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28 May 2015
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A local math teacher is trying to bring a successful Motor City tutoring program to Philly. The secret ingredient? Love for math, and building relationships between mentors and students.
Honolulu Civil Beat
Anita Hofschneider
20 May 2015
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Problems such as discrimination, unemployment, and homelessness can be at the root of chronic health problems such as diabetes. The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii provide a holistic approach to healt...
16 May 2015
Seattle, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In 1997, researchers found a connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult health problems. Seattle's public schools are part of a growing cohort nationwide applying this knowledge in the classroom...
15 May 2015
California, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Going to medical school might be impossibly hard for undocumented students. That's why a group of DREAMers created Pre-Health Dreamers. The organization connects undocumented youth who want to go to med school, to ea...
8 May 2015
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Researchers are investigating how in a world of technology and social media, people feel more alone then ever and isolated from society. But millennials are creating a landscape of new institutions to meet their needs...
The Huffington Post
Carly Schwartz
7 May 2015
Seattle, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
The war on drugs has put millions in jail and fails to curb illegal drug use. Tactics that focus on helping addicts are far more successful, such as Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) and other decriminalizatio...
NationSwell
Spencer Parts
30 April 2015
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Petey Greene program, which has students tutor prison inmates, is helping to create positive impact and change in the lives of both the university student tutors and the inmates they mentor. It provides prisoners ...
28 April 2015
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Photos and videos show various actions religious leaders and institutions in Baltimore are taking to help rebuild their community and foster positive interaction in the midst of racial tension, looting, and rioting.
22 April 2015
Pacific Grove, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Marine biologists around the world are adopting personalization technologies into their work to help them better understand the movements and lives of the undersea creatures they’re monitoring. For example, the Shark ...
21 April 2015
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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1500-3000 Words
A nonprofit based in Calgary, Canada, created a sex ed class for boys that includes critical discussion of human rights, sexual health, gender, and healthy relationships, as well as a safe space for boys to share thei...
20 April 2015
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Many African American women are reluctant to breastfeed their babies. The Mother Nuture Project at Detroit’s St. John Hospital and Medical Center offers peer counseling to educate women (mostly African American) and e...
20 April 2015
New Britain, Connecticut, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Kids raised in environments full of economic, emotional and psychological turmoil are less likely to succeed in school or at the workplace, and are more likely to run afoul of the law or experience a variety of mental...
14 April 2015
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The Future Project aims to give students the resources needed to define and fulfill their dreams and re-engage students in school. Dream Directors get teens motivated to act on their ideas and expand their abilities.
14 April 2015
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When students misbehave in school, teachers struggle to decide the right kind of intervention, with school suspension a common outcome. However, research has shown that school suspensions can increase the likelihood o...
5 April 2015
Deventer, Netherlands
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Under 800 Words
A Dutch nursing home brings together students and seniors with an innovative housing plan: offering rent-free apartments to students. In exchange, the students must partake in nursing home events for at least 30 hours...
31 March 2015
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Colorful volumes of books have aided teaching for centuries; however, the scope of engagement in the internet age demands newer methods for pedagogy. Pinterest, a social media-constructed visual bulletin board, has be...
Colorado Springs Gazette
Jakob Rodgers
30 March 2015
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Homes for All Veterans, a program within the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Human Services, recently began training volunteers to walk the city's streets in search of homeless veterans, with the goal of effectively eliminat...
28 March 2015
Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
There are many reasons why a student might leave university without graduating. Match Beyond helps students who dropped out of college finally receive their degree through personal counselors who make sure that the st...
13 March 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
Text
Under 800 Words
With the recent large influx of refugees, crumbling infrastructure, crowded streets, and struggling social services, bing disabled or homeless in Istanbul means facing serious challenges to carving out a dignified lif...
9 March 2015
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Women in the Philippines have been coming to this small clinic in a Manila slum for years to get affordable birth control, something frowned upon in this largely conservative Catholic country.
8 March 2015
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
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, fir...
25 February 2015
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Lo...
24 February 2015
Los Angeles, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
In the past, Los Angeles was a dangerous city fraught with gang wars. Lately, though, LA has become a safer city due to six changes enforced by the police cracking down on public violence and gangs.
18 February 2015
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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800-1500 Words
When a New Orleans school principal prioritizes and structures her day to maximizing opportunities to empower her staff and provide targeted professional development so that the teachers can best serve under-performin...
15 February 2015
Toledo, Ohio, United States
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Over 3000 Words
The toll that prison can take on young offenders is often irreversible. Cities and states are moving away from locking up juvenile offenders, offering treatment and other programs to prevent them from becoming hardene...
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