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  • San Antonio's Public Montessori Program, Designed for Diversity — and Inclusion

    Beth Hawkins

    October 01, 2018 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Steele Academy is "Montessori education for students who don't normally get it," according to Laura Christenberry, the driver behind San Antonio's first public Montessori school. Drawing on detailed census information, leaders at the combined preschool and kindergarten ensure that 50 percent of the population comes from the bottom of the income spectrum. Now, the challenge is building trust and making a diverse group of families aware of the nontraditional model.

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  • Green Roof Requirements Are On the Rise

    Elizabeth Daigneau

    October 01, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The United States is adopting a practice that much of Europe has been using for for decades. Green roofs, which utilize either solar panels or implement the growth of vegetation, will help many cities throughout the country meet their energy goals as well as help mitigate against the harmful impacts of climate change.

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  • Beyond the Stigma: New generation rises to help in opioid fight

    Shawne K. Wickham

    September 29, 2018 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    A growing number of people are entering the human services field in New Hampshire in response to the opioid crisis. Local colleges are responding to the demand by offering more courses and opportunities for budding social workers.

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  • 'Startup in Residence' Wants to Help Entrepreneurs Understand City Hall

    Linda Poon

    September 28, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A program in San Francisco to help small-businesses win government contracts is scaling to cities across the United States and Canada as more entrepreneurs look for ways to partner with government instead of just disrupting local markets. The program works by giving businesses an inside view of government processes, with four months dedicated to working in various departments, interviewing employees, and generally collaborating to produce products before entering into a contract.

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  • This building designed to flood is a glimpse of things to come

    Katharine Schwab

    September 28, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    At a factory in Mumbai, clever design and “resilient architecture” join together to form the “Concrete Void,” a space designed to hold water during India’s monsoon season. Rather than trying to keep the water out, the architect designed the factory such that this Concrete Void, positioned below the higher level of the factory, holds water in the rainy season. In the off-season, it functions as an amphitheater space for workers to gather. As climate change becomes more of a threat, more types of this resilient architecture are expected to be created.

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  • Meet the 'Brave Ones': The women saving Africa's wildlife

    Rachel Nuwer

    September 27, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Akashinga translates to "the Brave Ones," and is the name given to an all women anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe. Although not the first anti-poaching group lead by women, it is the first armed unit. However, since it's creation, the women have been able to make over seventy arrests without firing their weapons.

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  • Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?

    Irin Carmon

    September 27, 2018 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most socially-progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. This article breaks down the different policies that Sweden has become so famous for and looks at its myriad of effects on citizens. Author Irin Carmon concludes that this case study tells us that working towards gender equality will be long and arduous and not always perfect, but entirely possible.

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  • Lessons From Katrina: This Organization Tries to Get Hurricane Florence Survivors Home Quicker

    Deonna Anderson

    September 27, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New Bern, North Carolina

    In the aftermath of natural disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, SBP is an organization that works to provide long-term assistance for affected communities through a limited volunteer base, partnerships with local organizations, and a focus on the disproportionate impact that disasters have on already marginalized communities. And although the group's main purpose is to provide long-term recovery assistance, they've found it is vital to have a rapid disaster-response to prevent mistakes of the past.

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  • A Safe Place to Grow

    Colin Lodewick

    September 27, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Sankofa Community Farm High School Internship Program in Philadelphia supports 25 students each summer (and 12 during the school year) by teaching them how to farm, bringing these skills back to their communities, and connecting them to college opportunities. The internship program is just one part of Bartram Garden’s network of programs that teach about African heritage and food justice. Through these programs, Bartram distributes over 15,000 pounds of food and teaches over 10,000 students each year - all while keeping the local produce affordable to the surrounding areas.

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  • Spawning an Intervention

    Michelle Nijhuis

    September 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Curaçao, Willemstad

    Because of drastic reef declines globally, coral reef restoration efforts have gained support in recent years. To understand how to do it, a hardy band of conservationists in the Caribbean are looking at how corals reproduce. But as these scientists acknowledge, raising corals is challenging and complex. And such restoration is no silver bullet for continual habitat loss, pollution, and ocean acidification.

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