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  • The iGen Shift: Colleges Are Changing to Reach the Next Generation

    August 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

    Universities like Princeton look to social media and other digital solutions to form a connection with their latest generation of students. Teachers incorporate iPads and video conferencing into their curriculum to keep up with Generation Z - or iGen - and share lessons in an engaging way.

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  • This Canadian day care center re-creates 'the spirit of a large family' for kids and their single moms

    August 01, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

    In Montreal, a publicly subsidized day care meant specifically for the children of single mothers is helping build community and provide essential services to single moms. La Petite Maison de la Miséricorde ("The Little House of Mercy") plans activities for the moms while also pairing her with a staff member to accompany her to appointments or refer her to other services as needed, all for a relatively low cost.

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  • How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse

    August 01, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Some universities are helping students stay sober. Institutions like Rutgers, Texas Tech, and University of Michigan offer counseling, support groups, and even recovery houses. Research shows these programs are overwhelmingly successful. “They have low relapse rates, higher GPAs than average, and are more likely to stay in college and graduate. In fact, they reported up to 95 percent of participating students are able to sustain their sobriety while attending school.”

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  • As Austria cracks down on asylum seekers, Vienna integrates them anyway

    July 29, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Even as Austria's asylum process becomes longer and more complex, Vienna continues to adapt to provide services, classes, and support necessary for integration of refugees and migrants from day one. The approach includes support from a multitude of public agencies, work training, language classes, and peer support, but some people aren't taking advantage of the services because of the uncertainty regarding their ability to stay in Austria.

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  • Check the Back Seat! Alerts Remind Drivers About Children

    July 28, 2018 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    Nissan and GM plan to make warning systems standard in many of their vehicles that alert drivers there are occupants in the back seat to address the persistent issue of children dying in hot cars. Other new products, apps and education efforts are underway as well to tackle this problem. These potential solutions represent a societal shift that seems to acknowledge this can happen even to the most conscientious parents.

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  • Looking for Housing or Affordable Healthcare? Your Local Library Is Here to Help

    July 27, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Public libraries are hubs of information and increasingly of social support services. San Francisco Public Library was one of the first in the country to break out of the stacks to respond to local needs. Social worker Leah Esguerra has spent a decade there assisting homeless patrons. She says a public library is “a community living room where everyone is welcome.”

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  • Has the Netherlands figured out how to mainstream seaweed?

    July 27, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    Seaweed is a sustainable and nutritious food source, which could be a solution to feeding a growing global population—the tricks getting people to eat it. Several Dutch companies are serving up seaweed in familiar formats like burgers, pasta, and falafel to make it an easier sell. They're also pioneering infrastructure to make farmed seaweed affordable.

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  • Indiana's free pre-K: Adored by parents, beset with growing pains

    July 26, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Since 2014, low-income parents who enroll their children in Indiana's state grant program, On My Way Pre-K, have watched their students gain important literacy skills and self-confidence. However, only four percent of the state's qualifying four year olds currently participate in the initiative. Teachers are now brainstorming strategies to eliminate barriers to parents applying for the funding.

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  • Throw the books at them: How more training for Wisconsin's prisoners could help companies

    July 26, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Wisconsin, the Department of Corrections is tailoring their prison education programs to meet the needs of the job market, and it is benefitting former inmates as well as the economy. Milwaukee Area Technical College works to get inmates credentials, which helps them get jobs upon release from prison. The investment pays off. For every dollar spent educating inmates, the government saves $5 in the years after their release.

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  • 'It's the New Form of Affordable Housing': More People Are Living in Their Cars

    July 24, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    With vehicular homelessness on the rise along the West Coast, safe parking programs provide much-needed privacy and a sense of community. San Diego and Santa Barbara are models.

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