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  • Boden gut machen

    December 14, 2022 |

    Relevant |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Kein anderes Land verbraucht im Verhältnis zu seiner Fläche so viel Boden wie Österreich. Die politischen Rahmenbedingungen verstärken das Problem. Dennoch gibt es viele Möglichkeiten gegenzusteuern, wie Beispiele im In- und Ausland zeigen.

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  • The South isn't so anti-abortion after all. Kentucky proved it at the polls.

    December 14, 2022 |

    Scalawag |

    Illustrations |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Ahead of a vote on a ballot measure that would have ensured that no right to abortion could ever be added to Kentucky's constitution, pro-choice activists connected with voters via protests and door-knocking campaigns. Their efforts focused on registering new voters and exploring the nuances of reproductive health care, and the amendment was successfully defeated by a margin of nearly 5 percentage points.

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  • Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

    December 13, 2022 |

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    Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

    A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    December 13, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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  • Community programs are a true alternative for asylum-seekers

    December 13, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community-based services provided by nonprofits — which include legal representation, housing, referrals for medical services, English language classes, and assistance with obtaining identity documents — have emerged as alternatives to ICE-based detention centers to help address the needs of immigrants and asylum seekers. Organizations like the Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants provide food, housing, and case management support for asylum seekers, both individuals and entire families.

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  • Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions

    December 13, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Arizona schools are tackling a rising lack of attendance after the pandemic by helping to address the problems keeping students from school instead of immediately suspending them for absences.

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  • Colorado community colleges doubled their graduation rate by better meeting student needs

    December 13, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Community colleges in Colorado increased graduation rates by reforming remedial class programs, making sure students' food and housing needs are met, and improving academic advising.

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  • Denver students benefited from 11 years of reforms, new study shows

    December 13, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Reforms that improved learning at Denver schools included easier paperwork for school of choice applications, an increased number of charter schools, and the closing of schools with low test scores.

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  • The Working Approach, This Not-For-Profit Is Changing Out-of-School Incidence in Northern Nigeria

    December 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Girlsforhealth helps girls interested in furthering their education who are unable to access a nursing education, pays for their school, and provides essentials and a monthly stipend. At the end of their education, the girls are employed at a workplace back in their communities to fill staff shortages.

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  • The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead

    December 12, 2022 |

    In These Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    Theodore Roosevelt Highschool in Des Moines, Iowa, transitioned from employing armed school resource officers to a restorative practices team to prevent and mediate violence with proactive support instead of immediate punishment.

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