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Despite Russian attacks, Ukrainians are determined to send their children to school

Nick Connolly

March 27, 2024 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Ukraine, Kharkiv

To ensure children can safely attend school during the war, schools are building classrooms in underground metro stations. Over 2,000 students currently attend school in one of the five metro station classrooms built so far.

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

Benjamin Goldfarb

March 26, 2024 |

Hakai Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Communities in the United States are slowly replacing small culverts that alter the flow of streams and block the paths of migratory fish species with wider culverts and bridges, allowing the ecosystems to recover.

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Florida is paying bounty hunters to control its python population

Lucy Sherriff

March 19, 2024 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

Python removal agents with South Florida’s Water Management District hunt the invasive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades to prevent the snakes from continuing to destroy the ecosystem. Since launching the program in 2017, agents have removed 8,565 pythons across the state.

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Ugandan Women Team Up To Change 'Men-Only' Real Estate And Construction Industry

Hellen Kabahukya Richard Mugambe Elisha Kizito

March 19, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

Mutindo Women aims to increase representation in the construction and real estate industries by connecting women to networking and job opportunities. Mutindo Women has built over 15 houses across the country since forming in 2019, and has even collaborated on projects with men in the field.

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'It's OK to ask for assistance': How UNC's elite athletes use mental health as an edge

Shelby Swanson

March 19, 2024 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Carolina Athletics Mental Health and Performance Psychology Program works with university sport teams in weekly sports psychology meetings, where student athletes can discuss their mental health concerns and learn ways to overcome them. The Program currently has three licensed mental health clinicians on staff and hopes to hire more.

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A California Program to Get Produce to Low-Income Families Is a Hit. Now It Is Running Out of Money.

George B. Sánchez-Tello

March 18, 2024 |

Capital & Main |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Program rewards healthy shopping choices with a dollar-for-dollar instant rebate at participating grocery stores. 74,000 people in 44 of California’s 58 counties benefit from the program.

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Fewer Illinois residents using payday lenders after state capped interest rates

Amy Yee

March 15, 2024 |

Chicago Sun-Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Predatory Loan Prevention Act caps loan interest rates at 36%, including all fees. Before the Act passed, rates were extremely high, including 297% for payday loans and 178% for auto-title loans. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus pushed for the Act to pass in an effort to close the racial wealth gap and address socioeconomic disparities, as these high-interest rates historically affected minority groups.

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‘It's been such a gift for me.' Apps help schools and families overcome language barriers

Yesenia Robles

March 13, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The ReachWell app helps break down language barriers by allowing teachers to text in English and parents to receive messages in their own language. Translation apps like ReachWell allow parents to be more engaged in their child’s education. The app is currently used in several school districts and is also beginning to partner with emergency service agencies to provide alerts in other languages besides English.

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'Happier families, happier students': How Denver's community hubs are helping migrants

Melanie Asmar

March 11, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver Public Schools’ Community Hubs provide wide-ranging support for students and their families, from language classes and GED programs for parents learning English to food pantries, financial education courses, and mobile medical appointments. The hubs have served more than 4,000 families since launching in 2022, with roughly 600 migrant families being served this year.

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English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents

Ariel Gilreath

March 11, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

ourBRIDGE for Kids is a school-based program that helps English language learners improve their language skills. Since the pandemic increased rates of chronic absenteeism among English language learners, ourBridge shifted its focus to also provide family services to provide comprehensive support, like secure housing and grocery delivery, that helps keep youth in school.

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