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  • In Kansas City, a lesson in transforming closed schools

    January 24, 2017 |

    Chicago Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    When public schools close, what can communities do with the buildings? Kansas City hired an urban planner to help repurpose school buildings to better engage the community and enabled non-profits a chance to purchase the old properties. This school reuse excelled from increasing the transparency of the decision-making process and “creative financing.”

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  • El Salvador youths find identity in community radio instead of gangs

    January 23, 2017 |

    TRT World |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    Community radio stations in El Salvador and have made a positive impact in the lives of young adult working at these stations. In a country with high rates of violence and youth gang membership, stations provide a way for young adults to find community, value, and a means of expression. Some of the station's local reporting has overcome government and corporate interference.

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  • Shanghai: A Model for Teaching Maths, My Perfect Country, The Compass

    January 22, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: China, Shanghai

    Shanghai students have consistently performed at the top of the world on math tests - a 15 year old in Shanghai scores better than most 18 year olds in the UK. Sometimes called "the mastery method," the Shanghai model assumes everyone can be a "maths master" and never separates students according to ability. Teachers introduce new topics gradually and ensure all understand before moving on. This radio piece explores whether Shanghai's idea can work in the UK and other countries.

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  • Making cities safer with public transport

    January 20, 2017 |

    Livemint |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    There is a misconception that making cities safer for women requires more security cameras. Now, the method of improving public transport systems and lighting up public streets is being implemented and its allowing women to feel safer and enjoy greater mobility.

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  • Entrepreneurship Provides New Hope for Former Prisoners

    January 19, 2017 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    People exiting incarceration often struggle to land jobs. But a growing number of organizations are promoting entrepreneurship as an alternative path to economic stability for former inmates and it's not a big stretch considering that many of these folks know how to hustle, think creatively and are resilient. Last year the U.S. Small Business Administration launched a pilot program with several funders to foster business ownership among former inmates but some programs have been around for years and have impressive track records.

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  • How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs

    January 19, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

    Researchers in Iceland were able to cut youth drug and alcohol consumption substantially through a new set of laws and after school programs. Now there are curfews for children and stricter drugs and alcohol age limits. Schools must have organizations that communicate with parents. The group, Youth in Iceland, can prove the efficacy of its work through scrupulous survey-taking.

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  • The Salvadoran Ex-Guerrilla Who Learned to Read to Stop Corporate Mining

    January 18, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, Canton Las Limas, Chalatenango

    When Maria Lidia Guardado learned that a Canadian mining company was drilling on her land, she educated herself. Through her new found knowledge she learned her rights, and led her community in a nonviolent effort to legally fight for their land.

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  • America's Great Working-Class Colleges

    January 18, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    CUNY has launched 6x as many students into the middle class as all the Ivy League schools combined. Dozens of colleges are vaulting thousands of low-income students into the middle class and beyond, allowing children from poorer families to enjoy brighter futures. But cuts to public funding for education may stand in their way.

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  • ‘Memory cafe' takes aim at elder isolation, dementia concerns

    January 18, 2017 |

    The Bay State Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Memory cafes are places were seniors with cognitive challenges can gather for a meal, enjoy entertainment, and share their thoughts and ideas. Through these gatherings, the cafe addresses the isolation and loneliness that often comes with dementia.

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  • Injecting Drugs, Under a Watchful Eye

    January 18, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    America is facing an epidemic of overdose deaths from opioids. Giving users a supervised place and clean needles increases use of treatment and saves lives, though it is a controversial response.

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