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  • A Superficial Solution for Crime That Actually Works

    July 20, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In 2011, Philadelphia began requiring owners of vacant properties to install working doors and windows on all streets that are at least 80% occupied. A study of the impact of the Doors and Windows Ordinance has found a decrease in crime in neighborhoods where the "appearance of disorder" was changed, providing an example for other cities looking for low-cost ways to decrease crime rates.

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  • Can Funny Traffic Signs Save Drivers' Lives?

    July 13, 2015 |

    Governing |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Traffic fatality rates are slowly climbing in today's world of texting-while-driving. But highway agencies are increasingly using humor and wit to try to get people to drive safer.

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  • Paying People to Be Healthy Usually Works, if the Public Can Stomach It

    July 06, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Many Americans have unhealthy habits which increase their likelihood of getting sick at the cost of taxpayer dollars. Paying people to drop their unhealthy habits has been proven to be an effective way to keep people healthy and save taxpayer dollars.

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  • Everything you think you know about disciplining kids is wrong

    July 01, 2015 |

    Mother Jones |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Berwick, Maine

    Disciplining schoolchildren has led many students down the “school-to-prison-pipeline” because teachers have focused on controlling students rather than instilling problem solving skills. Ross Greene has developed Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS), which is a method that trains staff at schools to develop relationships with disruptive kids and help them problem solve. With the CPS method in practice in 2012, Central School has reported fewer students sent to the principal’s office and no suspensions.

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  • Now Blood Donors Can Get a Text When They Save Lives

    July 01, 2015 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Gothenburg

    When Swedish blood blanks were faced with a blood shortage, one hospital turned to text messaging in order to reach potential donors. Relying on the value of personal connection, the campaign texts donors when their blood has been used and also reminds individuals to regularly donate.

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  • Language is the great equalizer at this school in Louisiana

    June 30, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    A program at a public school in Baton Rouge is using bilingual education to attract middle class families back into the public school system to increase diversity among the student population.

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  • How Seattle Got Its (Arts) Groove Back

    June 29, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Illustrations |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Arts education programs in the United States are subjected to cutting for maintaining tight school budgets. Technology sectors in Seattle seek professionals who have been trained in problem solving skills and innovative idea generation. In response, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture collaborate to promote equity in students’ access to the arts.

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  • Latin American Cities to Millennials: Move Out of Your Parents' House and Rent

    June 29, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Chile, Santiago

    Chile and other countries in South and Latin America have begun using positive peer pressure and humor in new housing campaigns to encourage millennials to move out of their parents' homes and into rental units. These campaigns are part of a larger international trend that's working to build rental markets in order to foster economic mobility and opportunity.

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  • How some nail salons in California are finding a less toxic way to work

    June 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

    Nail salons offer services that often are toxic to their workers, from manicures causing acrylic dust in the air to the chemicals that can permeate through skin. Salon workers complain of respiratory problems and sometimes cancer. The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative offers certification in maintaining safe practices for their workers, offering an incentive for the use of ventilation equipment and gloves.

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  • Swedish sex education has time for games and mature debate

    June 05, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Gnesta

    The United Kingdom’s teen birthrate is as high as 19.7 births per 1,000 women; one contributing factor is that sex education is not a requirement and can span only a day. Gnesta in Sweden offers a four to five week course on comprehensive sex education with a curriculum that makes the topic enjoyable, informative, and sensitive. As a result, the teen birthrate is only 5.2 per 1,000.

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