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  • How France became a global leader in curbing food waste

    Story Hinckley

    January 03, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: France

    Around the world, "1.3 billion metric tons, or one-third of all the food produced, is thrown away.” France is tackling the issue, by becoming the first country to make it illegal for grocery stores to throw away unused food.

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  • Can an Algorithm Tell When Kids Are in Danger?

    Dan Hurley

    January 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Wrongly assessing risks for children in potentially abusive or dangerous homes has dire consequences, but a new predictive analytics system is assisting screeners to help those who need it most.

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  • A new way emerges to cover college tuition. But is it a better way?

    Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

    December 31, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Several private colleges are considering an alternative to traditional student grants and loans - Income Share Agreements (ISAs) - in which colleges or outside capital sources provide loans to students with the promise that students will pay a percentage of their income with no interest for a set period of time after graduation. Critics argue that the arrangement will simply add to existing student debt and favor students in higher-paying math and science majors, programs in which minorities lack proportionate representation. Can colleges adjust the financing model to take into account these concerns?

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  • What Chicago is learning from Cuba when it comes to fighting infant mortality

    Miles Bryan

    December 22, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Income inequality and limited access to healthcare contribute to high rates of infant mortality in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago. The University of Illinois has partnered with the Cuban Ministry of Public Health to model Cuba's approach to combating infant mortality; one that has been successful in bringing down the rate of infant mortality in Cuba to lower than the U.S. national average. The team makes home visits to women of childbearing age in Englewood to ask them screening questions for a $50 stipend to try to get to the root of the infant mortality problem.

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  • The Turtle Liberation in El Salvador

    Jimmy Tobias

    December 22, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: El Salvador, Isla Montecristo

    In a setting constantly threatened by natural disaster, El Salvador communities are showing that small grassroots movements can have a big impact on the health of the environment. On this particular occasion, as part of the nonprofit known as the Mangrove Association, sea turtles are directly benefiting from a reforestation and protection effort executed by the local communities.

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  • What Vancouver, B.C., can teach us about housing

    Gregory Scruggs

    December 19, 2017 |

    Crosscut |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As Seattle's real estate prices continue to rise, the city looks to Vancouver, BC's attempted solutions as a way to tackle affordable housing. While many responses in Vancouver need adjustment and correction, the city's multi-tiered response to skyrocketing housing prices encourage using a comprehensive approach to the issues in the housing market.

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  • How Georgia State Stopped Students From Slipping Through The Cracks

    Martha Dalton

    December 18, 2017 |

    WABE |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Georgia State University recognized that a large portion of their students don't graduate. They identified academic behaviours that correlate to flunking out and hired advisors to keep an eye on all students and contact them to help if a student exhibits one of these behaviours.

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  • Lessons for Hollywood's women from tomato pickers in Florida

    Deepa Fernandes

    December 17, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    In Florida, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers found a way to end sexual harassment on the tomato fields. Through organizing, they convinced big companies like McDonald’s and Walmart to only buy tomatoes from “fields that were part of the Fair Food Program, which basically meant the tomatoes they would sell or cook came from fields where workers are treated justly.” That’s just one of the methods the coalition took to create “real world consequences.”

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  • Strict landlord oversight in Minnesota offers Baltimore a model

    Doug Donovan

    December 17, 2017 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Minneapolis uses a stringent licensing system, which grades rental properties and leverages harsh punishments for landlords who rent out "subpar" properties, to improve living conditions for tenants. The approach has been recommended to Baltimore, which has historically been more lenient, but the strategy has also been accused of reducing affordable housing options and leaving tenants with few options if their landlord's license is revoked.

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  • New, $1 billion program will bring rooftop solar to California renters

    Katy Murphy

    December 16, 2017 |

    San Jose Mercury News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Renewable energy has largely been associate with wealthier consumers, but that is changing with a new initiative that will install solar panels for apartment buildings with low-income residents. The hope is that the money saved from the solar energy panels will benefit the low income residents, while also being beneficial in fighting climate change.

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