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  • Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India

    December 14, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Odisha

    A conservationist dedicated 1.7 acres in Odisha, India, to farm and conserve native rice varieties in an effort to revive resilient crops and food systems in the country after many were abandoned for high-yield varieties. The seeds are shared with small farmers across several states.

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  • The rate of out-school children in Nigeria is alarming, but one initiative is taking children off the streets in Gombe

    December 14, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

    The founder of the Uncle Muhsin Education Support Initiative uses his own resources to offer in-person and virtual classes for free to young Nigerians who are out of school. He also offers classes for children in school who do not understand all of their subjects.

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  • Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis

    December 14, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Germany, Saarland

    Unlike the U.S., in Germany medical debt is almost nonexistent because the country limits how much patients have to pay out-of-pocket for doctor and hospital visits and medications. Affordable access to health care has made German patients less likely than Americans to die from conditions that can be treated with good access to care, such as heart attacks, diabetes, pneumonia, and some cancers.

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  • 10 years after Sandy Hook, Moms Demand Action volunteers are turning activism into political power

    December 14, 2022 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense was founded following the Sandy Hook shooting to advocate for gun safety reforms. Thanks in part to the group's support and training, roughly half of Moms Demand Action volunteers who ran for office in the most recent election cycle won their races, including several who flipped seats previously held by Republicans.

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  • Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

    December 13, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

    A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    December 13, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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  • Community programs are a true alternative for asylum-seekers

    December 13, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community-based services provided by nonprofits — which include legal representation, housing, referrals for medical services, English language classes, and assistance with obtaining identity documents — have emerged as alternatives to ICE-based detention centers to help address the needs of immigrants and asylum seekers. Organizations like the Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants provide food, housing, and case management support for asylum seekers, both individuals and entire families.

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  • Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions

    December 13, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Arizona schools are tackling a rising lack of attendance after the pandemic by helping to address the problems keeping students from school instead of immediately suspending them for absences.

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  • Colorado community colleges doubled their graduation rate by better meeting student needs

    December 13, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Community colleges in Colorado increased graduation rates by reforming remedial class programs, making sure students' food and housing needs are met, and improving academic advising.

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  • Denver students benefited from 11 years of reforms, new study shows

    December 13, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Reforms that improved learning at Denver schools included easier paperwork for school of choice applications, an increased number of charter schools, and the closing of schools with low test scores.

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