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  • Vocational Training Is Back as Firms Pair With High Schools to Groom Workers

    August 13, 2018 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Coventry, Rhode Island

    Volkswagen and Tesla are among a growing number of high profile companies turning to high schools to recruit entry level employees. Proponents believe this new model of career education is more effective because it responds to a clear demand, while critics worry that by tailoring the training so closely to a given company, students may have trouble changing their career or education path down the road.

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  • The Bay Area's Regional Funding Stream for Ecological Restoration

    August 13, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco Bay area is home to a number of crucial wetlands and streams that are quickly being impacted by climate change. For nearly two decades, however, elementary teachers and their students have been playing a part in repairing the damage and revitalizing the areas through restoration and revegetation projects.

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  • Nature Conservancy sees an opportunity to fight climate change – using Maine's woodlands

    August 12, 2018 |

    Portland Press Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Maine has 17 million acres of forestland making it the ideal region for implementing a carbon regulatory program. As governments in both the United States and Canada look to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the advantage of Maine's vase forestland offers an opportunity to buy into a program that will not only offset carbon footprints but also yield higher-quality lumber,

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  • Urban Ecological Consciousness at Wave Hill

    August 11, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The interventions documented in the exhibition Ecological Consciousness show how artists can impact people’s experience of the natural world as well as making a positive impact on nature itself. The projects include a man-made wetland park that has improved water quality, urban gardens made in collaboration with community groups, and the remediation of a superfund site.

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  • Nelson finds a niche

    August 10, 2018 |

    Rappahannock News |

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    Response Location: United States, Nellysford, Virginia

    In small town Nelson County, several economic development initiatives are working to put the region on the map. By promoting cideries, business owners can source apples from local farmers. Breweries, festivals, and hiking have all enticed out of town visitors. The focus on growing the economy while still keeping dollars local has helped the region grow in a sustainable way.

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  • Thousands Are Missing or Dead Along the Border. Meet the People Trying to Find Them

    August 10, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A human rights center is working with government agencies to identify the remains of people who died crossing the U.S. border. The partnership is helping the families of the dead find out what happened to their loved ones.

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  • New York is giving free legal advice to thousands of undocumented migrants

    August 09, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In New York City, a citywide initiative known as Action NYC is connecting immigrants with free legal help and other comprehensive services. While the city provides outreach and coordination, community organizations with more specific language and cultural skills deliver the actual services, helping to engage people who sometimes may be inclined to distrust government services.

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  • What's Behind Buffalo's Public Art Boom?

    August 09, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery created the position of public art curator in 2014. Since then, a combination of public and private funding has created site-specific public art across the city bringing prominent artists to Buffalo as well as involving local artists and community members.

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  • Nairobi set to establish breast milk bank at Pumwani

    August 06, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    A hospital in Nairobi, Kenya is setting up the country's first breast milk bank with help from the government and an NGO to ensure infants get breast milk even if their mothers cannot provide it. The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding children for at least the first six months of life and officials estimate the breast milk bank will reduce neonatal deaths by 10 percent. However the effort could still face skepticism by the public over the safety of donated milk.

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  • A Public School That Not Only Keeps Children Safe, But Heals

    August 03, 2018 |

    Nonprofit Quarterly |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Cherokee Point Elementary School in San Diego became a trauma-informed school in 2015, and since then suspensions have fallen to zero (and remained that way since) and they no longer need a campus police officer. The school's approach includes revised disciplinary practices, social-emotional instruction, free breakfast, school-wide training about trauma, strong parental engagement, and intensive individual support. They even partner with community organizations that all them to create and offer a wider variety of services than the school could on its own.

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