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Tiny Eatery, Big Mission In Pullman

Linda Lutton

May 08, 2019 |

WBEZ |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A new food hall in the South Side of Chicago offers three African American chefs the opportunity to open a local, thriving business. The food hall, operated by a local nonprofit, brings healthy and creative cuisine to the community as well as opens doors for black business owners in Chicago.

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Laundromats are playing an unlikely role in the effort to shrink America's literacy gap

Annabelle Timsit

May 05, 2019 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The average American family spends more than two hours at the local laundromat. The Clinton Foundation and other partners have set up "Reading & Play Spaces" in 250 laundromats across the country to encourage literacy and parent-child interactions: "This project is part of a much larger vision to reinvent everyday spaces to encourage the kinds of experiences that help children thrive."

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What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

Lawrence Lanahan

May 04, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A growing number of companies are eliminating the phrase "bachelor's degree required" from their job postings. The Hechinger Report explores how companies such as Houghton Mifflin have shifted their hiring practices in recent years to emphasize applicants' skills rather than degrees with help from organizations like Resilient Coders, which offer software engineering and web development bootcamps for people of color.

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Mississippi Leads the Nation in Criminal Justice Reform

Casey Leins

May 03, 2019 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

The state of Mississippi has taken drastic steps in reforming their criminal justice system, pointing to a nationwide cultural shift as a driving force. State legislation, such as expanding parole eligibility, eliminating mandatory minimum sentences, and barring licensing boards from discriminating against individuals who used to be incarcerated are just a handful of policies the state has championed. The reform has led to a prison population decrease of 11% and state savings of $46 million

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The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

Diana Budds

May 03, 2019 |

Vox |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Cities across the world have implemented “congestion pricing” – meaning that cars in high-traffic areas will have to pay a fee to drive within those limits. New York City is one of the most recent cities to potentially implement this approach in its attempt to reduce congestion and encourage walking, biking, and public transportation.

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Meet the Canadian doctor who prescribes money to low-income patients

Sigal Samuel

May 03, 2019 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto

Many times, a person's economic stability can directly impact other aspects of their life, such as their personal health. Realizing this connection, a Canadian doctor has started prescribing social services as complementary treatment for his patient's ailments.

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How California Is Making Up for 20 Years of English-Only Education

Sarah Jackson

May 03, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

In California, half of school-aged children are the children of immigrants. Among many other initiatives in the city, a community-wide training project in Fresno aims to improve how adults in the city work with students of immigrant families. One of the challenges of the renewed push for a bilingual approach - finding sufficient bilingual teachers after years of the state's English-only education policies.

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Saving the Teeth of Patients With Special Needs

Catherine Saint Louis

May 02, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

People with special needs can face medical challenges when buildings aren't built in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or doctors claim they can't treat them. In New York, the N.Y.U. College of Dentistry’s Oral Health Center for People With Disabilities directly combats this problem by treating "adult and pediatric patients across the spectrum of disabilities,"

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How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together

Melissa Jun Rowley

April 30, 2019 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel

Tech2Peace, a student and volunteer-led program, is working to not only teach technology skills to youth, but is also trying to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations through conflict resolution dialogue. The idea behind the solution, is that the communities have to work together in order to master the skills, and then the skills learned will allow the participants to remain in contact after the workshop is over.

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What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy

Lisa Stark

April 30, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Arkansas

Only about 40 percent of students in the fourth and eighth grades in the U.S. are considered proficient in reading. A group of parents in Arkansas, whose students are dyslexic, are introducing new strategies informed by their children's experiences to change the way reading instruction is taught to all students statewide.

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