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  • Leveling the playing field in rent court

    The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board

    April 30, 2017 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    This is an opinion piece by the paper's staff based on a large series of investigative stories about evictions and substandard housing in Baltimore. It critiques a system that was designed to protect tenants, where they can get a judge to set up an escrow account to collect rent while landlords make repairs, because it usually favors landlords over tenants. The column outlines specific fixes that would address this imbalance, including more code inspections, a more transparent process and laws that hold landlords accountable for substandard properties.

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  • Question: How do we get black men involved in their communities? Answer: They already are.

    Courtland Milloy

    April 25, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    An organization called The BMe Community (for Black Male Engagement) aims to combat the negative image of black men with hard facts and statistics of how they are actually improving their communities. Now operating in 6 cities, founder Trabian Shorters created a funding network that publicizes and supports the positive work that 194 black men are doing in order to change the narrative that black men are a problem only.

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  • Innovating Emergency Medical Response: The View From Reno And Portland

    Allison Frost

    April 25, 2017 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Emergency medical response systems are facing challenges in meeting the needs of clients and financial limits. This has left the system unable to effectively serve their communities. Now, responders in Portland, Oregon, and Reno, Nevada, are creating new solutions to make this system more efficient.

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  • Inside the Women-Led Global Alliance to Save the Planet

    Andrea Cooper

    April 24, 2017 |

    Ms. Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris, Paris Region

    Women4Climate is a new alliance of women mayors from major cities who are determined to act against climate change with or without federal support. Instead, they mentor each other in innovative solutions, cross-promote important causes, and share best practices to help stem the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions, empowering women everywhere to participate.

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  • Saving seeds and stories at Taos Pueblo

    Cody Hooks

    April 20, 2017 |

    The Taos News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Taos Pueblo, United States, Taos, New Mexico

    One small thing colonization destroyed was seeds. Indigenous communities used to pass seeds down from generation to generation, but according to some estimates, seed erosion has wiped off as much as 90 percent of agricultural crops. A global effort is being undertaken to save seeds, and also conserve tradition.

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  • Has a bold reform plan helped to shrink Philly's prison population?

    David Gambacorta Samantha Melamed

    April 12, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, but with a $3.5 million McArthur Foundation grant the city has used several initiatives to change that. The efforts appear to be working, with the number of inmates falling by 12 percent over one year. Programs include getting addicts treatment instead of more jail time, working to release those who cannot afford bail ahead of a trial and making attorneys more available for those who want to seek early parole.

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  • Takto učí dobrý učiteľ. Novinár odišiel z Bratislavy na východ a odpísané deti vyťahuje do normálneho života

    Juraj Koník

    April 06, 2017 |

    Denník N |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Slovakia

    Učiteľ, produkt programu Teach for Slovakia, robí pozitívne zmeny v triedach, v ktorých žiaci zaostávajú v čítaní, matematike a prírodných vedách.

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  • Is Vancouver lonelier than most cities or just better about addressing it?

    Ashifa Kassam

    April 04, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Vancouver has gained a reputation as one of the loneliest cities in the world. In a survey of residents conducted by the Vancouver Foundation, 1 in 3 respondents said that "they found it hard to make friends in the city." To foster community, the city created a task force to tackle this feeling of isolation, aided by the efforts of community-owned projects.

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  • Gifted programs across Washington leave out black and Latino students — but Federal Way is one model for change

    Claudia Rowe

    April 02, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Federal Way, Washington

    Despite comprising a third of the population, poor and minority students are drastically underrepresented in gifted education programs across the nation, even if their academic performance is on-par with their white peers. Federal Way Public Academy in Washington has re-examined its methods for finding academically talented kids and is changing the numbers.

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  • Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

    David L. Kirp

    April 01, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Despite a deplorably small budget and an ominous lack of support from the government, the Union Public Schools district of Tulsa, Ok is achieving the incredible. Though many of the students are minorities and hail from low-income families, Union boasts exceptional graduation rates and a remarkable STEM-focused curriculum. Their success stems from a comprehensive focus on each individual child within the classroom and beyond, creating a hub for the greater community that includes resources like child care for teen mothers and a student-run garden.

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