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  • The Radical Humaneness of Norway's Halden Prison

    March 26, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Norway, Halden

    The goal of the Norwegian penal system is to get inmates out of it. The country's Halden prison offers humane treatment, trying to help inmates as much as possible rather than punish them.

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  • Health Care Systems Try to Cut Costs by Aiding the Poor and Troubled

    March 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Some medical conditions are costly no matter what, but many super utilizers rack up costs for avoidable reasons related to poverty, homelessness, mental illness, etc. and visit the ER to be safe for a night. A pilot program, in Minnesota, is reducing avoidable hospital use by fixing patients’ problems before they become expensive medical issues.

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  • Recycling Unused Medicines to Save Money and Lives

    March 20, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    One in five seniors reports cutting back on basics like food or heat to afford prescription drugs - for many, cutting back on medicine led to faster health declines, increased hospitalizations and premature death. Sirum, a new nonprofit, was designed to make it easy for institutions to donate medicines with the assurance that they would be safely transported and dispensed to people who needed them.

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  • Reaching Math Students One by One

    March 13, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Middle School 88 in Brooklyn is part of a broad evolution in teaching math, employing technology through a non-profit called School for One (Teach for One) to provide each student with a personalized lesson generated and monitored by computers to match their learning level.

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  • Visiting Nurses, Helping Mothers on the Margins

    March 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Infant mortality rates in the US are higher than in Europe, especially for children living in poverty where they are more likely to suffer from abuse or neglect. The ACA funded Nurse-Family Partnership helps poor, first-time mothers learn to be parents and reduce avoidable infant deaths.

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  • The Excitement of Learning From Profit and Loss

    March 06, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    500,000 young people drop out of high school each year; they feel disengaged and uninspired; they fail to see how school is relevant in their lives. An educational program called Build makes it possible for low-income students, as part of their high school studies, to work in teams, conceiving, testing, and ultimately operating their own small businesses. In the process, they discover — often to their surprise — their potential to deal with unexpected problems, persist through failure, and create something that the world values.

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  • Efficiency in the Kitchen to Reduce Food Waste

    March 03, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    America loses about 31 percent of its food to waste. Driven by environmental, social and economic pressure, more and more cities are starting mandatory compost programs.

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  • Make School a Democracy

    February 28, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Armenia

    In Colombia, students in classrooms make decisions democratically. The result has been higher rates of student involvement and achievement.

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  • A Town Where a School Bus Is More Than a Bus

    February 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartsville, South Carolina

    There are many other adults beyond teachers who regularly interact with children — and who are often overlooked as potential contributors to the educational mission. Hartsville, South Carolina, uses school bus drivers as a resource and extra set of eyes to observe how students are doing.

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  • As Vermont tackles heroin addiction, progress is measured in baby steps

    February 26, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Berlin, Vermont

    About 40 percent more people in the state are seeking treatment for addiction today than a year ago - but the number of deaths from heroin is going up. Local government is scrambling for both funding and awareness to combat the issue.

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