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Organic Growth: How Turkey's Eco-Markets Took Root

Sevilay Nur Saraçlar

September 05, 2025 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Turkey

Turkey's Bugday Association created a network of certified organic farmers' markets that directly connects small-scale producers with urban consumers, growing from 24 vendor stands to over 300 while reducing certification costs through group programs and municipal partnerships, though high prices still limit accessibility for lower-income consumers.

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The invisible ‘giant nets' that catch the smallest songbirds

Kylie Mohr

August 27, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Canada

The Motus network—a collaborative system of 2,200 radio towers across 34 countries that track tiny migratory animals using lightweight tags—has successfully mapped previously unknown migration routes for over 55,000 animals across 450+ species, revolutionizing conservation research for small songbirds and other creatures too tiny for traditional GPS tracking.

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'It is not too late': How some middle schools are improving English ILEARN scores

Samantha Camire

July 28, 2025 |

Chalkbeat Indiana |

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Response Location: United States, Indiana

To help shore up learning gaps in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, two Indiana middle schools doubled students’ instructional time in English and math, dedicating two class periods to each subject each day. The state also made it easier for schools to test students throughout the year instead of just once at the end of the year, providing checkpoints for educators to measure their progress and tailor instruction accordingly.

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How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news

Eva-Maria Verfürth, Kari Kivinen

July 24, 2025 |

Development and Cooperation |

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Response Location: Finland

Finland’s National Core Curriculum incorporates “multiliteracy” across all subject areas, and students begin learning about misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation from their first year in school. The country has consistently ranked first in the European Media Literacy Index.

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Singapore's regreening is a model for cities everywhere

Mike Digirolamo

July 22, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Singapore

Government initiatives, certification programs, ecological consultants, and international environmental associations are all part of Singapore's concerted effort to coexist with its wildlife and reduce impacts of climate change like air pollution and stress.

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How One School Turned Career Training Into a Turnaround Strategy

Elizabeth Heubeck

July 17, 2025 |

Education Week |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

DeWitt Clinton High School offers formal career pathway programs that allow students to gain real-world work experience and sometimes even earn industry credentials while completing their high school diploma requirements. There are pathways available for everything from visual arts to agriculture to health care careers, and the high school has seen its graduation numbers go up and absenteeism rates drop since establishing the programs.

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How client advocates are quietly reshaping criminal defense

Amanda Hernández

June 10, 2025 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, California

Partners in Justice pairs trained client advocates with public defenders to help people facing charges get access to support and resources that can improve their outcomes in court. One study found that this type of holistic model helped reduce expected sentence length by 24 percent.

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Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results

Jackie Mader

June 09, 2025 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Nebraska’s Journey to Inclusion program focused on providing educators with training and resources to help schools keep more students with disabilities in general classrooms rather than separating them in specialized classrooms. Since implementing changes, the state has seen proficiency rates and graduation rates rise among students with disabilities.

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Life often gets in the way of adults going back to school. This Texarkana nonprofit has a solution.

Sarah Asch

June 02, 2025 |

Texas Standard |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texarkana, Texas

The 100 Families Program provides a vital connection point for community organizations serving people in need, streamlining the process for clients to get help with everything from obtaining a GED to finding housing and getting set up with food benefits. In Texarkana, which established its version of the program in 2022, over 100 community partners are now involved in the effort, and nearly half of clients who came into the program in the last year have since earned a high school diploma or are now working toward one.

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Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in SD

Bart Pfankuch

May 19, 2025 |

South Dakota News Watch |

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Response Location: United States, South Dakota

South Dakota technical colleges partner closely with the renewable energy industry through specialized academic programs, responsive curriculum changes, and targeted scholarships, effectively addressing workforce shortages, achieving high-paying job placements, and catalyzing local economic growth.

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