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  • How to Fix the Country's Failing Schools. And How Not To.

    January 09, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Union City, New Jersey

    Newark, N.J., had major politicians and investments try to "flip" its school system; the much smaller Union City had teachers and parents. The solution was no silver bullet—just the slow and steady approach of gradual improvement.

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  • Former Islamic extremist tries to save others from his mistakes — with a popular online cartoon

    January 06, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    "The Abdullah-X Show" on YouTube is the creation of a former Islamic extremist who says he was attracted precisely to the kind of ideology terrorists espouse these days. He has used the medium to warn potential extremists away from the ideology.

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  • A Twist on Caring for a Parent: Move Into the Home

    January 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A few adult children have found that the simplest arrangement can be found in an apartment at the same retirement community, as it enables them to care for their elderly parents efficiently.

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  • Mastering ‘Life and Knife' Skills in a Training Kitchen

    December 25, 2015 |

    National Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Former convicts learn essential life and culinary skills in a tailored program at D.C. Central Kitchen.

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  • Adapting the Midtown model to the neighborhoods

    December 22, 2015 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To counteract the deteriorating commercial hub of four Detroit neighborhoods, the community development organization Live6 is engaging with locals and investing in the area. By working with anchor institutions, including a local college and a university, Live6 is adapting a development model that has worked for other Detroit neighborhoods. The group is redeveloping the area while being inclusive of the current residents.

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  • Poverty's Price: Child exposure to ‘toxic stress' a key link to behavior, learning problems

    December 17, 2015 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Vanceboro, North Carolina

    A program in eastern North Carolina takes a proven, two-generation approach to lift struggling families out of dire circumstances.

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  • For migrants, a push for cross-border justice

    December 14, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    The rights of migrant workers, especially related to legal issues, are often ignored. Lawyers are helping Mexican workers sue abusive employers in US courts.

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  • Baltimore's infant mortality efforts at work in poorest neighborhoods: Saving the Smallest

    December 11, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When Baltimore launched a citywide effort to reduce infant mortality in 2009 called B'More for Healthy Babies, Upton Druid Heights was a prime target. That effort has since cut down infant deaths in the city by 24 percent and led to a record low number of annual sleep-related infant deaths.

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  • Using paramedics to help hospice patients avoid unwanted care

    December 10, 2015 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    A hospice patient's end-of-life desires are most often thwarted when well-meaning loved ones see the patient in some sort of distress. New programs ask first-responder paramedics to work with hospice programs to better honor a person’s end-of-life wishes.

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  • Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How

    December 10, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal—to end chronic homelessness. As of 2015, the state, which has adopted a "housing first" approach, can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent.

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