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Program Could Offer Possible Solution to Trash on Skid Row

JD Carrere

June 17, 2019 |

Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Van Nuys, California

In Southern California, trash often litters the streets in many of the areas where homelessness is abundant, but one homeless man in Van Nuys decided to change that. Launching an initiative known as Clean Streets Clean Starts, Don Larson enlists his fellow homeless community members in keeping the streets clean, and in turn, many local businesses donate gift cards to the cause.

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Rural students often go unnoticed by colleges. Can virtual counseling put them on the map?

Steven Friess

June 11, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Red Wing, Minnesota

A variety of nonprofit and philanthropic programs have started offering virtual college counseling to students living in rural communities. Through these setups, recent college graduates are often paired with students at schools where there are no full-time counselors or where the ratio of counselor to student is as high as 600 to 1.

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'It has transformed my life': the restaurant where all staff have a disability

Stephen Burgen

June 10, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia

A haute cuisine restaurant in the Spanish city of Jerez offers employment only for people with disabilities who are left out of the mainstream workforce. The restaurant employs 20 people with conditions ranging from Down's syndrome to cerebral palsy, and they say that they are treated just like anyone else and that it has transformed their lives. The restaurant has also caught people's attention for the food alone and even receives recipes and guest chefs from the top chefs in the country.

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6 lessons for Cleveland from European school-to-work models: Pathways to Prosperity

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2019 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

What can Cleveland learn from Europe's school-to-work models, dual education programs, and overall early introduction to career education that could be helpful in closing the skills gap? Cleveland community leaders think starting to provide information about job pathways as early as middle school and teaching specific occupational trades alongside general academic skills could be key.

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Montana elementary teachers team up to battle poverty's impacts

Devin Bodkin

June 05, 2019 |

Idaho Education News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalispell, Montana

Placing students into smaller groups with peers of similar learning ability allows schools to allocate resources to struggling or underprivileged students. The Peterson Elementary School in Kalispell, Montana, has begun to close the achievement gap for students of lower income families by creating three tiers of educational development. Teachers then tailor curricula around the needs of each peer group.

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Las Vegas school connects disadvantaged kids to careers

Devin Bodkin

June 04, 2019 |

Idaho Education News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

A Las Vegas-based magnet school uses a career-technical education approach, specifically preparing students for jobs in high demand at the local and national level. The magnet school, which includes core coursework as well as apprenticeships and industry-caliber projects, places a strong emphasis on hiring a teaching faculty that reflects the diversity of the student body.

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Reimagining Baltimore: Schools invite students to help

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

June 03, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A new initiative in Baltimore is changing the way social studies is taught to middle and high school students. BMore Me teaches students the larger context and history of their city with culturally relevant curriculum and encourages them to envision a positive future narrative for their hometown.

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Women lead the way in disaster preparedness, recovery in Odisha's Ganjam

Sahana Ghosh

June 03, 2019 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Ganjam, Odisha

A group of women in the state of Odisha, India works as the district's disaster responders in an area that has seen a record number of monsoons and other tropical storms. The women, many of whom live in the region's most vulnerable areas, act as ground-level support, evacuators, and trainers when a storm hits.

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One City Invests in Child Care That Parents Can Afford: Family and Friends

Mattie Quinn

May 31, 2019 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

As the cost of early childcare education reaches unsustainable levels for many families, advocates are working to support, teach, and validate the informal caregivers, including relatives, friends, and neighbors, who continue to fill in the gaps. Minneapolis, where an estimated 70 percent of preschool-aged children are cared for by family members or friends, is one city leading the charge.

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The green bank for kids - set up by a child

Dan Collyns

May 31, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Peru, Arequipa

José Adolfo Quisocala is no ordinary 14 year old. He started a bank to teach local children to save money, and he is able to help them make money through a recycling program that rewards those who contribute paper and plastic. So far he works with 2,000 children and seven schools, with more demand on the way.

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