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  • Another Chance for Teens

    May 02, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Since the 1960s, New York City has run the nation’s largest publicly managed summer jobs program. Nearly 50,000 14- to 24-four-year-olds spend six weeks working, not only in publicly funded day care centers, summer camps, hospitals and city agencies, but also high-tech firms and Fortune 500 companies. The summer jobs help at-risk kids keep from dropping out of school.

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  • Help the Nepal Aid Effort By Making a Map

    April 27, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    Citizen cartographers around the globe are tracing and checking roads, buildings, and open spaces to assist people on the ground. You can help.

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  • These Schools Are Refusing to Throw Out Arts Education in Favor of Test Prep

    April 27, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    With arts funding on the cutting board across the country, students can lack motivation to go to school and the creative resources for critical thinking skills. In Brooklyn, Ascend Learning is an inner-city network of public charter schools that offer a rich arts environment to teach Common Core and the student academic performance has surpassed other schools in the neighborhood.

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  • Efforts Underway to Make Bangladesh Garment Factories Safer

    April 23, 2015 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    Two years after the fall of the Rana Plaza killed more than 1,000 garment workers, “More than 200 clothing brands have pledged to make their source factories safer under two international agreements called the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety and the non-binding Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.” The accident also led to the government employing more safety inspectors, and an increase in unions.

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  • An Ex-Cop Keeps The Country's Best Data Set On Police Misconduct

    April 22, 2015 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    Response Location: United States, Bowling Green, Ohio

    Police misconduct is one of the most hotly debated issues in the US today. An interview with an ex-cop-turned-criminologist about how and the frequency with police officers are charged with crimes - both on and off-duty.

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  • The Future Project How Two Young Social Entrepreneurs Are Trying To Close The Inspiration Gap In Schools

    April 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    The Future Project aims to give students the resources needed to define and fulfill their dreams and re-engage students in school. Dream Directors get teens motivated to act on their ideas and expand their abilities.

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  • In sexual misconduct, data offer limited guidance

    April 13, 2015 |

    Yale Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    As campuses across the country race to address a burgeoning nationwide conversation about sexual assault, policymakers, politicians, university counselors and students alike are faced with a lack of quantitative information. But Yale University has taken significant steps to collect and distribute information that may finally change the toxic culture of campus sexual assault.

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  • After 39 years in prison, an epic tale of innocence found and bitterness lost

    April 12, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Ricky Jackson was the longest-serving innocent man in US history. Now, after 39 years, he's free of prison – and resentment.

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  • Out of Debtors' Prison, With Law as the Key

    March 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Norwalk, Ohio

    Rampant misconduct by judicial systems across the country brought to light a crippling practice of debtors' prisons—where disadvantaged individuals unable to pay fines and fees were continually and wrongfully imprisoned, creating a vicious cycle. The American Civil Liberties Union stepped in to work with governments and private companies to increase transparency, eliminate abuse, and reeducate law enforcement officials. The state of Ohio has emerged as a leader in reforming debtors' prisons, though there is still work to do.

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  • What if a high school diploma guaranteed a highly paid job?

    March 25, 2015 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    A new vocational school in Waco makes a promise to its graduates: A good-paying job. The school focuses on blue-collar skills with a practical edge, ensuring employability.

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