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  • The Real Cost of Diversifying College Rosters

    November 07, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    The rosters of sports teams at small liberal arts schools are often predominantly white and wealthy. Amherst College in Massachusetts has made a concerted effort to stop recruiting from the same "pay to play" pool and reach more student-athletes of color and student-athletes from different socio-economic backgrounds.

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  • Rock-a-Bye Mama

    November 07, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Past and present traumas can make it difficult for new mothers to bond with their babies. A program at Carnegie Hall uses songwriting and music to support mothers in this process in prisons, intensive care units, high schools, and other places.

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  • Seattle's already doing what California's about to do to limit police use of force. How's it working out?

    November 07, 2019 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In the past decade, Seattle has reduced their use of force by 60 percent. Spurred by a court order, the reduction comes from greater de-escalation training, stricter, more nuanced policies, and more collaboration between law enforcement and activists. While moving the needle, many cite the long way the city has to go, especially when it comes to how force is still used disproportionately on communities of color. But because they’ve made progress without endangering officers, other states like California look to Seattle as a model of reform.

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  • Banks Don't Know What to Do With Their Branches

    November 07, 2019 |

    Wall Street Journal |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    With more users than ever use digital resources to access their bank accounts, banking companies with brick-and-mortar locations get creative with how to balance the digital and physical requests from their consumers. Some companies, like Capital One, have steered away from the traditional teller environment and have instead opened cafes and hosted community workshops to help people feel more comfortable in a bank setting.

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  • An experiment to find teachers who perform better and stay longer shows promising results

    November 07, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In order to increase teacher retention, the Minneapolis Public School District is asking whether machine learning might improve its hiring process. Researchers believe the tool could identify candidates more likely to stay on and diversify the workforce by reducing human biases.

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  • Colorado's newest farmers are YouTube-taught, social justice-minded and preaching the gospel of microgreens

    November 07, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Bennett, Colorado

    Emerald Garden farm in Colorado is a microgreens hydroponic farming operation that is using a comprehensive approach toward conducting business. From experimenting with new practices to reduce food waste to diversifying partnerships to enhance crop development, the owners have successfully scaled the initial operation and are providing food for fine restaurants as well as grocery stores a local school district and potentially hospitals.

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  • Pollution Solutions

    November 06, 2019 |

    Making Contact |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    The Central Valley of California has an air pollution problem, so community groups are joining forces under the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition to work together towards change. Although progress is slow, the group has been able to teach citizen science in order to collect data as well as advocate for and get a state policy in place that "directs support and resources to environmentally and economically distressed California communities."

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  • Fresh Data Shows How Focused Deterrence Can Keep At-Risk Individuals from Crime

    November 06, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In 2013, Detroit’s law enforcement agencies started using focused deterrence – a method that uses data to identify at-risk individuals – to decrease the rate of violent crime in the city. The method, part of the national program, Ceasefire, partners police departments with social workers and other city services to deter people from criminal behavior. A new study in the journal, Crime and Delinquency, has been published that links the strategy to decreased crime rates and recidivism.

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  • The Doctor Will Skype You Now: Virtual Checkups Reach Bangladesh's Isolated Islands

    November 06, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Rajshahi

    Free, remote medical consultations are increasing healthcare access for the inhabitants of Bangladesh’s char islands. Using boats, laptops, and video conference software, local NGOs are bringing health services to char residents. One group, thesteps.org, provides residents with a telemedicine service called Teledaktra (TD), another nonprofit, Friendship, operates satellite clinics from a boat.

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  • Investigative journalists combat Colombia's muzzled press with The League Against Silence

    November 06, 2019 |

    Poynter |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    La Liga Contra El Silencio is an alliance of 16 news organizations and hundreds of journalists in Colombia. It protects journalists against threats, which have the effect of censoring reporting on certain topics. La Liga pools resources for in-depth investigative reporting on stories many journalists fear covering and publishes them using the organization’s name in the byline to protect journalists. About 70 stories that brought to light violence and corruption were published in 2018 and 2019, yet the group has not faced any major threats. It could offer a model for how to report under threat worldwide.

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