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  • ‘They track every move': how US parole apps created digital prisoners

    March 04, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    State and federal parole officials have rushed during the pandemic to embrace the use of smartphone apps that monitor the location and behavior of a person on parole. The apps and related data analytics save courts money and time by easing the need for face-to-face meetings. While there are potential benefits as well for the people being monitored, such as not wearing stigmatizing and uncomfortable ankle monitors, some complain the apps are even more intrusive than traditional monitoring – and perhaps more apt to lead to technical violations of parole that can land people back in prison.

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  • Legos, Meditation, Video Field Trips: How One D.C. School Is Using Virtual Clubs to Help Students Break Through the Isolation — and Reconnect With Friends — During the Pandemic

    March 04, 2021 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Themed, online student clubs are a new, home-grown venture for Two Rivers Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Previously, afterschool programming was run in-person and primarily by the network’s after care provider and outside agencies. The school started running a handful of virtual clubs at their respective campuses serving a few dozen students around late September, with weekly attendance growing as the number of clubs expanded.

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  • Data and Door Knocking: One City's Push for Racial Equity in Vaccines

    March 04, 2021 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    To improve racial equity in Covid-19 vaccine distribution, the Chicago public health commissioner along with volunteers in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood have worked together to bring a pop-up vaccination clinic to a local high school and increase outreach to residents via phone calls, text messaging, and door-knocking. Since opening, the site has been able to vaccinate 2,000 people per week.

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  • To Tackle Homelessness, Santa Fe Found a Better Plan

    March 04, 2021 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Sante Fe, New Mexico

    The adoption of the “Built for Zero” campaign in Sante Fe, New Mexico, allowed the city to effectively respond to the housing crisis that unfolded as a result of the pandemic. The data-driven approach gives cities a better snapshot of how many people are homeless at any given time and also encourages agencies to work together, which creates a network that can adequately address chronic homelessness.

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  • Human trafficking operations surrounding the Super Bowl result in dozens of arrests for prostitution

    March 04, 2021 |

    WFTS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

    Law enforcement and a private organization, Rahab's Daughters, attacked human sex trafficking at the 2021 Super Bowl in Tampa by tracing leads from tens of thousands of advertisements for sexual services. While the private group says it provided housing, food, and clothing to 40 women, and the police said they identified six trafficking victims and connected them with needed protection and services, far more women were arrested on prostitution charges, along with a handful of men on trafficking charges. Critics say the harm from those arrests can overshadow the benefits from looking for actual victims.

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  • Pradinukai moka mokesčius, paaugliai dirba, o suaugusieji – finansiškai raštingiausi Europoje: kaip slovėnams tai pavyko

    March 03, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Slovenia

    Slovėnijos visuomenė yra viena finansiškai raštingiausių visuomenių pasaulyje. Nacionalinė finansinio raštingumo strategija įpareigoja ir skatina vyriausybės , nevyriausybines organizacijas ir švietimo įstaigas, suteikti žinių apie ekonomiką ir finansus vaikams, sportininkams, įsiskolinusiems žmonėms ir įvairioms pažeidžiamoms visuomenės grupėms.

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  • Early intervention program to stem domestic violence in Poughkeepsie faces resistance

    March 03, 2021 |

    Poughkeepsie Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Kingston, New York

    An early-intervention program targets people suspected of domestic violence with services meant to end the abuse through deterrence and counseling rather than after-the-fact punishment. In Kingston, New York, the Intimate Partners Violence Intervention program has contributed to a 36% drop in reported abuse and a low recidivism rate. Multiple agencies provide services aimed at prevention of abuse, while police arrest threats escalate depending on the severity and frequency of the abuse. In nearby Poughkeepsie, the program's development has been stalled by objections from criminal defense lawyers.

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  • Schools Look To Algorithms To Flag Students Who May Harm Themselves

    March 03, 2021 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Mason City, Iowa

    Companies like Gaggle are typically used by school districts to track student online behavior, but now they are tracking something else—self-harm. Machine learning flags words that might indicate a student is thinking of hurting themselves. “It gives us insight into what the student's thinking.” Gaggle identified 64,000 student references to suicide and self-harm. The company claims to have saved 927 student lives. In Mason City, districts receive alerts when a student’s search is flagged. “Nicole Pfirman says there have been a few times where she believes an alert saved a kid's life.”

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  • In a city where bullets too often hit kids, a program calls on young people to shoot cameras, not guns

    March 03, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A group of D.C. teens produced a short film depicting life in their neighborhood, the final product of a pilot project that teaches filmmaking skills in order to lift up community voices and inspire youth to pursue a career. The program, "Don't Shoot Guns, Shoot Cameras," was started by the uncle of a homicide victim in a neighborhood where violence can feel more prevalent than positive inspiration. The program, which partnered with an existing nonprofit, is now seeking to expand.

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  • Lifeline: How Bilingual Learning Pods Are Helping English Language Learners Navigate Classes During the Pandemic Without Teachers or Peers

    March 03, 2021 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    English language learners in Cleveland, Ohio are getting the help they need to get through school through bilingual learning pods. Esperanza Inc., a local non-profit, opened up centers for Spanish-speaking students catch up on their remote learning lessons, but the crucial part was staffing the center with bilingual staff. The centers currently have a waitlist and serve anywhere from 40-50 students.

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