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To Fight Blight, One City Turned to Courts

J. Brian Charles

December 21, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

An initiative in St. Petersburg has reduced the number of vacant houses while increasing access to affordable housing. The city takes ownership of vacant lots and abandoned homes, then sells the properties to affordable housing developers or auctions them off. The initiative helps make land cheap enough to build affordable housing.

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A venture fund supports “model providers,” which have developed proven models to improve learning and shared them with many schools

Tara Garcia Mathewson

December 20, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Teton Science Schools, New Classrooms, and Summit Learning are examples of "model providers" - schools that have found solutions that seem to solve common issues faced by many elementary and secondary schools. Through the New Schools Venture Fund, "highly successful school[s are] taking a subset of what they’ve done and packaging it to get it to others in the field."

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Haines birders collect data for Audubon Society

Claire Stremple

December 20, 2018 |

KHNS Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Haines, Alaska

Birders in Haines, Alaska, participate in what could be the longest-running citizen science project in the nation's history: the Audobon Society's Christmas Bird Count. Armed with binoculars and clipboards, these citizen-scientists help conservationists keep track of bird populations and migrations, which have been shifting due to climate change.

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In Rwanda, zippy drones deliver quick fix, but gloss over deeper needs

Ryan Lenora Brown

December 18, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Muhanga

Drones complement emergency health services in poorly connected regions. Across Rwanda, where the state of infrastructure poses an ongoing structural challenge, drones are making emergency deliveries of blood possible. By partnering with a Silicon Valley tech firm, the Rwandan government has supplemented its healthcare services. With drones involved in some 20 percent of blood deliveries, the work of the Zipline pharmacy raises further questions about the short term and long-term challenges facing Rwanda’s infrastructure.

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Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

Marcello Rossi

December 18, 2018 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

Taiwan, despite housing 23 million people on a densely populated island, claims one of the highest recycling and reuse rates in the world. The government has created incentives for private companies, which throw some catchy tunes in the mix. But whether or not a country recycles remains, largely, a question of willpower.

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What's the value of Detroit's cultural legacy? Artists and preservationists make the case

Dorothy Hernandez

December 18, 2018 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Artists around Detroit take steps to preserve historic landmarks and incorporate community input into the urban planning process. While the city is drastically changing, activists are slowly preserving places like music venues and speakeasies, as well as creating organizations for artists to actively take part in updating the landscape of their changing communities.

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An Island Nation's Health Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

December 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vanuatu

Drones can deliver vaccines and medicines to isolated and underserved areas. The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu now relies on drones to distribute vaccines to children in remote locations. Flights by drone are cheaper than boat trips and can reach portions of the volcanic islands otherwise inaccessible with fragile equipment. Partnerships between health ministries, NGOs, and tech companies have already seen drones implemented to deliver vaccines, medicines, and other medical necessitates in countries such as Malawi and Rwanda.

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Struggling Ohio cities searching for ways to reinvent themselves

Mark Ferenchik Mark Williams

December 16, 2018 |

The Columbus Dispatch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

Cities across Ohio implement creative solutions to bring businesses, young adults, and a successful economy to their communities. From flying officials out to see what's working in other cities to boosting awareness for local job listings and employment opportunities, cities like Mansfield and Marion find their place on the map.

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Saving a remote island's birds—by getting rid of its mice

Leslie Nemo

December 14, 2018 |

National Geographic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Marion Island

Marion Island is being overtaken by mice and the ecosystem is taking a hit because of it. Preying on albatross offspring, the mice have become a significant threat as an invasive species, so the government is teaming up with researchers to eradicate the mice by orchestrating a mass poison drop.

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What cities can learn from West Sacramento's age-friendly journey

Courtney McNaull

December 14, 2018 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

As part of the city of West Sacramento's process to be more friendly to their aging population, they partnered with the organization AARP to implement their age-friendly framework and received funding to fund their obligatory three-year plan. This funded the facilitation of many surveys of anyone over 45 in the city, which led to the realization that seniors don't want to be defined by their deficits. This reportedly changed the mindsets of public policy makers, paving the way for future programs to be engaging and uplifting for all ages.

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