Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1113 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

How Would Students Spend the Principal's Money?

Matt Cohen Daniel Schugurensky

March 11, 2015 |

Zócalo Public Square |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

When Bioscience High School put students in charge of a portion of its discretionary budget, nearly the entire student body participated in deciding how to spend the money. The experiment in participatory democracy unfolded so well that the school principal agreed to fund all three of the most popular project proposals, even though the sum slightly exceeded the originally allotted budget.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Make School a Democracy

David L. Kirp

February 28, 2015 |

The New York Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Armenia

In Colombia, students in classrooms make decisions democratically. The result has been higher rates of student involvement and achievement.

Read More
Go to Original Story
New San Diego-Tijuana Survey Holds Mirror Up to Border Cities

Gregory Scruggs

February 26, 2015 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Former Bogotá mayor Antonas Mockus has implemented his Citizenship Culture Survey, which measures local public opinions on legal culture, behavior regulation systems, mobility, tolerance, tax culture, public safety, agreements, civic participation, mutual regulation, public trust and victimization, across San Diego and Tijuana. The first ever binational survey of its kind aimed to measure shared social values to inform a cross-border civic council.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How to Topple a Dictator (Peacefully)

Tina Rosenberg

February 13, 2015 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Serbia, Belgrade

The Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies provides a "blueprint" for peaceful and democratic revolution, busting myths about the process of nonviolent revolt and helping dissidents in countries around the world to accomplish political goals, such as fighting corruption or protecting the environment.

Read More
Go to Original Story
It Takes a Village

Kirsi Jansa

February 11, 2015 |

Sustainability Pioneers |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, Balcombe

Two towns are fighting back against fossil fuel companies. From fossil free energy fairs in Pennsylvania to a solar energy co-op in the UK, citizens are relying on the idea of community power to unite in favor of renewable energy. In the UK, the creative financing structure of the co-operative REPOWERBalcombe will generate both financial and environmental returns.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Can Storytelling Help Destroy the Stigma Associated With Abortion?

Maya Dusenbery

February 05, 2015 |

Pacific Standard |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Abortion is a highly stigmatized topic that can lead individuals to selectively disclose who they tell about the experience. Storytelling is now being viewed as a way to help de-stigmatize abortion based on contact theory and empathy as a means of bringing people together.

Read More
Go to Original Story
When I Grow Up

Rebecca Mead

January 15, 2015 |

The New Yorker |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico

KidZania is a theme park in a dozen countries where kids engage in different types of work, ranging from working on a car assembly line to putting out fake fires with real water and examining a doll’s teeth as a dentist. They earn a paycheck, which they must pay taxes on, and then can spend the money they earn at stores within the park. Although the parks promote free markets and brand loyalty, owners have also worked with local governments to incorporate lessons that promote good citizenship and awareness of civic institutions, health and safety, environmental sustainability, and appreciation of diversity.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Generation Citizen College Volunteers Teach About Political Action

Kathleen O'Brien

December 05, 2014 |

NationSwell |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Generation Citizen is a nonprofit that places college students in high school and middle schools to teach students about civic engagement. Each college volunteer, known as a Democracy Coach, teaches a semester-long class and gets students to identify and develop a plan to solve a local issue of their choosing, including topics like bullying, unemployment, and public transit. As of 2014, the nonprofit, which was started by Scott Warren, included around 10,000 students and over 500 college volunteers in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Providence.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Experiments show this is the best way to win campaigns. But is anyone actually doing it?

David Broockman Joshua Kalla

November 13, 2014 |

Vox |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Research shows that having in-person interactions with voters is by far the best way to increase turnout. It’s not simply knocking on doors. It’s about having genuine conversations. But political campaigns typically spend almost all their money on TV ads instead.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Nigeria defeated Ebola

Calestous Juma

October 31, 2014 |

The Guardian |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The media could help countries still affected by Ebola by focusing on Nigeria, where they defeated the virus through effective public institutions that protected the public interest, such as rejecting cash but accepting much needed health workers.

Read More
Go to Original Story