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Wireless hot spots: A pandemic fix yielding lackluster results for rural students

Reyes Mata III

December 19, 2022 |

Carlsbad Current-Argus |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Teresa, New Mexico

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to remote learning, districts issued wireless hot spots to students as a cost-effective solution to help those living in homes without internet access their school work. While hot spots helped a large number of students, a present digital divide — specifically in rural areas — has made connecting harder for others, but government funding is ramping up to expand broadband access.

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Credit Where Credit is Needed

Melanie Lenart

December 19, 2022 |

Native Science Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, South Dakota

South Dakota State University's Expanding the Circle program provides online graduate courses and tuition support to help faculty at tribal colleges update their credentials in line with new accreditation requirements. Since the program was rolled out, the retention rate for online graduate coursework has risen by roughly 30 percent.

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Responding to a mental health crisis without badges or guns

Amelia Arvesen

December 19, 2022 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

CAHOOTS offers counseling, conflict resolution, mediation and referral and transportation to social services and/or basic emergency medical care to people experiencing a mental health crisis. CAHOOTS is available 24/7 and sends out crisis workers and medics as an alternative to uniformed police officers. CAHOOTS has significantly lightened law enforcement’s load, allowing officers to focus more on other public safety issues while preventing unnecessarily sending people through the criminal justice system.

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Unlike most jails in Kansas, Douglas County has found a way to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates

Celia Hack

December 19, 2022 |

KMUW |

Radio |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

In Kansas, Douglas County jail reduced the number of incarcerated people with serious mental illness with a suite of practices including connecting them to mental health workers, providing rides, and helping them prepare for life outside of jail.

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A solution to the housing shortage?

Alana Semuels Adrian Ma

December 19, 2022 |

NPR |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Home builders in the United States are producing homes up to 50% quicker with modular housing. This process involves manufacturing different parts of the home in a factory and assembling all of those parts on-site.

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Perennial grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change

Jake Christie

December 19, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The perennial wheat alternative Kernza can improve soil and water health because it will return yearly with less tilling and fertilizer than wheat, and it captures carbon and water pollutants.

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In North Carolina, more people are training to support patients through an abortion

Claire Donnelly

December 19, 2022 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Abortion doulas are like traditional birth doulas and provide advice and emotional support to people navigating an abortion. Every three months the Carolina Abortion Fund offers free online classes for aspiring abortion doulas. These sessions used to have 20 signups at most, but now — following the overturn of Roe v. Wade — have 40.

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Telehealth offers boost to children with developmental needs

Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe

December 19, 2022 |

ICT News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium provides telehealth services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, primarily in small communities with limited access to travel. The organization, along with others like the Indian Health Service, also provide remote care to families with children with developmental needs, like those with autism.

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What Black Jello Says About the Power of Small Enterprise

Peter Yeung

December 19, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Na Po, Thạch An

With support from the Commercial Smallholder Support Project, a Vietnam village is fighting poverty by scaling up the production of a traditional snack, black jello.

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Cooking class series encourages friendship & healthy eating for seniors

Katie Ellington Serrao

December 18, 2022 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

The Idea Works Entrepreneurs Kitchen is a commercial kitchen co-working space that hosts a series of classes to teach seniors how to cook. With the help of grant money, the classes help combat social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping seniors learn new skills and improve their nutrition.

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