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  • Why some young professionals settle in small-town Montana

    January 09, 2018 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Libby, Montana

    Despite the brain drain struggle that some Montana small towns face, young professionals are finding reasons to move back to the state and towns they call home. Some towns have tried specific strategies, such as promoting good public schools and reaching out to alumni when good job opportunities become available. For others, professionals are drawn to the community and more relaxed pace of life. Still, towns are continuing to fight in creative ways for talent to come back home.

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  • Predicting Crime in Chicago

    January 07, 2018 |

    60 Minutes |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    What if a computer program could tell you who was at risk for shooting someone or being shot themselves? This is now a reality for Chicago Police Department. By piloting the use of this technology, and assembly a cohort of cops, social workers, ministers and moms to visit the names of those the computer names, the city has seen a decrease in violence over the last year.

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  • Gwadar's Growing Water War

    January 04, 2018 |

    Pak Voices |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Gwadar District, Balochistan

    When Gwadar’s dams ran dry in May 2017, the government began trucking in water. But the solution is costly, the water isn’t clean, and the trucking companies protested in November, claiming they weren’t paid on time. Desalination is an alternative, but it’s expensive too and fatal design flaws have crippled prior attempts at desalination in the province.

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  • How Medellín went from murder capital to hipster holiday destination

    January 04, 2018 |

    The Telegraph |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    Medellín is a hub of growth and innovation, re-born after years of devastating violence. Building a metro system was an early step in the city’s transformation. “It was the first positive thing that had happened in this city for decades,” says Julian, a local guide. “With this metro, we suddenly realized things could be different, that progress and change were possible.”

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  • Can an Algorithm Tell When Kids Are in Danger?

    January 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Wrongly assessing risks for children in potentially abusive or dangerous homes has dire consequences, but a new predictive analytics system is assisting screeners to help those who need it most.

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  • How the Cuyahoga County Land Bank revitalizes homes

    December 27, 2017 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    At the worst point in the 2008 housing crisis, up to 30,000 houses in Cuyahoga County were vacant. The Cuyahoga County Land Bank aims to fix this problem by acquiring houses, eliminating blight, and transforming the houses into more useful spaces. Already, the Land Bank has turned old, empty properties into a Children’s Museum and an Amazon Fulfillment Center, and it has decreased the number of empty homes to about 7,000.

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  • Murder in America: What Makes Cities Safer

    December 27, 2017 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Certain cities in the United States are facing startlingly high rates of homicide and violence that haven't been seen since the height of gang activity in the 1990s. But certain cities, including Los Angeles, have continued to see declines in or stable crime rates, thanks to a community-based policing approach that uses tactics such as working with former drug dealers, hosting neighborhood events, cleaning litter from the streets, and mediating sit-downs between formal gang rivals.

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  • Tracking some of the world's biggest killers, via cellphone

    December 25, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Madagascar

    A new project uses cellphones to provide users with information about mosquitos carrying deadly viruses as well as the ability to report sightings of virus carrying mosquitos. Through this reporting system, entomologists are able to more comprehensively and quickly know where work has to be done to keep people safe from disease.

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  • Can putting the least-experienced teachers in the highest-risk schools ever result in success?

    December 25, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, McDowell County, West Virginia

    High rates of teacher turnover plaguing McDowell County were the reason behind a new initiative, Reconnecting McDowell, to reverse the trend. The district began creating a number of incentives to attract teachers, such as student loan support, higher salaries, and providing mentors for younger teachers. Two other efforts—to improve roads and build an apartment complex for younger residents—were stalled due to funding cuts. This article was written on the sixth anniversary of Reconnecting McDowell, and while there have been many challenges, change is slowly coming and people are still optimistic.

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  • How Georgia State Stopped Students From Slipping Through The Cracks

    December 18, 2017 |

    WABE |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Georgia State University recognized that a large portion of their students don't graduate. They identified academic behaviours that correlate to flunking out and hired advisors to keep an eye on all students and contact them to help if a student exhibits one of these behaviours.

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