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Research Says ‘Voucher' Programs Can Help Students

Tammy Worth

May 23, 2017 |

Flatland |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

The Catholic Education Foundation in Kansas City has provided nearly $600,000 in scholarships to approximately 300 low-income students to give them the choice to choose where they want to go to school. Because it is funded by businesses through tax-deductible contributions, it is a contentious issue by involving public money. The program has found over time that although the difference in test scores between private and public schools is modest, the real benefit of the program is helping families make informed choices about their education without access being an issue.

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Communities band together to protect El Salvador's last mangroves

Martha Pskowski

May 23, 2017 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

Hurricane Mitch, deforestation, and flooding, were all factors that led to the decline of mangrove trees in El Salvador. The Mangrove Association, a coalition of 80 communities, is bringing the mangrove population back up.

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How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking

Justin Nobel

May 22, 2017 |

Rolling Stone |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Grant Township, Pennsylvania

While the U.S. economy enjoys the cheap fuel prices afforded by fracking, the consequences on the environment and communities like Grant Township in Pennsylvania reveal the ugly underbelly of the oil and gas industry and the broken regulatory infrastructure of state and federal government. But Grant wasn't willing to roll over and just let their woodlands and water sources be polluted, so they worked together and took a creative defense against the installation of a toxic injection well in their town: by granting the trees, animals, and streams rights to protection and battling it out in court.

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As Palestinian #DignityStrike Passes One-Month Mark, New York Artists Illuminate the Struggle

Yates McKee

May 17, 2017 |

Hyperallergic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As a hunger strike was taking place among political prisoners in Palestine, the New York City-based project Visibility Sustains the Struggle created art in solidarity with strikers and raised awareness around the issues informing the strike.

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Can Churches Help Supply the Foster Homes L.A. County Needs?

Holden Slattery

May 17, 2017 |

The Chronicle of Social Change |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Los Angeles County has lost half of its foster homes and is projected to sink further into a deficit over the coming years, which is a concerning for the future of foster children. Recently, faith communities have become more involved in this problem including having events at churches to allow potential foster families to learn about fostering and apply quickly.

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How to hire more black principals

Lillian Mongeau

May 12, 2017 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Although the diversity of the teacher pool is low, several nonprofits are successfully recruiting and training more principals of color from this same group. New Leaders has shown particular promise - 64 percent of principals that have gone through its program are educators of color. Leaders at the program say that they are able to recruit a more diverse class by "focusing on mindset, a willingness to share leadership with other adults and a proven track record of success" in lieu of GPA and college "prestige." The outcome of the selection process is "naturally diverse," according to the CEO.

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Can Teacher Residencies Help With Shortages?

Sarah Sparks

May 09, 2017 |

Education Week |

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Response Location: United States

A small but growing group of programs in the U.S. are offering teaching "residencies" to college students. Students earn a stipend to student-teach in local schools in exchange for their commitment to work in the schools for a set number of years after graduating. Researchers found that 45 percent of residency teachers nationwide were teachers of color compared with 19 percent of all new teachers. Participants were also more likely to still be teaching in the school system four years later.

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How 700 Kerala villagers waded through a dead river, cleansed it and brought it back to life in 70 days

Ramesh Babu

May 07, 2017 |

Hindustan Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Budhanoor, Kerala

The Kuttemperoor river in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India was once treated as a source for water and food stability. After years of illegal sand mining and construction sites dumping sewage, the river was unrecognizable to those that had once known its clean shores. As water scarcity became a reality for the small village of Budhanoor, and government action seemed unlikely, a group of 700 villagers - mostly women - banded together and spent 70 days physically de-silting and revitalizing the 12-kilometer long river.

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Going Digital to Rescue Food

Tina Rosenberg

May 02, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Forty-percent of America's food is wasted, but more than 10% of American households don't have enough to eat. New algorithms, apps, and partnerships are working to bridge this gap and eliminate food waste.

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Hope, love prevail in conserving endangered Philippine cockatoo

Keith Anthony S. Fabro

May 02, 2017 |

Rappler |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Rasa Island, Palawan

The Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program on Rasa Island has taken a multi-faceted approach to conservation - by employing former poachers to help protect the very species they once threatened. Through a combination of education in local schools, coordinations with government bodies, NGO training and support, as well as local volunteers and engaging the community, they are striving to restore the iconic cockatoo population, as well as preserving the other plants and animals that call this area home, and the local villages that depend on these resources for survival.

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