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  • The rise and fall of Berlin's plan to integrate schools

    Kevin McCorry

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    Part 2 of 3 in Series "The Social Wall: Universal Lessons in Berlin's Attempt to Integrate Schools" - A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. This "social wall" lies exactly along the lines of the once physical Berlin wall and now divide the haves and have-nots.

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  • The Social Wall: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

    Kevin McCorry

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. However, one elementary school seems to have succeeded in desegregating students by offering a choice of academic tracks.

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  • Ontario celebrates diversity, but still works to close achievement gaps

    Kevin McCorry

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 2 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario has become widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students, particularly compared to the system in Pennsylvania. Keys to Ontario's success include celebrating diversity and catering education modules to the varied backgrounds of their students, as well as increased parent-teacher involvement.

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  • Even with progressive education funding, 'fairness' eludes Berlin schools

    Kevin McCorry

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    Part 1 of 3 - A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources that would make them the envy of many of their counterparts in Pennsylvania. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. This "social wall" lies exactly along the lines of the once physical Berlin wall.

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  • No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

    Winnie Hu

    August 28, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Bike share programs have helped decrease pollution and traffic in urban areas. However dockless city bike programs are now threatening bike docking stations because they are cheaper and more accessible. Dockless bike programs rely on apps for users to find the nearest available bikes. This new technology and dockless system of bike-share still need to prove that they are a better alternative.

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  • Tweet Streams: How Social Media Can Help Keep Tabs on Ocean Health

    Bela Stantic Rod Connolly Susanne Becken

    August 18, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Australia, Queensland

    In an effort to collect data about the environmental health of high traffic destinations, researchers are examining the text and images of geotagged social media posts. Tweets about the Great Barrier Reef were analyzed for relevant information about specifically where people visited, common activities, and common complaints. While people passively provided data by geotagging posts, researchers are also proposing creating hashtags that allow for people to actively communicate data to researchers through social media posts.

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  • Israeli institute trains Palestinian avocado growers

    Abigail Klein Leichman

    August 10, 2017 |

    Israel21c |

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    Response Location: Israel

    There is a profitable avocado market for the Middle East selling to the EU, which Israel has already tapped into but Palestine has not. The Galilee International Management Institute held a training course with both Israelis and Palestinians to help Palestine enter this market.

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  • Meet the Men Who Invest in Women Entrepreneurs

    Riva Richmond

    August 10, 2017 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States

    Women tend to invest in female-owned and run companies, but men disproportionately invest in male-run companies, which means female companies lose out on a huge market. Some male investors, such as Adam Quinton, see the female-run businesses as a better investment because of the lack of competition and that these firms tend to outperform the male-owned companies, this finding is shifting where people invest.

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  • Native Youth and the Prophecy of Crazy Horse

    Alia Wong

    August 02, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

    After generations of waiting, the Oglala Sioux prophecy of an economic, spiritual, and social renaissance is coming true. "Now the Seventh Generation is here," and they are creating dynamic change in one the least developed communities in the United States. Providing highly reduced tuition and parental efficacy at excellent schools has allowed many children to break the generational poverty chain.

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  • Baltimore enlists doulas to help bring infant mortality rate down

    Andrea K. McDaniels

    August 01, 2017 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A program in Baltimore is putting 4 women through training to become doulas who will help low-income, minority mothers navigate their pregnancies and childbirth. Utilizing doulas leads to better health outcomes for mothers and their infants, and Baltimore has an infant mortality rate 1.3 times higher than the rest of Maryland.

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