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Modern slavery: Labor trafficking is everywhere and nowhere

Stephanie Hanes

October 26, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

Part 1 of a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe. Labor trafficking is a deeply entrenched problem, woven into global economies where the victims are often hidden in plain sight. Almost everyone in the US owns some product likely made with slave labor. But there is hope - from grassroots workers’ coalitions to multilateral treaties and geo-data manipulation to new law enforcement initiatives, individuals are finding new ways to counter labor trafficking.

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In El Paso, a path to change domestic violence

Beatriz Alvarado

October 24, 2015 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In El Paso domestic violence cases are processed more effectively by having social workers, prosecutors, and law enforcement work together to get immediate support to the victims and hold the aggressor accountable.

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Forum homes in on local action

Beatriz Alvarado

October 24, 2015 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

Caller-Times Saturday’s biannual Coastal Bend Social Forum hosted by Del Mar College gathered an array of experts to delve into the issues of domestic violence, labor rights, immigrant rights and homelessness, among other topics, to ignite a new tide of change in the Coastal Bend.

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How L.A. Gets Kids to Show Up at School

Mary B. Pasciak

September 27, 2015 |

The Buffalo News |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Schools in Los Angeles have strict consequences for truancy and tardiness but offer rewards and recognition for good attendance. Administrators use iPhones to record the ID numbers of tardy students, tracking them in order to engage the appropriate intervention.

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A new kind of development professional: The development engineer

Catherine Cheney

September 23, 2015 |

Devex |

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Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

At UC Berkeley, the Blum Center for Developing Economies and the Center for Effective Global Action are working together to formalize development engineering as a field of research - a new generation of engineers committed to making a social impact.

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Catholic Schools In D.C. Adapt To Lower Budgets, Changing Requirements

Kavitha Cardoza

September 21, 2015 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Across the globe, there are nearly 60 million students studying in Catholic institutions. In the United States, however, those numbers have been falling in recent years, forcing schools to come up with new ways to collaborate.

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Most Bangladeshi garment workers are women, but their union leaders weren't. Until now.

Bruce Wallace

September 16, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

After years of banning labor unions in Bangladesh, garment workers unionized to fight for higher wages and safer working conditions. For women, this isn't traditionally a space they were welcomed in, but now they’re holding their own meetings to ensure women’s safety is ensured on the job.

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Fort Collins looks to Vermont for homeless solutions

Sarah Jane Kyle

September 11, 2015 |

Coloradoan |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

Although they sit nearly 2,000 miles apart, Burlington, Vermont and Fort Collins, Colorado, both deal with homelessness to a similar degree. That is why when Burlington officials implemented a successful street outreach program, leaders in the midwestern state took notice. In late 2015, the city of Fort Collins set out to pilot their own outreach program, modeled after Burlington's efforts.

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A New Way of Fighting Crime—and Helping Victims—on the Violent Streets of Los Angeles

Mark Obbie

September 11, 2015 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Four community groups in the Los Angeles area work to address the root causes of what draws young people into gangs with a mix of approaches to help people leave the gang life, including education and job services, counseling, addiction services, and tattoo removal. Some also focus on helping victims since so many gang members start out life as victims themselves and this feeds into a cycle of violence. All of them focus on creating community and belonging, which is why so many young people join gangs in the first place.

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How an unconventional principal used blended learning to help turn around a struggling urban school

Jennifer D. Jordan

September 08, 2015 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

Through effective leadership and blended traditional and online learning, a struggling school in Rhode Island improved student achievement, teacher satisfaction, technology upgrades, and parent involvement.

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