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  • Hospitals help patients get out the vote while stuck in bed

    November 02, 2018 |

    Associated Press |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Some hospitals are finding ways to help their patients vote. Penn Votes Project is an initiative between hospitals and the Penn Law School that helps patients fill out and notarize their absentee ballots. Then there’s Patientvoting.com where patients can find information on medical absentee voting by state. “Every citizen of the United States has the right to vote and we think getting ill shouldn’t impair that process.”

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  • Women in tech are mobilizing to improve access to abortion providers

    November 01, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    A collaboration between pro-choice activists and tech workers is—in the face of increasing restrictive policy—creating access to services and information. Events like the Abortion Access Hackathon provide a means for collective action to create websites detailing the location of clinics and each state’s law regarding abortion.

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  • How ‘Makers' Make the Classroom More Inclusive

    November 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The "maker" movement is a growing trend in education that allows students to learn in a creative, hands-on, project-based way that develops an idea in real time using tools and technology. The annual Maker Faire in Queens brings together people who utilize this strategy in the classroom, and educators testify to how it is getting students engaged in a way they hadn't before.

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  • Free College Tuition Is Nice, But How About Food?

    October 30, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston

    For many college students, financial aid programs can help them afford tuition, but it doesn't cover necessities like food that are required for true affordability. To change that, colleges around the country are offering food scholarships and more comprehensive services.

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  • In these bilingual classrooms, diversity is no longer lost in translation

    October 30, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Somerville, MA is one of a growing number of cities that has implemented a two-way dual immersion program in its schools. These programs combine fluent English speakers and English language learners in the same room, helping to integrate not only schools but classrooms and empowering both groups of students in the process.

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  • In North Dakota, Native Americans Try to Turn an ID Law to Their Advantage

    October 30, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Great Sioux Nation, United States, Fort Yates, North Dakota

    After a Republican led state law that bans people without an address from voting took effect, Native American tribes in North Dakota began organizing to get out the vote. They even began creating their own addresses. They teamed up with Claremont Graduate University in California and overlaid “ voting precinct maps on satellite images of the reservations and assigned each precinct one address.” “The right to vote can be taken for granted until someone tries to take it away from you, and then it can be the reason you do vote.”

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  • Walking School Bus program at Lincoln to expand route, improve attendance

    October 30, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Since the Lincoln Avenue School Walking Bus program started, the school has seen marked improvements in attendance rates. The volunteer-run transit alternative promotes neighborhood safety and offers another chance for disconnected students to socialize.

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  • It takes a village: This cooperative childcare center offers more than just a place to drop off kids

    October 30, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit

    The Detroit Parent Collective is using a unique model to provide child care for all participating families: families pay per household rather than child to keep services affordable for families with multiple children, and a parent/guardian is required to be on-site at all times. The Collective offers co-working spaces as well as a sense of community, both factors that ensure the success of their model.

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  • Students Most Likely To Succeed

    October 26, 2018 |

    Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    In areas of high poverty, students in San Antonio, Texas are highly encouraged and supported to take the next step after high school to go on to challenging universities and gain a degree. Their efforts, which include talking about college as early as kindergarten and one-on-one year-long guidance to identify strengths and choose the right college, are particularly targeted at students who will not only be the first one in their family to attend college, but the first in their family to leave the state. Students share that they feel prepared, challenged, and optimistic about their time away from home.

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  • TV Sign Language Interpreters Bring Hope to Those Living with Hearing Impairment

    October 26, 2018 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In 2016, Kenya's government instituted a broadcast programming code that required reporting programs to include sign language interpretation. Through this code, people with hearing impairment have access to news and information to be well-informed and civically engaged.

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