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The Magazines Publishing One Another's Work

Tina Rosenberg

January 29, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Poland

Publishing various perspectives fosters civic discourse. In Poland, Projekt Spiecie addresses the challenge of ideological isolation by creating a network of magazines across the political spectrum that all agree to publish each other’s work. By providing their readers with competing points of view on topics of national debate, these publishers aim to reduce the opacity of individual media bubbles and to lessen polarization.

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Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness Through Music

Michele C. Hollow

January 29, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Burlington, Vermont

Engaging with music stimulates brain activity and improves mental health. The Me2/Orchestra, a nonprofit organization, offers its volunteer musicians a stigma-free environment to reconnect with their passions and harness the healing power of music. In addition to empowering musicians who have encountered challenges due to mental illness, the Me2/Orchestra encourages community engagement to dispel misperceptions about mental illness.

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Charity Finds Success in Work With At-Risk Children, but It's Costly

Paul Sullivan

January 25, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Friends of the Children pairs a cohort of about eight students, identified as some of the most at-risk in a city or neighborhood, with well-paid mentors who stay with the kids from kindergarten through the end of high school. Currently in 15 cities, the national organization allows cities to adapt their program to their unique context while still providing data tracking and marketing support. Researchers and donators credit the organization's focus on a limited number of kids over a long period of time for its success.

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With Paid Leave, Gates Foundation Says There Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing

Claire Cain Miller

January 25, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In the United States, parental leave is set at 12 weeks, but many companies have begun pursuing other possibilities such as paid time and more time for both mothers and fathers. Most recently, however, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has decreased their parental leave from one year to six months while adding in a financial stipend based of what they've learned from past failures.

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The Art of Humanizing Social Systems

David Bornstein

January 24, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

For social service agencies, prioritizing well-being requires new procedures and a framework for understanding holistic wellness. The Full Frame Initiative has partnered with agencies in the states of Massachusetts and Missouri in an effort to bring categories of well-being into their purview. The Initiative uses five metrics—safety, mastery, social connectedness, and access to resources— to help align social systems, ranging from courts and juvenile corrections to homeless housing services, with social needs so that agencies can better assist their communities.

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No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job)

Andrew Ross Sorkin

January 08, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

At Lambda School, students pay nothing up front, with the understanding that they will contribute a set percentage of their future salaries to the school's operating costs. Now, Lambda is experimenting with expanding the Income Share Agreement model from its current coding focus to a broader range of disciplines, such as nursing and cybersecurity and traditional four-year college majors.

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It Takes a Mosquito to Fight a Mosquito

Tina Rosenberg

January 08, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Australia, Townsville

Australia has a major mosquito problem which has resulted in a rise of dengue cases, but adding more mosquitos to the ecosystem may be the solution. The city of Townsend has been experimenting with the release of bacteria-injected mosquitos into the area in order to directly combat the dengue-infected mosquitos. So far, this approach has seen significant positive results and is now being implemented in a variety of different ways in other parts of the world.

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‘When I Skate It Just Feels Free':Figure Skating in Harlem helps young women of color see themselves on ice

Lovia Gyarkye

January 05, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York

Figure Skating in Harlem is a group working to help young girls of color in New York learn teamwork, dedication, and hardwork - and the art of figure skating, a sport that is often perceived as inaccessible and overwhelmingly white and Asian-American. But the program doesn't just stop there; the program also includes academic and leadership development.

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The Fight to Keep Teachers in Tech Hubs From Being Priced Out

Dana Goldstein

January 04, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

In an attempt to retain teacher talent, the Santa Clara Unified School District has begun renting out apartments to teachers at subsidized rates so they can afford to stay and teach. While several cities across the country have attempted ways to offer more affordable housing to teachers, they are up against residents who are worried about the value of the their homes decreasing, even as tech companies move in. To keep teachers and families and good schools, something will need to change.

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Bright Spot for N.Y.'s Struggling Schools: Pre-K

Eliza Shapiro

January 01, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Bill De Blasio's citywide preschool program recently got its first grade since launching in 2014 - 94 percent of the city’s pre-K programs "met or exceeded a threshold that predicts positive student outcomes after pre-K." Now, the district must figure out how to ensure these gains are maintained into kindergarten.

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