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Refugees given a chance to grow their future in US

Molly McCluskey

June 20, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

The United States is facing a looming shortage in agricultural workers, as the vast majority of farmers are aged 65 or older and fewer young folks are taking up the trade. The International Rescue Committee has a win-win solution: many of the refugees resettling in the US bring with them in-depth knowledge of agriculture and farming, and by providing them with the land and resources, their New Roots program is addressing both the country's need for farm labor and these families's needs for a new start.

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Where Dreams Come True

Saundra Amrhein

June 18, 2015 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

Community colleges were originally designed to be affordable and accessible, yet the myriad pressures on students means that the best intentions often don’t lead to positive results. But the University of Central Florida and its partners are proving a new model called DirectConnect—heavy on individual attention and clear academic goals—that paves a surer path.

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How a school is transforming not only its students, but its community

Amy Scott

June 16, 2015 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is making efforts to close the achievement gap between poor children and more advantaged students by fighting the effects of poverty. Lower Price Hill’s Oyler School is part of a growing national movement to help poor children succeed by meeting their basic health, social, and nutritional needs at school.

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Teaching women to fight today could stop rapes tomorrow

Tamara Straus

June 11, 2015 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

“Empowerment self-defense” teaches women how to defend themselves against sexual assault, psychological awareness, and how to be verbally assertive. A study showed that women who took empowerment self defense classes saw a “46% reduction in completed rape and a 63% reduction in attempted sexual assault.”

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College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success

Jan Hoffman

June 10, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Sexual violence is a serious hazard on college campuses - by some estimates, one in five female students are raped, and women tend to be at the greatest risk during their first year on campus. But a program that trained first-year female college students at various Canadian colleges to avoid rape substantially lowered their risk of being sexually assaulted, a rare success against a problem that has been resistant to many prevention efforts.

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Once forced to study in secret, this Indian professor inspires a generation of female students

Sonia Narang

June 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Rama Arora defied tradition and secretly pursued her PhD as a young woman in India, succeeding at becoming the first female professor at a women's college. Now she is inspiring more Indian girls to further their educatione, so they can help bring about greater equality in society.

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Can gardening transform convicted killers and carjackers? Prison officials get behind the bloom.

Michael S. Rosenwald

June 07, 2015 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Westover, Maryland

Eastern Correctional Institution is just one of the nation's prisons that's using gardening and agriculture as a way both to improve prison and community food systems, and to give inmates a sense of worth.

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What Do Teachers Do After Saying Goodbye to the Classroom?

Kathryn Joyce

June 04, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Five past teachers take their knowledge, after years of being educators, to make greater movements and developments in the educational sphere.

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How a School Network Helps Immigrant Kids Learn

David L. Kirp

May 30, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A nonprofit organization, the Internationals Network for Public Schools, delivers a first-class education to the children of illegal immigrants, helping to break the cycle of poverty and provide them a path to advance in life.

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Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought

Isabel Kershner

May 29, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel

Israel has grappled with crippling drought for years. But people have learned to use Mediterranean sea water and recycled wastewater to provide the country with enough water for all its needs.

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