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  • Uganda Attempts to Shut Down Controversial Silicon Valley-Funded Schools

    February 14, 2018 |

    Columbia Global Reports |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Well-known Silicon Valley companies started the Bridge International Academies in 2007, an experimental school model, across some East African countries in an attempt to increase the quality of education, while promising a cost of $6-7 monthly per student. Bridge has now opened over 520 schools, serves over 100,000 students, and consistently showed rising graduation rates and testing performance, but its system of tablet-centered education and standardized curriculum has received criticism from its own teachers and government officials, who are weary of releasing control of their country's education system.

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  • Safe, happy and free: does Finland have all the answers?

    February 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland

    In the past 150 years, Finland has gone from famine-ridden to renowned as one of the world’s strongest democracies with leading global rankings in health, education, and innovation. Culture is key to this transformation. Finns are both self-reliant and highly cooperative with a long history of putting independence, freedom, and opportunity for all people front and center in policymaking.

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  • Australia's Ambassador Says His Country's Gun Laws Can't Save America

    February 09, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Australia, Sydney, New South Wales

    Since Australia’s National Firearms Act, passed over 20 years ago, the country has seen zero mass shootings. The legislation mandates a 28-day waiting period, bans automatic and semi-automatic firearms, and offers no-questions-asked gun buybacks. As mass shootings continue to plague the United States, many look to Australia’s legislation as a model of success, but with very different cultures and histories, some think that kind of legislation isn’t possible for America.

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  • Here's one idea to make ‘Storrowing' a thing of the past

    February 08, 2018 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A persistent problem in Massachusetts of trucks going through tunnels or underpasses that are too low for safe clearance has prompted officials to look to Sydney, Australia for a possible solution. Officials in that city worked with a private company to develop a system where if a truck is too tall, it triggers a warning so officials can activate a sheet of water at the tunnel entrance upon which is projected the holographic image of a giant red Stop sign. It's proven successful in stopping drivers before they enter the tunnel.

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  • Can foreign policy be feminist? Sweden says yes.

    February 07, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Sweden is the first country to put gender equality at the center of its foreign policy, calling the protection of women and girls’ human rights one of the greatest challenges of the century. Announced in 2014, the stance has both inspired and antagonized other countries, as well as sometimes conflicting with Sweden’s other policy goals.

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  • From Bozeman to Bend, how two cities are responding to growth

    February 04, 2018 |

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    Bozeman, Montana can look to Bend for a creative mix of solutions that tackle the issue of affordable housing. As both mountain towns increase in size, Bend has been successful at finding innovative ways to ensure affordable housing remains as average home prices rise. By placing a small fee on building permits, Bend has created a pot of money to ensure housing stays affordable for those who need it most.

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  • How Preston took back control

    January 31, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Preston

    The city of Preston, northern England, models a new local procurement plan after an initiative in Cleveland, Ohio that keeps money spent by large community institutions, like hospitals and schools, within the local economy. By focusing the chain of supply and demand within the community through co-ops and credit unions, the city of Preston saved £75m that goes back into the local economy.

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  • Norway: Recidivism Rates

    January 30, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Norway

    Prisons in Norway are designed to simulate life on the outside. Inmates are encouraged to work and get an education, and officers chat and do activities alongside them. Norway spends a lot of money per prisoner, but the system seems to contribute to the country’s low recidivism rates.

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  • Tech Support for an Ailing Planet

    January 30, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The advancement of technology has created the capability to consider solutions never before possible. Conservation X Labs, a startup based in Washington, D.C., has committed their focused on marrying the worlds of conservation and technology, to combat mounting concerns of international poaching and deforestation. While the scaling of the technology is stagnated largely due to the expense of technology, progress has been made and devices are actively being piloted.

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  • Meet the Man Bringing Cheap Renewable Energy to His Hometown

    January 26, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To combat energy cost inequality while also helping the environment, Ali Dirul started Ryter Cooperative Industries (RCI) to bring renewable energy to his hometown of Detroit. RCI is working with local partners to install solar-powered lights in low-income communities, as well as building net-zero energy homes. With the support of the city, which is investing in sustainability initiatives, RCI hopes to make energy more equitable for all.

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