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  • What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

    May 04, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    A growing number of companies are eliminating the phrase "bachelor's degree required" from their job postings. The Hechinger Report explores how companies such as Houghton Mifflin have shifted their hiring practices in recent years to emphasize applicants' skills rather than degrees with help from organizations like Resilient Coders, which offer software engineering and web development bootcamps for people of color.

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  • Fishermen fight to survive on the world's second largest lake

    May 03, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kasensero

    To reduce illegal fishing on Lake Victoria, Uganda overhauled management systems and sent in soldiers, who seized and burned illicit gear. Fish stocks appear to be rebounding, and outside investors are bringing in new development. However, some poor fishers lost their livelihoods and houses, and allegedly even their lives, in the crackdown.

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  • The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

    May 03, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cities across the world have implemented “congestion pricing” – meaning that cars in high-traffic areas will have to pay a fee to drive within those limits. New York City is one of the most recent cities to potentially implement this approach in its attempt to reduce congestion and encourage walking, biking, and public transportation.

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  • Cooled By Controversy In The U.S., Trash Incinerators Are Firing Up In Europe

    May 03, 2019 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    A new trash incinerator in Copenhagen, Denmark, is cleaner, more efficient, and more effective than incinerators of the past. Once considered controversial, burning trash is now proving to be an innovative solution to tackling waste. Trash is burned to provide heat for the city instead of ending up in landfills where it produces greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

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  • How California Is Making Up for 20 Years of English-Only Education

    May 03, 2019 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    In California, half of school-aged children are the children of immigrants. Among many other initiatives in the city, a community-wide training project in Fresno aims to improve how adults in the city work with students of immigrant families. One of the challenges of the renewed push for a bilingual approach - finding sufficient bilingual teachers after years of the state's English-only education policies.

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  • Mississippi Leads the Nation in Criminal Justice Reform

    May 03, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    The state of Mississippi has taken drastic steps in reforming their criminal justice system, pointing to a nationwide cultural shift as a driving force. State legislation, such as expanding parole eligibility, eliminating mandatory minimum sentences, and barring licensing boards from discriminating against individuals who used to be incarcerated are just a handful of policies the state has championed. The reform has led to a prison population decrease of 11% and state savings of $46 million

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  • In Indonesia, bigger catches for a fishing village protecting its mangroves

    May 03, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Sungai Nibung

    Offering ecosystems a short break from extractive practices can stave off environmental degradation and overfishing. In Indonesia, regions of the Nibung River are closed for several months to allow populations of fish and crabs to recover. The fishing moratoriums not only increase yields and ecosystem resilience, they also improve the quality of life of fishermen. Planet Indonesia, a nongovernmental organization, works enroll locals into the environmental reforms through literacy promotion and education.

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  • Meet the Canadian doctor who prescribes money to low-income patients

    May 03, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    Many times, a person's economic stability can directly impact other aspects of their life, such as their personal health. Realizing this connection, a Canadian doctor has started prescribing social services as complementary treatment for his patient's ailments.

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  • ‘Returning from the twilight zone': Home to Stay offers one-stop shop for those leaving prisons

    May 02, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Home To Stay, a new collaborative program in Milwaukee, WI, brings together community-based organizations, government agencies, and private employers to provide outreach and services for formerly incarcerated individuals. Once a month, services like job recruiting, educational centers, and legal help come together under one roof to give those re-entering society an accessible place to receive the support they need.

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  • Trading Pencils for Hammers: These Kids Are Learning Math and Getting Jobs Right Out of High School Audio icon

    May 02, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Pflugerville, Texas

    Hands-on experience can improve learning outcomes. By using the Geometry in Construction curriculum, developed by Contextual Learning Concepts, schools across the US are not only teaching kids geometry, they are also helping them gain valuable vocational skills. Several of the schools have even paired the program with service work by partnering with Habitat for Humanity.

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