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After 36 Years in Prison, This Philadelphian Has a Model for Criminal Justice Reform

Tom Dallessio

March 31, 2017 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lack of education was the downfall of one Philadelphia man who spent 36 years in prison, and education proved to be his redemption when he discovered he could do well in coursework. He got a college degree and helped bring the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to the prison where he was incarcerated. He continues to work with the program, which matches prisoners with college students and professors to help them gain the skills they need, and also fosters more compassion and understanding for those incarcerated.

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Philabundance Community Kitchen Turns Former Prisoners Into Chefs

Quinn O'Callaghan

February 09, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Facing social stigma as well as other effects of being incarcerated, Philabundance Community Kitchen is using culinary education to provide much needed services to those formerly incarcerated. Via cooking classes and other life skills classes, this program has helped over 600 previously incarcerated Philadelphians attain employment in the culinary field.

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The Salvadoran Ex-Guerrilla Who Learned to Read to Stop Corporate Mining

Priyanka Borpujari

January 18, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: El Salvador, Canton Las Limas, Chalatenango

When Maria Lidia Guardado learned that a Canadian mining company was drilling on her land, she educated herself. Through her new found knowledge she learned her rights, and led her community in a nonviolent effort to legally fight for their land.

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Impact of Chicago's violence on girls in toughest neighborhoods often overlooked

Annie Sweeney

December 10, 2016 |

Chicago Tribune |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Girls in Chicago's toughest neighborhoods face extensive danger on a daily basis. Not enough is being done to help girls so that they do not engage in violence or self-harm. Programs such as the Urban Warrior Program, Demoiselle 2 Femme, and the juvenile justice system are implementing programs tailored to understand the issues for girls in this community and to then provide mentoring and education.

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Hard time software: Why these prisoners learn computer coding

Ann Scott Tyson

November 28, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, San Quentin, California

The USA has one of the highest rates of incarceration, and reoffending is a likely outcome after prison. 'The Last Mile' and similar programs are providing inmates with the opportunity to learn marketable skills and earn degrees while in prison, and then find jobs once their sentence is finished, in order to decrease the likelihood of reoffending.

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Can Flint be reborn through its public schools?

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

November 08, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Ninety percent of students in Flint, Michigan are economically disadvantaged and the city has a $10 million deficit. Yet through local partners, the schools have been able to offer community education system including extracurriculars and health care for residents of all ages.

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Online respite training helps build 'networks of support'

Marie Wilson

October 07, 2016 |

Daily Herald |

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Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Illinois

A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregivers to take much-needed rest breaks and rely less heavily on state programs for support.

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A solution as obvious as it is rare: Making high school graduates ready for college

Jon Marcus

August 18, 2016 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Because high schools are assessed on graduation rates in lieu of college-readiness and public universities are funded based on the number of students who enroll instead of those that graduate, there is often a miscommunication about what students need to know to take college courses. Without proper preparation, students are funneled into remedial classes, an expensive and time consuming path. Several states are working to close this gap, shifting the incentive structure towards graduation rates-based funding for colleges and identifying slipping high school juniors to "bring them up to speed" before college.

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Young Atlantans Get a Jump-Start to Tech Jobs

Cassandra Maddox

August 11, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A successful entrepreneur in Atlanta created a training program for high school graduates between 18-24 to encourage coding proficiency and professional development. The year-long program, called Code Start, gives each student a living stipend, facilitates meetings between students and tech companies, and offers classes on Java and other programs.

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Climate scientists trained to be on hot seat

Elizabeth Dunbar

August 04, 2016 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Testimony from scientists can be crucial for lawmakers, judges, and juries in making critical decisions that impact their communities. The Expert Witness Training Academy program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law pairs scientists with lawyers to improve their communication techniques - from tone of voice to using more colloquial diction - so that these experts can better inform the public on complex topics like climate change.

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