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  • Cleveland uses literature to empower youth, overcome social divides

    July 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland has been quietly building a network of book clubs, libraries, and empowerment groups "using literature to empower marginalized groups, foster economic dynamism, and bridge social divides." From workplace and veterans literature discussions led by community professors to youth writing initiatives, the city has uniquely woven literacy and social justice into its daily fabric. Journalist Christopher Johnston asks, could it be a model for other divided cities?

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  • Native Bees And Alfalfa Farmers — A Seedy Love Story

    July 09, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Touchet, Washington

    Approximately twenty-five percent of the United State's alfalfa seed is produced in Walla Walla County, Washington, thanks in part to farmers successfully cultivating a unique working relationship with the region's native alkali bees. Through trial and error, the farmers have learned how to create a safe habitat for the bees to thrive, which in turn benefits their crucial crop.

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  • This Boot Camp Trains Young People to Fight Plastic Pollution

    July 06, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    A boot camp in New Orleans equips young activists with the knowledge and communications tools to educate their own peers about the pressing issue of plastic pollution. Students return home to their communities ready to make concrete changes in local businesses and minds.

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  • One Woman's Quest to Fight Gentrification by Asking Residents How

    July 05, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Even as cities fight gentrification, residents are often consulted late in urban planning, if at all. Cat Goughnour is pushing for change in Portland. Her consulting group ran a series of workshops, resulting in community-generated ideas for improving the Albina neighborhood that wouldn’t displace longtime residents.

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  • What If the Teen City Council Is Better Than the Grownup One?

    July 05, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Takoma Park, Maryland

    Takoma Park’s youth council may be the most powerful teen legislature in the nation. The city was the first to lower the voting age to 16 years old, so council members are not only communicating youth perspectives but also voting in local elections.

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  • The best place for California's water is underground

    July 05, 2018 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The California Water Commission must devise a plan for storing groundwater in the state. Aquifers, which are both a cost-saving mechanism and environmentally favorable, may be the solution.

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  • Water in a news desert: New Jersey is spending $5 million to fund innovation in local news

    July 03, 2018 |

    Nieman Lab |

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    Response Location: United States

    Five million dollars has been budgeted by the New Jersey government to support local reporting. The funds will be used to establish a non-profit, independent news incubator that will pursue, manage, and distribute funding for innovative projects.

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  • This 'matha' in Karnataka's Hubli town could give our big cities a lesson in waste management!

    July 03, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Hubli

    In Hubli, a holy shrine of Advaita philosophy has a community kitchen that produces surprisingly little waste--even though it feeds about 6,000 people daily. The kitchen's methods are quite old, including composting and watering with grey water, but they appear to be working.

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  • Personalized learning is the new education reform hiding in plain sight

    July 02, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Journalist Laura Pappano travels to Texas to examine how one school is enacting "personalized learning," a trend she suspects may be "more revolutionary than we think." At Dan D. Rogers Elementary School in Dallas, students are taught to lead their own learning starting in their first days of kindergarten. Pappano weighs the pros and cons of the approach, looking at technology and educational equity in these increasingly popular schools.

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  • Peanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano's malnutrition crisis

    July 02, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    When Kano State began measuring the rates of adolescent malnutrition, they found that the number of children that qualified as some degree of malnourished was staggering. To mitigate this statistic from increasing, a television show and local NGO joined forces to implement an intervention that aims to teach families about viable food options and preemptively screen for diseases.

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