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  • How To Turn Adult Education Into Careers, Quickly

    November 02, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Shoreline, Washington

    When adults want to return to school, they face many challenges including the experience of long waitlists for classes, and poor relevance to the job skills they need for future employment. The Washington state community college system has started a program known as Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) that instead teaches in two parts: academic content and basic soft skills.

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  • HealthCare.gov is busted. These four state exchanges aren't.

    October 25, 2013 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Accessible affordable health care is needed for millions of uninsured Americans. The Affordable Care Act is a viable solution that helps the uninsured. Although the launching of the website had some glitches, many states designed their own insurance marketplace and have successfully signed up people for coverage.

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  • Syrian teachers find solace in Turkish classrooms

    October 20, 2013 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Kilis

    Instead of outsourcing workers the International Blue Crescent relief agency, and Jordan's al-Zaatari cams, is employing Syrian refugees as teachers, doctors, and nurses. The aim is to create a self-sustainable refugee population. Leaders say it also gives Syrian refugees a renewed sense of hope and meaning “For those who are working in the camps or in (the IBC's) projects, they feel very good because they are guiding their community."

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  • Kitchen of Champions cooks up success in Oakland

    October 14, 2013 |

    East Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Disadvantaged individuals can often have difficulty finding employment due to lack of job training and references. A free 12-week program offers intensive culinary training at St. Vincent de Paul kitchen along with other job-training lessons for these individuals and those looking for employment.

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  • Turning Education Upside Down

    October 09, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    What is the best use of a teacher’s precious face-to-face classroom time? It’s working one-on-one with students, not lecturing. To free up more time for the important stuff, some teachers are now recording videos of their lectures for students to watch at home.

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  • Caring for mentally ill: 3 counties' success stories

    October 06, 2013 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

    There is a mental-health capacity crisis gripping Washington state. The area’s response approach, crafted over two decades, centers on a set of intensive outpatient and early-intervention programs aimed at preventing hospitalizations.

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  • Why Prisoner Education Is Key to Reducing Crime

    September 09, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Inmates who get correctional education are less likely to become repeat offenders, but education costs money. An organization is funding educational opportunities for prisoners in various cities in the U.S. to improve their reentry into society.

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  • Girls Tweeting (Not Twerking) Their Way to Power

    September 04, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Sexual assault, rape, and sexism are social problems that young women face and many feel powerless to create change. Non-profit organizations such as SPARK and WAM have trained teenage girls to be advocates for themselves. Online campaigns and social media have also made teenage girls feel empowered to express themselves and make social change.

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  • Jamaica Fights to Break Grip of Violent Past

    August 17, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Jamaica

    Marking a departure from other countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America, Jamaica has seen its crime rate fall after many years of lawlessness. A combination of factors helped bring this about, including putting resources toward combatting corruption, fostering community policing and also seeking help from outsiders to strengthen institutions. Progress may be tenuous if drug trafficking is pushed out elsewhere and lands in Jamaica, however many are optimistic permanent change has taken root.

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  • When entrepreneurship is only way forward

    July 21, 2013 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua

    Development work is evolving beyond short-term mission trips and one-off donations into a more comprehensive, in-depth model that addresses long-term sustainability of a solution paired with empowerment of those being served. MicroConsignment is a unique branch of micro-enterprise being implemented by non-profit SolCom in Guatemala that provides individuals in rural villages the skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses.

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