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24 September 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Remote learning during the pandemic robs teachers and counselors of face-to-face contact that can reveal serious problems in children's lives, and so Philadelphia schools created the Healing Together program to train ...
23 September 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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800-1500 Words
20 High School students enrolled in Territory, an urban design nonprofit, produced a zine and their own quality of life report for West Austin, where many of the students live. “They critiqued the city and institution...
21 September 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Teachers across Massachusetts are finding ways to incorporate antiracist practices into their curriculum. An English teacher at Newton High School is replacing required reading materials produced by white male authors...
19 September 2020
Alexandria, Kentucky, United States
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800-1500 Words
When Alexandria, Kentucky's police chief realized how many of his officers' calls were for mental health crises or minor interpersonal disputes, and then how many of these unresolved problems resulted in repeat 911 ca...
18 September 2020
Rochester, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
More than 2,700 police departments in the U.S. have crisis intervention teams aimed at responding to mental health crises with fewer arrests and less violence, but the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester police custody...
17 September 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
The LEAD program (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion), which was launched in Seattle in 2011 and is used in such cities as Atlanta, Los Angeles, Portland, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, provides intensive case managemen...
14 September 2020
Mississippi, United States
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800-1500 Words
Low-income families, which are disproportionately black, have been given $1,000 each month in an effort to address the racial wealth gap through the Magnolia Mother's Trust program. The cash payments yield an increase...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
14 September 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Students at two Philadelphia schools are getting to know the ins-and-outs of the democratic system by actively participating in the operations of their schools. Students at Philly Free School meet weekly with faculty ...
14 September 2020
London, United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
At St George the Martyr church in London, an initiative to offer food to people that would otherwise have been wasted is taking on new meaning due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “community fridge” starte...
11 September 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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800-1500 Words
The city of Honolulu has partnered with hotels to offer quarantine housing for those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 but have nowhere to safely self-isolate. The new units compliment other existing facilities – ...
10 September 2020
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
After all 36,000 New York Police Department officers took required training in recognizing implicit racial bias, more officers understood how racism may increase officers' aggressiveness but there was no evidence that...
10 September 2020
Norwalk, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Community college administrations across the U.S. are helping students continue their education during the pandemic by helping them address basic needs. Cerritos College in Nowalk, California has given away 300 free l...
New Haven Independent
Maya McFadden
10 September 2020
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Gateway Community College, in New Haven Connecticut, is adapting a class that's pretty difficult to take online—automotive repair. Although 90 to 92% of the college's classes continue remotely, the automotive repair c...
6 September 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
To avoid unnecessary arrests and reduce police-public friction, Denver's STAR program (Support Team Assistance Response) sends a mental health professional and a paramedic to some mental-health-related 911 calls inste...
6 September 2020
Melrose, Minnesota, United States
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Under 800 Words
A new housing program in Minnesota is building off of an existing program to better provide housing for the developmentally disabled and their potential caregivers. The program known as "Rumi" helps cut costs associat...
3 September 2020
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A local collaborative in Hamilton County, Ohio has reduced infant mortality by initiating regional educational campaigns and creating “sacred spaces” where Black women meet and learn how to become empowered to "tell t...
3 September 2020
Sydney, Australia
Broadcast TV Programs
5-15 Minutes
Australia's health care system combines public and private health insurance to create a hybrid model that caters to every citizen. Although there is some uncertainty surrounding the future of the private health care p...
2 September 2020
South Korea
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Over 3000 Words
The United States is facing a coronavirus testing problem that is due to both governmental inaction and an inefficient health care system, but the nation has faced a similar problem before. When determining how best t...
2 September 2020
Wisconsin, United States
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Over 3000 Words
In the 2020 Wisconsin primary, increased mail-in voting overwhelmed the system and last-minute decisions to vote by mail led to voter confusion. This increased ballot rejections, which can systematically disenfranchis...
NPR
Fran Kritz
2 September 2020
Warsaw, Poland
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1500-3000 Words
In the 1940s, typhus spread throughout the community living within the Warsaw ghetto, but cases dramatically decreased in the winter of 1941. While some researchers remain unsure why, others point towards a change in ...
30 August 2020
New York, New York, United States
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Under 800 Words
Mandatory implicit-bias training for all New York Police Department officers influenced the thinking and behavior of a majority of the department, but there is no proof that it reduced racial and ethnic disparities in...
Law at the Margins
Jennifer Alexander
30 August 2020
Tennessee, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Advocates in Tenneessee are looking to California's state-funded programs that approach the issue of homelessness holistically, providing wraparound services. Social services are combined with medical care, to help th...
Law at the Margins
Joseph Young
Robert Warren
30 August 2020
Washington D.C., United States
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Over 3000 Words
Washington D.C. has decreased the number of people experiencing homelessness through the implementation of its permanent supportive housing programs. The 'housing first' initiatives prioritize providing permanent hous...
28 August 2020
Garibaldi, Oregon, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The international seafood supply chain was disrupted in the wake of the pandemic but small fisheries in the northwest have tapped into new local markets. The fisheries, which generally depend on exporting seafood inte...
27 August 2020
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Housing First, an approach that has helped many cities address homelessness, has failed to make much impact in Boulder thanks to a shortage of permanent housing and complaints that the program suffers from a lack of c...
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