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Software helps educators respond to more than just their students' grades

Spring Wise

March 31, 2017 |

Spring Wise |

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Response Location: Latvia, Riga

In Latvia, a new software-Edurio- helps educators learn from insights that go beyond grades by surveying students, families and teachers. This allows for fast feedback and alterations to improve educational experience.

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Legislators seek to make food donations easier and safer

Thomas Barlas

March 30, 2017 |

The Press of Atlantic City |

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Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

New Jersey legislators are introducing a series of actions that can help drastically reduce food waste and ensure more food is provided to those going hungry. The varied measures include provisions for farms where post-harvest produce is collected and donated, as well as clarifications on food labeling to help prevent confusion about expiry dates.

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Turnover solutions are varied

Melissa Cassutt, John Spina, Kylie Mohr, Emily Mieure

March 29, 2017 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

In Jackson Hole, many employees struggle to afford both housing and higher education, and as a result, job turnover is high. The town is trying several initiatives to tackle these problems. The local government is subsidizing more housing units, and the St. John’s Hospital Foundation has been successful at funding nursing scholarships. “What we’re really trying to cultivate is long-term, engaged employees,”says the head of the foundation.

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An Outside-the-Doctor's-Office Approach to Health Care

Daphne Miller

March 27, 2017 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

In addition to providing tradition primary care service, clinics in Pensacola and New Orleans are working to improve community health and promote health as well as treat illness. Initiatives—identified and developed in collaboration with residents—include building safe places to play and increasing access to fresh produce.

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Making Energy with Waves and NASA

Margo Pierce

March 24, 2017 |

Paste Magazine |

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Response Location: United States

The United States is making its move to catch up with European countries that have found ways to convert the energy of the oceans' waves into a form or useable renewable energy.

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In Beijing, Two Wheels Are Only a Smartphone Away

Didi Kirsten Tatlow

March 19, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: China, Beijing

As Beijing grapples with pollution caused in large part by the increase in cars on the roads, a tech-based solution has appeared in the form of forward-thinking bicycles. The Chinese bike-sharing system, spearheaded by several startups, allows commuters to find a bike using GPS, pay for it using an app, and drop it off upon arriving to their destination, wherever that may be. A mix of private investment and government support has allowed this market to thrive.

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Phone records help Namibia clamp down on malaria

Jennifer Guay

March 17, 2017 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: Namibia

The Namibian government has partnered with universities, foundations, and telecom companies to track population movements and, along with that, the movement of diseases like malaria. Through analysis of anonymous phone records and satellite images, they created risk maps to correctly target interventions to communities at risk for malaria.

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How San Bernardino is learning from Oakland, Stockton to decrease deadly violence

Ryan Hagen

March 13, 2017 |

San Bernardino Sun |

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Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

The city of San Bernardino adopted a strategy in 2017 from Stockton and Oakland that helped reduce homicides and violence in those communities. The Ceasefire model eschews blanket approaches like curfews and gang injunctions to focus on the places and people mostly likely to experience violence and then target them with outreach by leaders in the community, churches and criminal justice arenas. The idea is to build relationships and use data strategically to prevent crime.

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What can the sharing economy bring to emerging markets?

Catherine Cheney

March 09, 2017 |

Devex |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

April Rinne, a sharing economy adviser in Portland, believes that new technology and the emergence of the sharing economy has massive potential to connect talent, resources, and ideas around the globe, particularly in the context of advancing international development initiatives. She works with clients around the world to "help the sharing economy realize its full potential" and challenge the assumptions surrounding poverty.

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They fled war in Syria. Today, they manufacture emergency equipment for Canadians

Jenny Uechi

March 09, 2017 |

National Observer |

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Response Location: Canada, Delta, British Columbia

In British Columbia, there is a severe shortage of workers for manufacturing jobs. Eighteen companies are uniting to employ refugees to fill the gap. The B.C. Alliance for Manufacturing is working with non-profit organizations to provide training, ensure refugees are paid a decent wage, and ensure they are respected in their new workplaces.

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