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  • Experiments show this is the best way to win campaigns. But is anyone actually doing it?

    David Broockman Joshua Kalla

    November 13, 2014 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    Research shows that having in-person interactions with voters is by far the best way to increase turnout. It’s not simply knocking on doors. It’s about having genuine conversations. But political campaigns typically spend almost all their money on TV ads instead.

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  • In India, Latrines Are Truly Lifesavers

    Vivekananda Nemana Ankita Rao

    November 13, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Odisha

    In India, 620 million people openly defecate outdoors, causing harm to hygiene, sanitation, food, and water resources. The president of India funded an initiative to build public toilets for the people in his country, but the people did not use them because of traditions and behaviors. The Total Sanitation Campaign is starting to change villagers’ minds by having local leadership persuade those who resist the toilets by holding community activities and creating special committees to maintain the sanitation.

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  • In Quick Response, Mali Thwarts an Ebola Outbreak

    Donald G. McNeil Jr.

    November 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mali, Kayes

    When a case of the Ebola disease struck a little girl in Africa, health officials in Mali collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to contain the illness and quarantine people. The episode also has changed social customs and expanded sanitation procedures so that more people are aware of how to keep themselves healthy.

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  • Demystifying the MOOC

    Jeffrey Selingo

    October 29, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Stanford, California

    The creators of online classes hoped to provide quality education to the disadvantaged but have instead created an international supplement to classroom learning and tool for professional development.

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  • Profits at the Bottom of the Pyramid

    Erik Simanis

    October 01, 2014 |

    Harvard Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States

    Too often socially useful businesses end up failing because they get ahead of themselves and end up not being profitable. Companies now can select from an 'opportunity map' of ventures that serve the poorest individuals, and are more likely to be profitable and sustainable.

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  • Why Is Wyoming Safer?

    Stephanie Joyce

    September 17, 2014 |

    Inside Energy |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    During gas drilling boom in Wyoming, worker deaths were extremely high . In response occupational epidemiologists were hired to help improve worker safety.

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  • Camden Turns Around With New Police Force

    Kate Zernike

    August 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Since moving to a county-run police department, Camden, N.J., historically one of the nation’s poorest and most dangerous cities, has altered its culture to overcome years of mistrust by developing a personal relationship with and empowering the local community.

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  • Could a new vision help Lafayette High School's immigrant students succeed?

    Sandra Tan

    July 14, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Better teacher training and strategic programming for non-English speakers could turn things around in high schools with large immigrant populations.

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  • Math concepts + teamwork = big gains at struggling Renton school”

    Linda Shaw

    July 14, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mercer Island, Washington

    In the Renton School District, teachers found that only a very few fifth-graders could solve problems with the skill that, in other schools, was common in third or even second grade. So they turned math lessons into carefully guided conversations in which students explain their approaches, defend their reasoning and critique each other’s ideas.

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  • The Art of Water Recovery

    David Bornstein

    July 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila

    While California is experiencing its worst drought in history, The World Bank estimates that water systems worldwide have real losses (leakages) of 8.6 trillion gallons per year, about half of that in developing countries. A new leak detection system aims to save 10 billion gallons of water, 7 million gallons of diesel, and 33 gigawatts of electricity over 10 years.

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