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  • Sustainability Pioneers: From Paris to New York

    February 01, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York

    While many countries are committed to working towards goal set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement, not many individual states in the United States have taken noticeable action. New York is an outlier in this scenario, however. Grassroots efforts include creating an Eco Village and geothermal installations, while the government has acted as a leader and partner in helping to earmark finance for these innovative solutions.

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  • A Bold Shift to Make Public Schools Serve Poor Students

    January 25, 2016 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Last year, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools—combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.

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  • Cuba's Focus on Preventive Medicine Pays Off

    January 23, 2016 |

    International Reporting Project |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    Cuba’s emphasis on public health, primary care, and training thousands of medical professionals has resulted in health successes and lessons for other countries.

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  • When Women Must Choose Between Abuse And Homelessness

    January 14, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New Destiny Housing — the only nonprofit in New York City providing low-income rental housing specifically for domestic violence survivors is trying to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to leave their partners.

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  • The revival of Foster High: A school filled with refugees makes a comeback

    January 02, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tukwila, Washington

    Just four years ago, Foster High’s test scores were low and morale lower. But in a dramatic turnaround, achievement now is way up, especially in math, in part due to the new, higher degree of teacher involvement.

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  • How Denmark Dumped Medical Malpractice and Improved Patient Safety

    December 31, 2015 |

    ProPublica |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Instead of filing expensive lawsuits for malpractice, patients who have experienced undue harm in the course of care go through an internal system both compensates victims and allows doctors to learn from their mistakes. By focusing on reducing patient harm, the system in Denmark places emphasis on problem solving rather than creating an adversarial relationship between the patient and the caregiver.

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  • Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

    December 29, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.

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  • This superintendent has figured out how to make school work for poor kids

    December 20, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jennings, Missouri

    School districts don’t usually operate homeless shelters for their students, run food banks or have a system in place to provide whatever clothes kids need. Few offer regular access to pediatricians and mental health counselors, or make washers and dryers available to families desperate to get clean. But the Jennings School District — serving about 3,000 students in a low-income, predominantly African American jurisdiction just north of St. Louis — does all of these things and more.

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  • India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

    December 14, 2015 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: India, Dombivli

    A social enterprise in India addresses the root causes of the country's maternal health care crisis, studying social and economic factors that contribute to infant deaths, domestic violence, and improper maternal health care practices. The enterprise, SNEHA, builds relationships with mothers to learn about their health and domestic violence history, and offers financial and health care support.

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  • Historic probe of Chicago police expected to be long and costly

    December 12, 2015 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago, a white police officer shot Laquan McDonald, a young black man, 16 times, for refusing to stop. The city created a task force in the midst of an already existing investigation by the Department of Justice into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force. "The No. 1 good thing about these federal interventions is they force local municipalities to face the issue of police misconduct head-on.”

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