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UGA Campus Compost Program Gives Waste a New Purpose

Shannon Leftwich

June 03, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Interns of the Campus Compost Program ride electric bikes around the University of Georgia collecting bags of food scraps and other compostable materials. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the waste is turned into fertilizer for the local community at the Athens-Clarke County Landfill.

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Toyota Opens a 'Megasite' for EV Batteries in a Struggling N.C. Community, Fueled by Biden's IRA

Nicole Norman

June 01, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Liberty, North Carolina

Toyota is building a battery plant in the small town of Liberty, North Carolina, and ushering in an economic revival. Along with the thousands of jobs it is expected to bring to the area, the company is working with community colleges and paying students to complete programs in which they learn the necessary skills to work at the plant.

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Swap Shop at UGA: Turning Trash to Treasure

Isabelle Atkins

June 01, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Students at the University of Georgia created a place to trade second-hand clothing and other household items on campus, called Swap Shop, to reduce students’ waste and address overconsumption.

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St. Paul Public Schools go big on geothermal energy, using the earth to heat and cool buildings

Andrew Hazzard

May 31, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, are installing geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings with energy harnessed from underground temperatures. The efficient, affordable energy source allows them to keep school buildings at a comfortable temperature during the increasingly warmer summer months.

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Faith-Based Initiative Helping Nigerians Beat Unemployment

Chinonso Kenneth

May 30, 2024 |

Religion Unplugged |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Youths United for God Global Foundation trains youth in various skills and trades, such as cutting hair, farming and working with computers, to help them become better equipped to secure jobs and income. Training sessions run every three months, and so far over 1,000 youths have been directly impacted by the program, many of which have gone on to forge careers and gain a sense of financial security with their newly-learned skills.

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'We're giving everybody the opportunity to have the prom experience'

Gabrielle Feliciano

May 30, 2024 |

The Daily Evergreen |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Pullman, Washington

After organizers at Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse heard that local high school students were in need of prom essentials, the organization started a prom pop-up shop. Students can pick out dresses, suits, shoes, jewelry, and handbags for free. All of the stocked items are brand new or barely used donations from the community.

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Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

Estelle Slootmaker

May 30, 2024 |

Flintside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Free school meal programs help improve students’ health, support better academic performance and combat hunger and food insecurity. Several states have passed legislation to keep free meal plans active after federal waivers ran out in 2022. In Michigan alone in October 2023, the 3,459 school meal sites across the state served 10,064,686 free breakfasts and 17,659,809 free lunches.

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There's a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don't Know About It.

Stacy Cowley

May 30, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Navient, a lender that owns a large amount of private student loan debt, opened a program that allows borrowers who were misled by the for-profit schools they attended to apply for loan forgiveness. Borrowers must request an application and select the impropriety that describes their experience from a list of things like inflating job placement rates and misrepresenting educational programs.

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Revolution in the Soil: How One School is Responding to Food Insecurity

Latasha Rouseau

May 29, 2024 |

Sapelo Square |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A community garden is part of the curriculum at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta to teach students how to grow their own food. Amid a food desert, the garden provides fresh food for the school cafeteria and produces enough that students can take crops home to their families each week.

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Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens

Neal Morton

May 28, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

Lumen High School enrolls pregnant and parenting teens, providing a “learn-as-you-go” approach to learning that makes it possible for them to parent and stay in school. The school provides full-day child care, free baby supplies, mental health counseling and other supports to help get students to graduation day. All the Lumen High School students who graduate have been accepted into college, with 95% enrolling or choosing to start working within the six months after graduation.

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