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  • Pennsylvania's top court just made it way harder to sentence kids to life in prison

    June 26, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    To sentence a minor to life in prison without parole, prosecutors in Pennsylvania must now prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the minor is incapable of rehabilitation. The state supreme court ruling is meant to recognize most children’s impulsivity and their ability to change. The ruling is a significant step in Pennsylvania, which is home to the largest population of juvenile lifers in the nation.

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  • AI Is a Game-Changer in the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty. Here's Why

    June 21, 2017 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Stanford, California

    Beyond its common application as a predictor of consumer purchasing behavior, AI can be utilized to tackle poverty issues, improve agricultural efficiency, and increase access to information for otherwise disconnected populations. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are putting global satellite photographs into a complex algorithm to gauge economic activity.

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  • Rural Indian girls get discrimination-fighting tool: soccer

    June 17, 2017 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: India, Hutup

    Using a daily soccer practice as a structure, a nonprofit in a remote village in India is teaching girls about gender equality and health and life skills.

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  • Increasing Voter Turnout for 2018 and Beyond

    June 13, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Voter turnout in the United States is far below that in most democracies. States and cities are trying a variety of ways to increase turnout, with mixed success. Eight states and Washington, D.C., are moving to automatic voter registration, for example, which is commonplace in nearly every other advanced democracy, and 32 states are debating instituting or expanding it. But not all registered voters are actually casting ballots.

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  • How sexual assistants are helping disabled Czechs fulfil their ‘right to sex'

    June 07, 2017 |

    Euronews |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    An organization in the Czech Republic has hired "sexual assistants to help disabled Czechs explore their sexuality and satisfy their sexual needs" as part of an initiative to decrease the stigma around people with disabilities and the topic of sexuality. The initiative has received some community pushback but has gained support from the government’s Interior Ministry – and in other Western countries, some governments have gone so far as to also offer financial support.

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  • Pilot program to help young women run for political office

    June 07, 2017 |

    Indiana Daily Student |

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    Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Indiana

    After calling roll at an all-male city council meeting in Bloomington, Indiana, city clerk Regina Moore recruited a group of women to run for office with the Democratic Women's Caucus in 1999. In 2017, she worked with a national organization called Rise to Run to start the recruitment pipeline younger by targeting high school and college-aged women to be more politically engaged.

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  • No Matter What Washington Does, One Nonprofit Is Closing the Digital Divide

    May 25, 2017 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

    With no alternative, some community college students in Talihina, Oklahoma sit in the parking lot of the local hospital at night, logging on to the internet network to complete research papers, oftentimes on smartphones. With Obama-era broadband infrastructure improvement plans now uncertain, one nonprofit is getting "out of the government's umbrella" and working to ensure the goal of connecting 350,000 people nationwide by 2020 is still met. By both building infrastructure and making it more affordable, ConnectHome Nation seeks to answer, "What could they become ... if they just had an equal shot?"

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  • Research Says ‘Voucher' Programs Can Help Students

    May 23, 2017 |

    Flatland |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    The Catholic Education Foundation in Kansas City has provided nearly $600,000 in scholarships to approximately 300 low-income students to give them the choice to choose where they want to go to school. Because it is funded by businesses through tax-deductible contributions, it is a contentious issue by involving public money. The program has found over time that although the difference in test scores between private and public schools is modest, the real benefit of the program is helping families make informed choices about their education without access being an issue.

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  • Oklahoma City-Based International Development NGO Focuses On Women

    May 23, 2017 |

    WMOT |

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    Response Location: India, Madhubani, Bihar

    In many rural villages in Northern India and Nepal, long-standing cultural norms have relegated women to subordinate positions in marriage and minimal educational opportunities, stifling the social, agricultural and economic development of entire communities. But with the NGO World Neighbors' work to increase female literacy and help initiate locally-controlled savings and credit groups, these areas' female residents have become a more empowered component of local development and progressive change.

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  • Year Up matches urban youth to a hungry job market

    May 22, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    As urban youth struggle to get onto a career track, Year Up equips these young people with technical skills and professional support to help them enter the job market. The initiative has scaled nationally in the United States, and it has given hope to young people while also providing a valuable resource for employees looking to hire competent workers.

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