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  • In the race to help Latino students, one California county pulls ahead

    December 13, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Moreno Valley, California

    In 2016, California's Riverside County achieved an 86 percent graduation rate, second to only Orange County in the state. The impressive spike followed in the wake of a multi-pronged, data-focused drive to support predominantly low-income students through the oftentimes complicated and unfamiliar college application process. Local nonprofit director Ryan Smith says, “We often ask [students and families] to navigate a system not designed for them, instead of meeting students where they’re at." Riverside is working to change that reality.

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  • Tech careers in Kentucky: A future emerges after coal

    December 12, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Pikeville, Kentucky

    While many areas in Kentucky become increasingly less dependent on the coal industry, the state is looking for new ways to add jobs to the economy. SOAR, or Shaping Our Appalachian Region, is working to create jobs locally by partnering with organizations that provide training in areas such as coding and app development. This is part of a broader push to connect Kentucky to jobs, technology, and capital.

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  • Meet India's dam-building grandmother

    December 12, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, Rajasthan

    In Rajasthan, India, the Aakar Charitable Trust is building dams in previously drought-ridden areas using traditional practices that use the contours of the land to retain water. These check dams are cost-effective, partially owned by local communities, and do not displace residents; the trust builds an average of 30 dams each year, but they hope to ramp up construction in the future while cautioning that the method will not work for every topography.

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  • Be Cool, Stay in School

    December 12, 2017 |

    This American Life |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Most jobs require at least a high school education, but 80 million Americans don’t have one, leaving millions of people locked out of the social economic ladder. In Rochester, New York, an organization called Pathstone trains people without a high school degree. They created an optics apprenticeship program, graduating 9 students.

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  • The Talking Cure

    December 12, 2017 |

    This American Life |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    At Lyons Community School in New York City, there's a different approach to discipline: Restorative Justice. Instead of suspending students for inappropriate behavior, teachers, and administrators try to talk it out with students. They see kid's emotional responses as a long-term project, rather than actions that should be treated with punishment. "Talking is how you are successful." Some students say the method is working.

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  • Farming in Minnesota: A Taste of Home

    December 12, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Scandia, Minnesota

    Sustainable agriculture and farming is on the rise on a national level, but it's not often so simple to get into the practice, especially for those that are new to the U.S. A farmer training program based in Washington County, Minnesota is trying to change that by enrolling a small group of interested Somali-Americans in a curriculum focused on becoming the next generation of farmers in America.

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  • A Crisis Line That Calms With Texting and Data

    December 12, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Anxiety, suicidal ideation, and depression are all alarmingly prevalent amongst Americans. Crisis Text Line lets you text immediately with a crisis counsellor when you need someone to talk to. The organization is growing and 86% of users report that the conversations are helpful.

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  • Ancestral Pueblo logging practices could save New Mexico pinelands

    December 11, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    As wildfires become increasingly more prevalent and powerful, researchers in New Mexico are turning their attention to mitigation successes from ancestral generations. By implementing some of these methods such as selective logging, the hope is that intentional thinning of forests will lead to similar results.

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  • The Unlikely Industry Empowering Women in Afghanistan

    December 11, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Afghanistan, Kabul

    Laila Haidary is breaking with tradition, she owns her own restaurant in Kabul, and forms part of a growing trend where women are owning or managing restaurants and denting the male dominated industry. “This idea in itself had its own challenges because our extremely conservative society does not always approve of artistic expressions. Added to that, the fact it is run by a businesswoman makes many people uncomfortable,” she says.”

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  • With few resources, block clubs find ways to stabilize and rejuvenate communities across Detroit

    December 11, 2017 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Block clubs act as a more approachable way for residents of a certain area to come together, “and they’re also one of the most essential.” In several neighborhood of Detroit, block clubs have made impactful local changes. From handling safety issues without necessarily involving the police to caring for vacant properties to advocating for brighter street lights, these block clubs are making their communities better.

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