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  • In a global economy, Mass. lags in teaching foreign languages

    James Vaznis

    April 04, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Park City, Utah

    In a global economy, helping students succeed means offering them the opportunity to become multilingual. States such as Utah, Indiana, and Delaware have stepped up their efforts with immersion programs for elementary students.

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  • Live From Woodburn High

    Dave Miller

    March 09, 2016 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Woodburn, Oregon

    The four academies that make up Woodburn High have exceeded the Oregon state average by double digits for two years in a row, despite high poverty rates. What's driving the school's success?

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  • One Foot in the Levant

    Jed Oelbaum

    March 08, 2016 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Response Location: Syria

    In the face of terror and war, art and history needed protection. A group of professors, activists, archeologists, and historians created a network to preserve and protect art and history in Syria.

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  • Two words for Hillary if she wants to connect with the financially struggling: “Postal banking”

    Gail Cornwall

    February 28, 2016 |

    Salon |

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    Response Location: United States

    Postal banking used to be the norm in the United States, just as it is throughout Europe, helping poor and immigrant families save money, transfer funds, and even get small loans. The model is ripe for a comeback. Today, check cashers and payday lenders slap big fees on services that could easily be provided - without a profit-seeking motive - through the postal system infrastructure.

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  • Kenyans Reacquire an Old Taste: Eating Healthier

    Rachel Cernansky

    February 23, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In colonial times, diets and agricultural work in Kenya focused on corn and rice, alongside produce grown elsewhere. Health-consciousness is now restoring nutritious local fruits and vegetables to Kenyan tables, in part by teaching horticulture students in university.

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  • Activismo punk en Indonesia

    Lola García-Ajofrín

    February 09, 2016 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    En 2013, en Indonesia, unas 28 millones de personas vivían en situación de pobreza extrema. A la vez, 3,5 millones de niños y niñas estaban fuera de la escuela, según Unicef. Una fundación humanitaria, conformada por músicos, tatuadores y publicistas que dejaron atrás su rivalidad, decidió aportar un porcentaje de sus ingresos para reducir los altos niveles de necesidad y pobreza.

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  • The American Dream Isn't Dead. This Is How Immigrant Families Are Achieving It

    Raisa Bruner

    November 09, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Instituto del Progreso Latino, a vocational school in Chicago, is comprehensively helping Latino immigrants living in the U.S. educate themselves, find professional work, and rise above poverty.

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  • International Students Find the American Dream ... in Flint

    Gordon Young

    October 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    International students and the city of Flint, Michigan, have an imperfect but beneficial relationship. The city is a cheap and accommodating place for students to get their foot in the U.S., and the students bring their business; thus, boosting the desperate economy.

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  • The Changing Face of California Agriculture

    Mark Bittman

    September 30, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Immigrants from Laos farming in California are using traditional knowledge and small-scale farming to make farming economically viable. While Hmong farmers face cultural challenges, they are looking to sustain and expand their businesses to new markets.

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  • For U.S. Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands

    Cheryl Katz

    September 28, 2015 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Duluth, Minnesota

    Property rights, circumscribed jurisdictions, and conflicts with neighbors exacerbate Native American efforts to restore tribal land and resources. Some tribes have found success by tapping into a trend of support from the government and conservationists.

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