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Reflexión sobre un genocidio: “¿Por qué nos pasó?”

Lola García-Ajofrín

December 13, 2016 |

El País |

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Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh

En Camboya, una obra de teatro que se presenta en las escuelas aborda uno de los episodios más crueles de la historia del país y del siglo XX en general, en el que murieron alrededor de 1,7 millones de camboyanos —un cuarto de la población del país—. Luego de cada función, a la que asisten sobrevivientes, se promueve un diálogo intergeneracional con las y los estudiantes que permite mostrar cómo el teatro escolar puede transformarse en una gran herramienta para luchar contra el olvido.

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As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work

Kyle Spencer

December 12, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Morristown, New Jersey

The Morris district in Northern New Jersey has long championed diversity, even as its student body has changed and nearby schools remain deeply segregated. Each elementary school in the district draws from multiple neighborhoods, with a constant open zone at the center (where the poorest families live) where students are assigned to schools in order to maintain racial and economic diversity.

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Can Raton rise again?

Staci Matlock

November 24, 2016 |

The Santa Fe New Mexican |

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Response Location: United States, Raton, New Mexico

Raton, a town once surrounded by eight coal mines, now has a main street of boarded-up buildings. There is reason for optimism as the town diversifies its local economy, betting on "a mix of small manufacturing businesses, health care and specialty services, and hospitality for travelers" to endure the sudden decline in mining revenue. Its calculated revitalization may hold lessons for other towns.

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Kha'p'o Community School Returns K-6 Education to Pueblo Control

Ellen Berkovitch

November 15, 2016 |

Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kha'p'o Community School recently became the first of six Native American Community Academy schools in New Mexico and, after two years of planning, is now entirely under tribal control. Its educational model brings tribal language and project-based learning focused on tribal identity into the classroom. This model teaches the importance of cultural preservation and prepares the children who will someday be leading the very tribe that they are being educated in.

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Americans Are Getting Their Voluntourism Fix on a New Carnival Cruise

Jacob Kushner

November 07, 2016 |

Vice |

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Response Location: United States

Fathom is the world's first-ever cruise line for people who want to vacation and volunteer as a way of helping poor families in the Dominican Republic have concrete floors, water filters etc. However, the impact of this organization is unknown given a lack of data and contrasting anecdotal evidence.

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The last word: protecting our vanishing languages

Lucy Purdy

October 25, 2016 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Shropshire

The world is expecting to lose half its languages by the end of the century. People are preserving the ancestral languages by collecting and utilizing the vocabulary within their families and using apps and technologies to learn new languages.

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Native schools move forward by looking to the past

Leah Todd Lin

October 08, 2016 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Santa Clara Native Reservation, United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A New Mexico network of native schools, called the NACA-Inspired Schools Network, addresses the failure of traditional schooling to incorporate native culture into lessons by designing a culturally relevant curriculum for students. Beyond cultural education, the network also requires students to take at least two Advanced Placement courses and apply to at least 10 colleges to help level the playing field for native students in New Mexico.

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In Arkansas, schools are supposed to teach in English. Here's how one district gets around it.

Jia H. Jung

September 28, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Springdale, Arkansas

In Springdale, students who speak Marshallese have a hard time performing at school due to their lack of English language comprehension. “Community liaisons” between the children, their parents, and the school became essential in ensuring that there is effective communication between all parties.

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Earthbags Are Harnessing Soil to House the Nepalese

Temma Ehrenfeld

September 20, 2016 |

Garden Collage |

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Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

In an effort to rebuild after Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake, Earthbags have become a growing method of sustainable, affordable construction. These bags are carefully filled with soil, and stacked on one another to build structures like homes and schools. Across the country, officials, local residents, and non-profits like Good Earth Nepal have embraced the method in a grassroots push to rebuild the country for and by themselves.

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CDFIs Can Help Native Populations Moving to Cities

Johnny Magdaleno

September 19, 2016 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Rapid City, South Dakota

In Rapid City, South Dakota, talking about money is taboo among Native American families. To help improve their financial situations Black Hills Community Loan Fund offers financial literacy classes. The organization is in the process to be certified as a Native CDFI, a program that will help expand their impact.

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