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Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out?

Jessica Huseman Aymann Ismail

June 05, 2016 |

Slate |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage schools employ a hybrid approach to integrating refugees—neither cordoning them off fully from the school at large, nor dropping them fully into the general student population. The city's Newcomers' Center plays an integral role in giving refugees a sense of community.

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How Turin is converting a dead industrial area into an innovation hub

Simone D'Antonio

June 03, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Turin

Turin used to be a bustling hub for the automobile industry but since then it has been left as a dead industrial area. The Ex-incet development aims to change this by using an old company's headquarters to be the site where innovation and creativity can be brought together as people from different sectors work under the same roof.

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How a Police Detective Helps Inmates Prepare to Live on the Outside

Simone Weichselbaum

June 02, 2016 |

The Marshall Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Gig Harbor, Washington

In the United States, the incarcerated feel like they have no voices and their mistakes that led them to jail go unacknowledged. A documentary film spotlights the IF Project, a writing program that encourages female inmates and recently released felons to write down what they would have done to change the path they went on. With police and teachers as mentors, the convicted have support transitioning into society and can reflect on what they can do to change their lives for the better.

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Inside The Impact At Playworks

Devin Thorpe

June 01, 2016 |

Forbes |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The founder of the education nonprofit Playworks discusses her organizations mission to "solve big problems in public schools by helping kids have more fun".

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After years of drought and overuse, the San Luis Valley aquifer refills

Paige Blankenbuehler

May 26, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Centre, Colorado

An over-taxed basin in Colorado is getting its water use under control through the sub-district project, an innovative user-led solution for solving water problems.

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Juvy Intervention Programs Losing Federal Funds

Arielle Dreher

May 25, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

Adolescent Opportunity Programs (AOPs) are a pre-intervention method for curtailing juvenile delinquency that have proven vital in the Mississippi state's criminal-justice system - they have the power to prevent young people from entering the system in the first place and save taxpayer costs in the long-term. But federal funding is threatening to run out.

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Small-town America is arguing over whether to welcome Syria's refugees or fear them

Jared Goyette

May 24, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

A grassroots organization called Soft Landing Missoula (SLM) is a community effort to bring refugees to Montana. It was started by two women who met on opposite sides of a protest, but, through consistent and respectful conversation, have learned to respect each other's views and form a meaningful friendship. SLM puts that principle into practice by sitting down with the mayor, city council members and the county commission to work with the International Rescue League to start a process that helps migrants settle into Montana. They consider conversation to be the most important tool in overcoming bias.

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When Cleaning Is A Matter Of Life And Death

Michelle Faust

May 24, 2016 |

Side Effects Public Media |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

A collaborative approach to cleaning protocols has helped a group of hospitals in New York to reduce infection rates for the "most common hospital-borne infection in U.S. hospitals." The cleaning staff are crucial to this endeavor that focuses on using a "shared, scientifically-proven cleaning method" to keep the hospital rooms free of the bacteria.

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The Indian girls' football team challenging stereotypes

Priti Salian

May 24, 2016 |

Al Jazeera |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

An all-girls football team is challenging gender stereotypes and empowering their teenage players in the process. An international NGO named Magic Bus teamed up with a Mumbai-based women's collective named Parcham to find girls and parents willing to participate. After a slow start, the group now has a healthy number of players who are also both Muslim and Hindu. The process of becoming confident taking up public space and the fight to claim their spot back from the boys have given the girls more confidence, and parents are now highly supportive of their daughters.

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A day in trauma-informed court: Parents work to regain custody of their kids

Dee J. Hall

May 22, 2016 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In a regular court it is very difficult for a person with a history of drug abuse to regain custody of their children. The state of Wisconsin is promoting trauma-informed drug courts which offer participants the chance to get their children back if they pass a strict rehab program.

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