Reading, writing and results in Binghamton classrooms

http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/education/2016/06/03/reading-writing-and-results/85222754

John R. Roby

Press & Sun-Bulletin

4 June 2016

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Literacy rates can be a problem, especially in low-income school districts. Amid a years-in-the-making revision of literacy instruction, the Binghamton school district is seeing a payoff.

Elsa's Story

http://extras.denverpost.com/transgender/elsa.html

Jennifer Brown

The Denver Post

17 July 2015

Video / Over 15 Minutes

Children across the U.S. experience gender confusion, causing emotional stress in themselves and their family. Gender identity counselors and gender youth clinics are being created in multiple states to help families find peace in their situation.

From Young Adult Book Fans to Wizards of Change

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/from-young-adult-book-fans-to-wizards-of-change

Courtney E. Martin

The New York Times

21 March 2012

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Global social and economic problems are difficult to change. However, fan-activism fuels the interests of fans of popular young adult fiction. Books such as Harry Potter and the Hunger Games have inspired activist groups that raise awareness of global hunger, reading, and relief supplies to impoverished nations, among others. Being a fan has served as a bridge to become politically active and solve the world’s problems.

Summer Reading: How to Shake Up the Status Quo

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/summer-reading-how-to-shake-up-the-status-quo

David Bornstein

The New York Times

10 July 2013

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Social innovation rarely comes from “eureka” moments; it’s much more deliberate - it’s something that can be studied and learned. A short summer reading list for anyone interested in shaking up the status quo.

Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

https://www.npr.org/2013/07/05/198425935/seniors-flex-creative-muscles-in-retirement-arts-colonies

Ina Jaffe

NPR

5 July 2013

Radio / 3-5 Minutes

Dissatisfied with the opportunities for residents of assisted living facilities to engage in creative pursuits, Tim Carpenter developed senior ‘art colonies’ that provided writing, performance, and visual arts classes. Equipped with studios and a performance space, artists work in the facility and double as instructors to residents. Residents are encouraged to set goals, take risks, and commit to learning new skills.

Argentina is using tech to teach its youth about sex, drugs, and violence

https://apolitical.co/solution_article/argentina-using-tech-teach-youth-sex-drugs-violence

Odette Chalaby

Apolitical

20 November 2017

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Knowledge about sex, drugs and violence is alarmingly low in Argentina and surrounding areas, which has caused the government and other organizations to step in. Hablemos de Todo is an interactive online resource that provides information on a myriad of topics, plus a place for people to anonymously ask experts questions.

How white parents are addressing racism – by reading to their children

https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2017/1129/How-white-parents-are-addressing-racism-by-reading-to-their-children

Christa Case Bryant

The Christian Science Monitor

29 November 2017

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St. Louis-based We Stories provides parents with a course curriculum and reading list for the children with the goal of sparking conversations about race, oppression, and cultural awareness. The target audience of the organization is white families, who—through neighborhood demographics or socioeconomic status—may not have to directly engage with these issues unless they choose to do so.

Program lifts aspiring writers from poverty, infuses media with fresh voices

https://www.cjr.org/the_feature/writers_poverty_inequality.php

Judith Matloff

Columbia Journalism Review

21 October 2016

Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words

Founded in 2012, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project commissions, edits, and places articles, films, photojournalism and other reportage focused on inequality. EHRP’s articles not only humanize issues of inequality, but also provides a source of income and a means for people living in poverty to tell their stories. The organization also actively collaborates with other publishers to ensure their articles are spread widely.

Employers Add ‘a Cheap Place to Live' to List of Staff Perks

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/may/07/employeee-benefits-cheap-housing-accommodation

Rupert Jones

The Guardian

7 May 2017

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For publishing companies located in major metropolises, housing costs can present a significant challenge to successfully recruiting and retaining staff. To address this issue, the Hachette and Penguin Random House publishing groups have created initiatives to provide interns with subsidized housing. Working with the Book Trade Charity—which has traditionally provided subsidized housing for retirees from the publishing industry—these publishing groups have invested in the refurbishment of apartments and are offering them at below market rate to applicants selected for internship programs.

Diversity In Publishing: Still Hideously Middle-Class and White?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/09/diversity-publishing-new-faces

Arifa Akbar

The Guardian

9 December 2017

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Many initiatives have been implemented to increase the diversity of British literary culture efforts such as establishing new publishing imprints, pairing writers with agents and editors, and providing paid internships. In addition, small publishers and festivals—often initially crowdfunded and run by people of color—have been making an impact as well. For long-term change—rather than the success of individual writers or imprints—to happen, the composition of boards of directors for publishers, organizations, and funders needs to change along with the people empowered to purchase books for publication.