, Washington

    Two schools in New York and Washington state are breaking the traditional high school mold by combining college preparation with career and technical education. Amadou Diallo writes, "Debating whether kids need hands-on training or academic rigor misses the point."

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