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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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  • 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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  • Bringing the Dream of an Elite College to Rural Students

    May 21, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Recent college graduates are working as full-time college counselors in low-income, rural communities across the country. The program, College Advising Corps, aims to provide students with ready access to information about deadlines, school options, and financial aid forms. In one North Caroline school equipped with a young advisor, the college enrollment rate has increased by 10 percent over the course of two years and is projected to continue to rise.

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  • Nearby Hudson may have found internet desert solution

    May 11, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, Ohio

    Hudson was an internet desert, with slow and unreliable internet services and companies refusing to provide better internet since it wouldn't be very profitable. Thus, the city created its own internet company-Velocity Broadband, which already has more business customers than expected, has been receiving positive feedback- including residents wanting to access the service, and has sparked businesses to move to the area.

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  • These Chicago Activists Are Making Soccer More Inclusive For POC and LGBTQ+ Athletes

    May 10, 2017 |

    Remezcla |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Despite being one of the most rapidly-growing and popular sports in the United States, soccer - like most other sports and organizations of all kinds - faces challenges with disparity and exclusion over race, gender association, and socio-economic status. Activist groups like Left Wing Xicago, and the Athletic Alliance of Chicago are working to create spaces for people of color, LGBQT, and low-income community members to come together and enjoy the sport, as well as increase their representation in intramural and professional leagues.

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  • Employers Add ‘a Cheap Place to Live' to List of Staff Perks

    May 07, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, London

    For publishing companies located in major metropolises, housing costs can present a significant challenge to successfully recruiting and retaining staff. To address this issue, the Hachette and Penguin Random House publishing groups have created initiatives to provide interns with subsidized housing. Working with the Book Trade Charity—which has traditionally provided subsidized housing for retirees from the publishing industry—these publishing groups have invested in the refurbishment of apartments and are offering them at below market rate to applicants selected for internship programs.

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  • How is Sweden tackling its integration challenge?

    May 02, 2017 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Sweden has, and continues, to receive a lot of asylum seekers, leading to the need for successful integration of these new immigrants. Certain programs have been developed, such as one that when completed asylum seekers will be able to gain employment faster, or others that help young immigrants understand their new culture.

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  • Terms of Service: Rethink Kitchen

    April 25, 2017 |

    DigBoston |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    One restaurant's profit-sharing business model has removed tips entirely from their establishment, replacing it with benefits and business training. Giving employees a stake in the success of the restaurant has reduced staff turnover, created a better working environment, increased morale, and made employees more financially and emotionally invested in the success of the business. Employees are paid a baseline hourly rate in addition to splitting quarterly profits.

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

    April 25, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    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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  • You Can Invest Directly Into Building Bike Paths, Better Schools

    April 25, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The startup Neighborly is making municipal bonds feel relevant. Rather than investing in a “muni” bond indirectly through a retirement fund, individuals can now directly purchase these bonds and target the money to areas they feel passionate about, whether that is building bike lanes in Vermont or investing in schools in Massachusetts. Neighborly is building renewed interest in the municipal bond market while generating more funding for important infrastructure projects.

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