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Can Police Use Data Science to Prevent Deadly Encounters?

Larry Greenemeier

July 22, 2015 |

Scientific American |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Several high-profile cases of law enforcement officers using deadly force against civilians within the past year have politicians, police and researchers looking for ways to prevent such incidents. As part of Obama's Police Data Initiative, researchers and police are studying 'predictive analytics' to improve existing officer early warning systems.

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Facing decline, Catholic schools form a charter-like network

Eliza Shapiro

July 20, 2015 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The private Catholic schools in East Harlem and the South Bronx experienced the plummeting of enrollment, funds lacking for upgrading facilities and technology, while still charging high tuition. Now these six Catholic schools comprise a charter school network and serve low-income children. The results of the new system have enabled teachers to devote more time to academics, students to become disciplined for character development, and technology has improved.

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Can Training Programs Help Improve Police-Community Relations?

Kia Gregory

July 20, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Crown Heights, New York

Lawyers and activists are educating residents in cities across the country on encounters with law enforcement. Know Your Rights training programs have been held by lawyers and community activists in neighborhoods in urban cities nationwide, designed to help residents understand the limits of police authority.

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Can Prisons Reduce Recidivism by Inviting Victims of Crime to Talk to Prisoners?

Mark Obbie

July 19, 2015 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

A Houston man whose sister was murdered created a way to help his own pain and possibly foster more empathy and understanding among inmates. The restorative justice program, Bridges to Life, has grown to hundreds of volunteers throughout Texas, which includes crime victims who tell their stories and work with inmates to impress upon them the harm that their actions can inflict on others. The prisoners are encouraged to open up about their own lives with the idea that both groups will find healing.

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The $50 billion plan to save Louisiana's wetlands

Robert Boos

July 19, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The state of Louisiana is disappearing at an incredible rate, and its sinking deltas threaten some of the nation's crucial oil, gas, and fisheries industries. Industry and government have created an unprecedented plan to save and rebuild these wetlands over the next 50 years — and say failure is not an option.

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The Myth of the Ethical Shopper

Michael Hobbes

July 17, 2015 |

The Huffington Post |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

Eliminating sweatshops and child labor depends on regulation, not consumers' preferences, as supply chains have become so complex and obscure as to prevent simple labels from being valuable.

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D.C.'s Education in School Reform

Debra Bruno

July 16, 2015 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The ecosystem of D.C. charter schools that has evolved over the last two decades represents a cornucopia of creative and nontraditional approaches to education, in addition to fairly traditional college-prep schools, and is now producing some of the highest graduation rates, college acceptance rates, and average test scores in public schools in the nation.

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Books Around the Block

Emma Eisenberg

July 14, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Want to ensure that Philadelphia children can read? Let’s do what they did in Minneapolis: Get books into their homes.

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Outdoor Afro: Busting Stereotypes That Black People Don't Hike Or Camp

Shereen Marisol Meraji

July 12, 2015 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In 2009, a woman in Oakland, California realized that there was a lack of African Americans in the outdoors. Tired of being the "only one," she created an online social space via blogging and Facebook called Outdoor Afro to connect African-Americans with other African-Americans that wanted to enhance their time in nature. Six years later, this group has grown to international status with 7,000 members and 30 trained leaders that join together to get out in nature.

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The Best Way to End Homelessness

Alana Semuels

July 11, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States

America has the largest number of homeless women and children in the industrialized world - it’s a depressing statistic exacerbated by a housing crisis that forced thousands of families out onto the street. The first-ever large-scale study on the topic finds that permanent, stable housing can be more cost-effective than shelters.

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