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School resource officer persists in changing student's perception of police

Theresa Cottom

May 26, 2018 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

A school resource officer in Ohio decided to persist with one specific student who distrusted police and deliberately avoided talking to them. Over the course of four years, the officer persisted in efforts to reach the young man and gradually the two built a relationship of mutual respect. That has changed both of their outlooks regarding how to address racial tensions between police and the black community.

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Can Portable Schools in India Keep Kids Off the Streets?

Puja Changoiwala

May 24, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: India, Mumbai

A Mumbai school located in a remodeled shipping container meets kids on the street where they are at. Signal School results from a collaborative effort between the city and a non-profit, and focuses on bringing education to migrant children, so that they are less likely to be forced into child labor or street begging. Signal School does more than just teach, it also provides meals, works with families to change the cultural perspective that education is an amenity for the privileged, and helps migrant families find permanent housing.

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The simple voting reform that raises turnout wherever it's tried

David Roberts

May 23, 2018 |

Vox |

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Response Location: United States

Voting is easy when a ballot arrives in your mailbox. Vote-at-home increases turnout in all precincts and elections in which it’s available. It significantly outperforms all combinations of other innovations such as absentee ballots, early in-person voting, same-day registration and election-day registration.

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Amid Debate Over Gun Policy, An Unlikely Team Finds Some Consensus in N.H.

Lauren Chooljian

May 23, 2018 |

New Hampshire Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

With rising suicide rates and the high rate of suicide by firearm, gun owners and public health workers collaborating in the hopes of preventing more deaths. The Gun Shop Project, based in New Hampshire, is working to provide gun store owners and firearm instructors with fliers and videos about suicide prevention.

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How 6.5 tons of trash generated at an IPL match gets managed in Bengaluru

Seema Prasad

May 23, 2018 |

Citizen Matters |

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Response Location: India, Bengaluru

At Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, some 40,000 spectators per match are testing a waste management system that helps reduce pollution and encourage recycling. The program has shown promise. To boot, the project provides an opportunity to educate captive audiences about waste management.

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An Honors College That Honors Grit

David L. Kirp

May 22, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

Unlike the honors colleges at most universities, the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University-Newark recruits students based on "grit" and commitment to social justice. The Community creates a supportive experience within the larger campus and focuses students' studies on issues ranging from civil rights to environmental justice. “For the first time these students are learning about themselves and about that corner where they come from,” an assistant dean commented. Honors students' freshman GPAs are on average half a grade higher than the grades of non-honors students.

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Phoenix Union helps with financial aid forms to get more students into college

Stephanie Morse

May 22, 2018 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

During the 2017-2018 school year, students in Arizona missed out on $65 million in free federal financial aid. The Be a Leader Foundation counsels first-generation and low-income students - during the inaugural year of the program, Be a Leader saw a 26 percent increase in students who filled out the FAFSA form.

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15 Michigan prison inmates earn degrees from Calvin College

Monica Scott

May 22, 2018 |

MLive.com |

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Response Location: United States, Ionia, Michigan

Calvin College recently awarded degrees to fifteen men living in a prison facility in Michigan. Proponents of the program say the program helps students reframe their hopes and expectations for life post-prison. "They've gone from expecting the worst to now actually believing something good may happen," the co-director of the Calvin Prison Initiative explained.

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They Make Gourmet Products and Pull Women Out of Poverty. Meet the Women's Bean Project.

Jennifer Oldham

May 22, 2018 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Denver

The Women's Bean Project is a successful social enterprise that helps women experiencing poverty - for whatever reason - to gain the skills necessary to retain jobs through classes and experience on an assembly line. Approximately 93% of program graduates have retained a job after a year, an impressive statistic for most social enterprises.

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With compassionate outreach, a city cuts its drug overdose rate in half

Christa Case Bryant

May 21, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

In Huntington, West Virginia, an team modeled off the highly successful Quick Response Team outside of Cincinnati is showing similar results in cutting down deaths caused by addiction. The Quick Response Team ensures that every overdose survivor receives a follow-up visit within 72 hours, a strategy that is also helping to build personal relationships and help them find more services.

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