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A curriculum to help students build healthy relationships

Zoie Koostra

July 13, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Seeley Lake, Montana

Having a trusted network of adult mentors promotes social engagement and resilience in kids. The Kaleidoscope Connect program in Seeley Lake, Montana teaches seventh and eighth grade students the importance of trusted adult support and healthy decisions using colorful balloons, strings, and anchors as a metaphor. The two-year curriculum aims to address challenges ranging from rural isolation to student trauma by giving kids the tools to build healthy relationships with multiple adult mentors inside and outside of school.

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You know CPR- what about mental health first aid?

James S. Rosien

July 12, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Anaconda, Montana

Pintler Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Montana trains community members in a mental health first aid method called QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer. The state of Montana is encouraging citizens who regularly interact with large populations- people like teachers, bus drivers, and custodians, to complete the training so that they are prepared when they encounter someone who is contemplating suicide.

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Climate change is making it harder to revive damaged land

Maya L. Kapoor

June 29, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Ecological restoration has primarily been defined as redirecting the land back to what it used to be in terms of wildlife and plant life. However, with climate change altering the earth's landscape, many scientists and land managers are shifting their attention to restoring the land in a way that precedes the future in order to give plants a chance at sustaining the imminent land change.

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A revolution in hydropower makes waves in rural Colorado

Carl Segerstrom

May 11, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Montrose, Colorado

Thanks in part to the advancement of technology and federal reforms that now streamline a previously lengthy process, rural Colorado is proving to be a prime candidate for small hydropower projects.

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Competition fosters computer skills in New Mexico schools

Anthony Moreno

April 12, 2018 |

High Country News |

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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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Tribes lead the way for faster internet access in New Mexico

Leah Todd Lin

April 06, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Across the United States, tribal lands have the lowest access to internet, an issue that restricts opportunity and education in those areas. In New Mexico, several small tribes have partnered to lay fiber-optic cables that connect the libraries, which serve as primary sources of internet connection, to faster, cheaper internet.

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Did Fort Collins grow too big too fast?

Lewis Kendall

March 28, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

Bozeman, Montana looks to Fort Collins, Colorado for strategies on what to do -- and what not to do -- when tackling urban planning for rapid expansion. While Fort Collins planned for growth by creating tasks forces to evaluate what citizens need the most in their communities, the city didn't account for the scale of population growth it saw in very little time. Bozeman hopes to emulate the level of civic engagement while also creating better models to predict and serve a rapidly expanding population size.

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A Western town says ‘no' to guns in schools

Maddy Butcher

February 20, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Mancos, Colorado

In Mancos, Colorado, the school board voted “no” to arming school staff in the traditionally Western town. Across the United States, the question of arming teachers is being brought up as a response to the increase in school shootings. The policy is highly contested, with some saying it provides students with a feeling of safety, but others saying the risks associated are too high. For the Mancos community, such a vote is a surprise given the town’s gun-friendly history, but is explained by the increase in new residents.

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How a private company is bringing affordable houses to Indian Country

Mark Fogarty

February 05, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

A private company called Travois acts as a bridge between tribes and private investors in order to help make affordable housing more accessible in tribal homelands across the West. The company brings investors to tribal land and, in turn, helps to attain tax credits for investments in this land.

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The ‘scenery economy' reinvigorates a Montana town

Eric Dietrich

January 10, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Philipsburg, Montana

While many rural towns have struggled to retain residents and jobs, Philipsburg, Montana has enjoyed a newly bustling downtown because of tourism brought to the town by businesses with long-term advertising and renewal investments. Although the economic benefits are clear, residents worry that permanent families still aren't moving in.

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