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  • Tech startup formula finds spark in a changing Montgomery

    March 13, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Tech classes in Montgomery, Alabama are targeting unlikely entrepreneurs, including local lawyers and artists who want to learn entrepreneurial skills to help their own sales and services. Taking place as CoWerx46, a co-working space, the series of tech classes is free for the time being due to business sponsorships who support the goals of the program.

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  • Hope for the Future: Alaskan Community Works to Revive Native Languages

    March 13, 2018 |

    Pulitzer Center |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    In the early 2000s, the only remaining speakers of three Native languages in Ketchikan, Alaska were in their early 80s or 90s. In order to preserve the languages and encourage the myriad positive physical and mental benefits that come with reconnecting with a Native language, the Ketchikan Indian Community developed a mentorship program in which a fluent elder teaches a younger member of the community one of the languages.

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  • A Grand Experiment on the Grasslands

    March 13, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Sometimes there's an equal amount to learn about failed solutions as there is about solutions that are working. In an attempt to save the lesser prairie-chickens that live in the American Great Plains from extinction, the Fish and Wildlife Service is faced with a decision to weigh the potential of altering the way the Endangered Species Act works. Trying to appease both businesses and conservationists, however, has its drawbacks which has lead to a series of workarounds implemented that have worked on various levels.

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  • From pump factory to Pump House Ministries

    March 13, 2018 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Ohio

    After a manufacturing plant closed and ownership shifted hands, the F.E.Meyers building was transformed into Pump House Ministries, a non-profit that expanded internationally. In its heyday, it served free meals, built transitional housing, distributed shoes abroad, and supported micro-lending and water purification in Africa. Beyond the initial donation of property, most of these efforts were supported by revenue generation through its social enterprise arm: by its catering business, craft shows, and book sales. (This is the first article in a four part series.)

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  • The better way to support rape victims: put their needs first

    March 13, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    While still a relatively new field, restorative justice is providing a way for some sexual assault survivors, and perpetrators, to make amends. Restorative justice is an approach to dealing with crime that involves the person that committed the offense to admit his or her actions and ask for forgiveness, then go through a set of actions to repair the crime, such as community service. Some victims and offenders are finding this a much more productive process than going through the criminal justice system. A peer-reviewed study “reported high rates of satisfaction with the process."

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  • Richland County takes chance with opportunity zones

    March 13, 2018 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Many cities have the potential to prosper under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which created “opportunity zones” to increase investment in “distressed” areas. To maximize the potential for local investment, the Richland County Community Development Group united key players to ensure census tracts in the county would be considered. Though the opportunity zone program is in its early stages, Richland County led all the preparation work for local cities to receive big business investment for years to come.

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  • 99 Problems and SATs Ain't One: How Hip-Hop Literacy Programs Improve Student Reading Skills

    March 12, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A growing group of teachers is using hip-hop to improve students' understanding of U.S. history concepts and knowledge of SAT-level vocabulary. Austin Martin, who developed Rhymes for Reason, hopes that his program and others "will help show that hip-hop—and by extension AAVE [African American Vernacular English]—is a valid and useful educational tool."

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  • Backed By A Band Of Philanthropists, Nonprofit Makes Dramatic Progress In Reducing Childhood Deaths

    March 12, 2018 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Mali, Bamako

    By the time sick kids reach a clinic, it can be too late. Through home visits, community health workers in Mali are spotting early signs of malaria, pneumonia, diarrheal disease, and malnutrition and providing treatment to sick kids right away. The approach shortens the time between the first signs of illness and treatment, saving lives in one of the countries with the highest rates of child mortality.

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  • University of Arizona tracks student ID cards to detect who might drop out

    March 12, 2018 |

    The Verge |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    The University of Arizona is tracking activity on students' ID cards to identify the likelihood of freshmen dropping out and intervene when appropriate. Combined with information on student grades and financial aid, students' visits to the library, student center, mail room, dorm, etc. are an accurate predictor of whether or not they will advance to sophomore year. And U of A has seen improvements in retention rates.

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  • Can Art Heal? How A Lagos Creative Group Is Using Art As Therapy

    March 12, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The pediatric oncology ward at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital is using art therapy to help their patients heal emotionally from treatment. The Arts in Medicine Project utilizes several forms of artistic expression to help patients express their emotions.

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