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Melt Thy Rifles Into Garden Tools

Patricia Leigh Brown

November 06, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Raw Tools, is a nonprofit that converts guns into garden tools. The organization was created by Michael Martin, a pastor who wanted to do something after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that resulted in the death 20 children and six educators. “You’re taking a weapon of death and turning it into the complete opposite, which is life.”

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Taking Your Child to Work, When Your Job Is Making Theater

Michael Paulson

November 06, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

For women working in theatre, child care remains one of the biggest barriers to advancement, but groups of mothers are working to change that and make a more welcoming work place. These solutions include work breaks long enough to accommodate breast-feeding, rooms designated for that purpose, options for babysitting during auditions, and long work hours.

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Programmed for Success

Paulette Perhach

November 02, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Community colleges are increasingly leveraging technology to engage students and keep them on track to graduation. Personalized messages about deadlines, information about class performance from professors, and texts about homework resources all contribute to a "fuller picture" of students and empower administrators with the information to intervene when necessary.

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A High School Education and College Degree All in One

Abby Ellin

November 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Founded in 2011, the Brooklyn-based P-Tech school allows high school students to earn a secondary and associate's degree upon graduation. Born out of a partnership with the New York City Department of Education, New York City College of Technology and IBM, the dual enrollment-program pairs students with mentors and matches students with paid IBM internships. The cross-sector model is being scaled up internationally.

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How ‘Makers' Make the Classroom More Inclusive

Melina Delkic

November 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The "maker" movement is a growing trend in education that allows students to learn in a creative, hands-on, project-based way that develops an idea in real time using tools and technology. The annual Maker Faire in Queens brings together people who utilize this strategy in the classroom, and educators testify to how it is getting students engaged in a way they hadn't before.

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100 Years After New York's Deadliest Subway Crash

Sam Roberts

November 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A deadly subway crash in New York in 1918 killed an estimated 100 people and prompted major changes in public transportation because the crash was so preventable. Thanks to lessons from the tragedy, subways banned wooden cars and now have timed signals, headlights, speedometers and brakes that engage automatically if a driver runs a red light. It also prompted major changes in oversight and ownership of the transportation systems, moving away from profit-driven private ventures.

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Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses

Laura Pappano

October 31, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Medical schools use new technology to bring better prepared medical students into the field. Virtual reality goggle, mannequin patients, and 3D imaging are tools that make classroom lessons more like real life without risking patient safety.

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Once Paralyzed, Three Men Take Steps Again With Spinal Implant

Benedict Carey

October 31, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France

People with severe spinal injuries have gained some movement after having a small device implanted that sends signals to muscles that mimic communication from the brain. While further research is needed, improved capacity and nerve regeneration in subjects argues that this is an effective path to treating spinal injuries.

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In North Dakota, Native Americans Try to Turn an ID Law to Their Advantage

Maggie Astor

October 30, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Great Sioux Nation, United States, Fort Yates, North Dakota

After a Republican led state law that bans people without an address from voting took effect, Native American tribes in North Dakota began organizing to get out the vote. They even began creating their own addresses. They teamed up with Claremont Graduate University in California and overlaid “ voting precinct maps on satellite images of the reservations and assigned each precinct one address.” “The right to vote can be taken for granted until someone tries to take it away from you, and then it can be the reason you do vote.”

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As Rich Nations Close the Door on Refugees, Uganda Welcomes Them

Joseph Goldstein

October 28, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Arua

In Uganda, refugees are given enough land to become self-sufficient and have the right to free movement. The country's open border policy, in stark opposition to many other countries that are seeking to limit their refugee intake, is actually well-received by many Ugandan citizens - in part due to their own history as refugees and in part because of the way that the presence of refugees can help rural parts of the country.

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