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  • This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools boost outcomes for all students

    Nick Chiles

    February 20, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Sandy Springs, Georgia

    A nonprofit called AVID exposes low-income students to organizational skills, leadership training, and peer support networks. Working with over 2 million students nationwide, AVID is "designed to systematically help disadvantaged students compensate for their lack of insider knowledge." While it has its critics, this program has been particularly successful in it work with minority students in diversifying suburban schools.

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  • At the Riyadh mall, Saudi women sell everything from lingerie to popcorn. Meet the kingdom's new workforce.

    Shirin Jaafari

    February 20, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

    Changes in the law and social expectations encourage women in Saudi Arabia to enter the workforce outside of the home. With sales-representative positions now open to Saudi women, more women are entering the workforce and claiming a new-found sense of confidence and independence.

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  • A New Funding Model Could Save Cash-Strapped Public Schools

    Alison Kotch

    February 20, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Tennessee's Shelby County school district is one of several nationwide experimenting with a weighted-student funding model -- with this concept, each school receives a budget based on both number of students and student needs, such as special education and English language learning curricula: "It’s about student need, and not every student gets the same thing.”

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  • Scrubbing The Past To Give Those With A Criminal Record A Second Chance

    Eric Westervelt Barbara Brosher

    February 19, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Indiana

    Indiana's Second Chance law was passed in 2013 and allows people to petition to remove their misdemeanor convictions and arrests from public view. In Marion County alone, more than 11,500 people have visited the full-time paralegal processing all requests since legislators implemented the law. Many of those visitors speak with relief about the newfound opportunities that have come their way since the dismantling of that barrier. This is part of a growing movement in the US to reimagine the existing criminal justice system that creates far more problems than it solves.

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  • Finding Reparations in an Unlikely Industry

    Maureen O'Hagan

    February 15, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland

    In Portland, legislation to legalize marijuana also includes a provision to provide funds specifically to marijuana businesses run by those disproportionately impacted by the "war on drugs." Now, Portland offers competitive grants to small cannabis companies so that entrepreneurs can thrive.

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  • Summit County health care prices force families to make desperate decisions. A new plan for how consumers buy coverage could change that.

    John Ingold

    February 15, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Frisco, Colorado

    People working in mountain towns throughout Colorado often face higher health care costs due to supply and demand, but the Peak Health Alliance is working to change that. This alliance forms a partnership between employers and individuals to work together in negotiating with healthcare providers, and then with insurers.

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  • Desperate for Recruits, Police Consider Non-Citizens

    Simone Weichselbaum

    February 14, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States

    As police departments across the country face a shortage in recruitments, states like Tennessee and Colorado have lifted the ban on non-citizens from becoming officers. As a result, jurisdictions that allow this have not only seen an increase in recruits, but a more diverse force that can represent their communities. Politicians and members of law enforcement across the country seek to do the same.

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  • Confronting Generations of Racial Economic Injustice in Charlotte

    Oscar Perry Abello

    February 13, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    In an initiative to level the playing field for businesses led by women and people of color, cities and businesses work together to evaluate and address racial and gender disparities in the private sector. By performing studies and creating programs that partner these business with franchises like the NBA, these programs offer opportunities to work past stereotypes and discrimination.

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  • People with disabilities can save for college, life expenses with new Washington state savings plan

    Katherine Long

    February 12, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle

    Washington State is pioneering savings accounts for people with disabilities that won't penalize them for saving for financial stability by barring them from essential federal aid programs. The accounts are tax-free and allow participants to save at least $15,000 a year, which can be withdrawn at any time or saved until retirement, with some limitations to who is eligible for the account. As word of the ABLE Savings Plan spreads, the self-supporting program is helping ensure that people with disabilities are not relegated to living in destitution to qualify for federal benefits.

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  • This Country Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here's What Happened.

    Laura Paddison

    February 08, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Finland

    In Finland, preliminary results from the country's first experiments with Universal Basic Income are being released - and while impacts on employment rates are still up in the air, providing a basic income seemed to improve overall well-being and reduce financial stress amongst participants. It is among a group of basic income pilots taking place across the world, including in countries like Kenya and Canada, but detractors of the expensive program say that the results don't prove it's a success quite yet.

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