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Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

Aedan Hannon

March 12, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

In Monte Vista, Colorado, an elementary and a high school are improving teacher retention by building an environment that makes them feel heard, appreciated, and supported. The administrators take time to build relationships with teachers and students, check in with teachers on a regular basis, allow teachers to have a say in decision-making, and create teacher revitalization rooms.

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Mutually Assured Survival: New Orleans groups are rethinking disaster aid from the grassroots up

Jake Clapp

March 12, 2023 |

Gambit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Groups like the Mutual Aid – New Orleans Facebook group take a community-focused approach to disaster response and gather volunteers to deliver supplies to those in need in the aftermath of disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Frustrated by slow and oftentimes nonexistent government aid, these communities are taking matters into their own hands to effectively provide relief to fellow residents when disaster strikes.

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Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

Kevine Omollo

March 10, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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Vermont school district tries new approach to helping homeless students: find them a home

April Barton

March 09, 2023 |

Burlington Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

A family outreach and assessment coordinator for a school district in Vermont helps families experiencing homelessness get connected to services to address their needs and keep the children on track with their education.

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How Home-Based Care Could Fix the Rural Childcare Drought

Anne Vilen

March 07, 2023 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Leaders in North Carolina’s Transylvania County are investing in home-based childcare by creating a network of caregivers and providing them with financial and technical assistance. The program gives parents affordable options in a rural community where it can be hard to find openings at childcare facilities.

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How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

Whitney Bauck

March 07, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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The Coworking Space Putting Black Moms' Startup Dreams First

Oscar Perry Abello

March 07, 2023 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A coworking space in Baltimore focuses on making it easier for Black mom entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by offering affordable, on-site babysitting.

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How to build homes that can fight climate change — and survive its effects

Claire Elise Thompson, Gabriela Aoun Angueira

March 07, 2023 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico

After Hurricane Maria, shipping container houses gained popularity in Puerto Rico because of their affordability and faster build times.

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Safe, not seedy: How sex work changed after two decades of decrim in New Zealand

Mia Malan, Mohale Moloi, Linda Pretorius

March 07, 2023 |

Bhekisisa |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: New Zealand

Making sex work a legal, recognized profession allows sex workers to conduct business in a much safer way. The decriminalization of sex work has also helped to strengthen relationships between sex workers and law enforcement, ensuring they have someone to call upon in emergencies. There are also now clinics, like the New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective, which provides specialized care to sex workers.

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How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

Kevine Omollo

March 07, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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