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  • Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district

    April 08, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    When Spokane Public Schools banned cellphones in classrooms and at recess, it also paired the new rules with an engagement program designed to get more students involved in clubs and extracurricular activities. Since removing cell phones, expanding activity options, and hiring “engagement navigators” to help match students to activities, the number of students participating in extracurriculars increased by 19 percent and principals began reporting fewer phone confiscations.

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  • How a young beekeeper's initiative brought hope and profit to Sierra Leone communities

    March 31, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone

    Bangs Circular practices sustainable beekeeping across eight communities, launching the Tiwai Honey Project, which builds hand-made beehives to support the native bee population. This practice allows beekeepers to closely monitor the bees’ well-being, thus leading to more honey production and reforestation efforts. So far, the group has trained more than 400 local beekeepers.

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  • Need help finding housing or financial aid? Minnesota's growing number of hubs support families.

    March 30, 2025 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Minnesota’s community resource centers are one-stop hubs where families and soon-to-be parents can get help with everything from applying for benefits to finding child care, housing or transportation. The state now has 16 centers in seven counties, though continued state funding for these facilities is uncertain.

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  • A La Reliure du Limousin, les aides gouvernementales sont indispensables au succès de l'apprentissage

    March 26, 2025 |

    Le Monde |

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    Response Location: France, Malemort

    Chez La Reliure du Limousin, entreprise de reliure et de restauration de documents anciens, les financements publics soutiennent un programme d’apprentissage qui allie formation technique et cours théoriques. L’entreprise accueille 10 apprentis par an et a jusqu’à présent embauché une douzaine pour des postes permanents.

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  • How a shelter hit by Trump's aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico

    March 25, 2025 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Tapachula

    Casa Frida is a Mexican shelter and resource center serving LGBTQ+ migrants fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries. The organization provides temporary shelter and meals for a small number of people and helps dozens of others connect to legal guidance, temporary work, psychological counseling, and advice on renting safely.

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  • How the Klamath Dams Came Down

    March 19, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The coordinated response involved decades of persistent advocacy, strategic coalition-building among Indigenous nations, environmentalists, and government officials, sustained direct activism, and innovative legal and corporate negotiations, ultimately leading to the historic removal of four dams along the Klamath River. This effort successfully restored salmon habitat and ecosystem health, setting a groundbreaking precedent for addressing environmental justice, tribal sovereignty, and dam removal conflicts nationwide.

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  • Beyond the Chip: How an Oregon university gives students a 'quick start' in chip manufacturing

    March 05, 2025 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    In partnership with universities and community colleges, Intel’s Quick Start program gives students condensed training over 10 days that prepares them for careers in the semiconductor industry. In one iteration of the program at Portland Community College, 391 students have graduated so far, and everyone who graduates is guaranteed an interview at Intel.

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  • Kansas sought homelessness success stories. It stumbled on a cautionary tale, too.

    February 26, 2025 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Community Solutions provides support and data analysis for municipalities trying to reach “functional zero,” when it becomes rare for a specific population, such as veterans or people who are chronically unhoused, to fall into homelessness. The milestone has been achieved by several communities, including Rockford, Illinois, and Abilene, Texas, but some, such as Bergen County, New Jersey, have struggled to maintain the standard long-term.

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  • Fresh start in the kitchen: Ruthie's Cafe helps rebuild lives in South Dallas

    February 20, 2025 |

    Dallas Doing Good |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Through the second chance employment program at Ruthie’s Cafe, people who have been impacted by the justice system can work in a supportive environment that also helps them get access to resources like transportation and housing assistance.

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  • Demand for immigration legal services spikes at California colleges

    February 03, 2025 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In the University of California and California State University systems, undocumented students have access to Dream resource centers where they can get support with financial aid, mental health services, community-building, and legal aid for immigration cases. These services have seen demand skyrocket since the 2024 presidential election and subsequent executive orders around immigration.

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