Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17340 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • To a T: How Phillip Eng got Boston's subway system back on track

    November 15, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    To address issues with the city’s old, slow subway system, Boston's MBTA implemented an aggressive repair and staffing strategy that included replacing 250,000 feet of aging track and expanding the workforce from 5,700 to 8,000 employees through increased wages and sign-on bonuses. As a result, on-time performance soared from 25% to 92%, rider satisfaction nearly doubled, and the system now runs 278 more trains daily.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Can this popular outdoors attraction provide a solution for the Enchantments?

    November 15, 2025 |

    The Seattle Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Aspen, Colorado

    To protect natural landscapes and use its resources as efficiently as possible, Pitkin County in Colorado closely manages daily use of popular outdoor destination Maroon Bells, with required reservations for people driving to the trailhead and scheduled shuttle rides for all other visitors. The system is possible through public-private partnerships between the local transit authority and a private company that oversees the Maroon Bells reservation system.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Solar-powered cold storage empowers smallholder farmers

    November 14, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India

    Solar-powered cold storage units operated through Farmer Producer Organizations in India have reduced post-harvest losses from as high as one-third of crops to minimal levels. This enables smallholder farmers to save on storage and transportation costs while gaining control over when to sell their produce at better prices.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Evanston's Mental Health First Aid training provides support

    November 13, 2025 |

    The Daily Northwestern |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    Evanston's free Mental Health First Aid training program has equipped 169 residents with skills to recognize and respond to mental health crises. This helps distressed individuals connect to professional resources more efficiently, though challenges remain in ensuring adequate follow-up mental health services are available in the community.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Undesignated stock epinephrine in university dining halls

    November 13, 2025 |

    The Daily Northwestern |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Several universities have stocked undesignated epinephrine autoinjectors in their dining halls since to provide life-saving immediate care during allergic reactions, increasing students' sense of safety and confidence when dining on campus.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Doulas Bringing Babies into the World During Hurricanes

    November 13, 2025 |

    The 19th |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Doula C-Hot program trains birth workers to assess and prepare pregnant clients for climate-related health risks like hurricanes and extreme heat, successfully training 12 doulas who have helped over 40 clients better prepare for environmental threats during pregnancy.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation

    November 07, 2025 |

    High Country News |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, East Glacier, Montana

    In response to a wave of youth suicides, educators at Buffalo Hide Academy in the Blackfeet Nation are teaching about heavy metal to connect youth to a sense of community and catharsis through the music. The school also works in tandem with the Fire in the Mountains metal festival to give students opportunities to perform and to enjoy the live music with their peers, leaning on metal’s therapeutic benefits.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Vocational boom: Enrollment surges at career technical schools as students seek skills, jobs, financial stability

    November 07, 2025 |

    Daily Hampshire Gazette |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Vocational and technical education programs offer students the best of both worlds, giving them hands-on experience in career fields of interest while also requiring academic rigor in the classroom. In Massachusetts, which is currently expanding funding for schools to upgrade their facilities, enrollment in technical schools rose 24 percent over 15 years, with many schools requiring a waitlist for interested students.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How Lithuania More Than Halved Its Suicide Rate

    November 06, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Lithuania, Vilnius

    Over the past several years, Lithuania has implemented a comprehensive national strategy to combat high suicide rates by shifting from a medicalized approach to community-based support. One such strategy is Sidabrinė Linija, or Silver Line, a nonprofit offering free support to isolated seniors by matching them with a “befriender” who shares some of their interests. Since its inception, Silver Line has befriended 6,000 seniors. As a result of combined efforts from multiple initiatives, Lithuania’s suicide rate has dropped from 44 per 100,000 residents in 2004 to 19.5 per 100,000 today.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Rustic Farms Where French Prisoners Wrap Up Their Sentences

    November 03, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: France, Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique

    The Moyembrie farm program allows French inmates to spend their final 9-12 months of incarceration working on a farm with social worker support rather than in traditional prison. This strategy has resulted in only 1 in 10 being sent back to prison and over half finding employment or training within three months of release—compared to France's national recidivism rate of over 60% within five years.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus