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  • Guiding Families to a Fair Day in Court

    May 29, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Millions of families of arrested individuals do not know what to do to help, how to obtain a lawyer, or what the process entails in the court system. Created by Albert Cobarrubius Justice Project, participatory defense is a type of community organizing that teaches and empowers people who face criminal charges. Individuals know how to work with attorneys in order to navigate the system and ultimately feel equipped to become drivers of their own change.

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  • Mathcorps

    May 28, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A local math teacher is trying to bring a successful Motor City tutoring program to Philly. The secret ingredient? Love for math, and building relationships between mentors and students.

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  • Paper Tigers

    May 28, 2015 |

    KPJR Films |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Walla Walla, Washington

    Paper Tigers captures the pain, the danger, the beauty, and the hopes of struggling teens—and the teachers armed with new science and fresh approaches that are changing their lives for the better.

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  • The California High School Where Students Are Finding Ways to Excel

    May 27, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

    In San Bernardino, California - a city that has declared bankruptcy and struggles to keep kids in school, one high school uses a comprehensive approach to teaching by offering positive clubs and college prep education, and even a daycare for students with young children. The school allows for mistakes and windy paths along the road to graduation and offers AVID, a national program that gives one-on-one support for students in exchange for a tough course load and promised dedication to school work.

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  • St. Michael's Hospital Health team offers prescription for poverty

    May 23, 2015 |

    Toronto Star |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Poverty increases the risk of illness due to insecure housing, unstable employment, poor education, etc. A hospital program in Toronto addresses these social determinants for health by prescribing patients to apply for government subsidies and gives them the legal aid to do so.

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  • Houston's Learning Curve

    May 21, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    When immigrant children come to America, they are faced with culture shock, language barriers, and a system of education different from where their original country. Houston’s Las Americas Newcomer School is designed to ease the adjustment of immigrant and refugee children as they enter the American educational system. Las Americas offers competitive wages for teachers, teaching in several different languages, and preparation for the SAT as the school has the highest rate of minority participation.

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  • Building Social Skills, Alone at a Computer

    May 18, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Critics in today's world often say that computers and technology are impeding the social skills of the very young. But Zoo U, a computer game for children, helps kids develop the skills they need such as empathy, impulse control, and communication.

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  • What if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?

    May 11, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Game inventors have created a new game to help students who suffer from ADHD and other mental problems develop and stimulate their brains in a safer, more targeted way than normal medicines.

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  • Music program helps boost dementia patients' moods, trigger memories

    May 05, 2015 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    In Ohio, the Liberty Center of Nursing of Mansfield is using personal iPods and music to help senior residents dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Evidence has shown that music can help patients recall memories, shift mood, help cognitive function, and more - and patients at the Center are already responsive to the program.

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  • Montana Offers A Boost To Native Language Immersion Programs

    May 02, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Montana, home to nine Native American languages, becomes the second state to fund indigenous language immersion programs in public schools. The same languages were once forbidden, but now they are helping to preserve a disappearing culture and closing the graduation rate gap for Native American students.

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