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  • Can Government Play Moneyball?

    April 16, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The pressure is on for the federal government to spend tax money more wisely. Evidence-based policy making is gaining in popularity as a way for the government to spend tax money wisely. While not quite as flashy or exciting as past ways, this has a proven track record of positive impact.

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  • A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa

    April 09, 2014 |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    The Green Revolution in Asia and Latin America never spread to Africa, due to the continent's varied climate, degraded soil and lack of infrastructure. Now, scientists look to develop a high grossing wheat seed to bring a new green revolution to Africa. The seeds are extremely promising, but there are still some challenges to getting farmers to implement the seeds.

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  • Tackling Mass Incarceration

    April 02, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chelsea, Massachusetts

    Deep-end youth frequently have extensive criminal records, incomplete education histories and no formal work experience. These backgrounds make them hard to retain in programs and even more difficult to place in gainful employment if/when they are released from prison.

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  • For Striving Students, a Connection to Money

    March 26, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Government benefits to aid the poor are frequently left unclaimed, leaving children hungry, young people unable to finish school, and opportunities for stable housing and preventative health care unused. New York City-based program Single Stop connects people to benefits for which they may be eligible. Importantly, Single Stop has served community colleges where disadvantaged students can use the assistance to help get through school.

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  • Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

    March 19, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Children who experience neglect, severe stress or sudden separation at a young age can be traumatized - without appropriate adult support, trauma can interfere with healthy brain development, inhibiting children’s ability to make good decisions, use memory or use sequential thought processes to work through problems. Head Start Trauma Smart helps support traumatized and neglected children from acting out.

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  • Reducing Early Elective Deliveries

    March 12, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Reducing cases of early birth deliveries shouldn’t have been hard — at least, they should have been easier to change than many other harmful practices. But it was - until hospitals started introducing models for change, creating accountability and changing payment systems. This article looks at a range of solutions happening across the country that serve as a model for other healthcare providers.

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  • An End to Polio in India?

    March 05, 2014 |

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    Response Location: India, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

    India has, for years, been a hotbed of polio. Supported by the WHO as well as local health-care workers, immunizations have officially rid the country of the disease. There are still challenges in maintaining records and reaching everyone, but the message continously changes and adapts.

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  • Veterans at Home, on a Mission of Compassion

    February 26, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    A program based on the proven idea that helping others is healing, usually more healing than being helped.

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  • A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers

    February 25, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Many subprime borrowers in the United States are financially unable to buy a home themselves. An unconventional lender is trying to make it easier for low-income people to buy houses despite the tighter requirements that other lenders adopted after the mortgage bust.

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  • Immigrants Welcome Here

    February 19, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Immigrants are increasingly settling in the United States, but their cultural adjustments present economic and social challenges. Different states have started welcoming initiatives to aid in foreigners in their transition. Welcoming Tennessee has organized community gatherings and public talks, and has publicized how immigrants can contribute to their new neighborhoods.

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