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  • Peru: Cutting Poverty

    January 01, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    Between 2005 and 2015, Peru cut its poverty rate in half. Though there is still more work to be done, Peru can attribute its success to several reasons. The combination of inclusive economic growth and targeted, high-impact social programs showed clear results. By giving monthly cash stipends to female heads of household and helping youth as well as the elderly, Peru has seen a sizable decrease in economic inequality.

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  • Years with no nation, 90 days to become a Minnesotan

    December 31, 2016 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Thousands of refugees are navigating hurdles of integration in the United States. Organizations like the Minnesota Council of Churches provide comprehensive support in a number of areas - from housing to job applications to health insurance paperwork - but all with the end goal of helping the relocated families towards independence and sustainability in their new life.

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  • As Its Neediest Schools Struggle, What Can PA Learn From Ontario's Success?

    December 30, 2016 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 5 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system, thanks to more rigorous teacher preparation, universal pre-K, and a deeply rooted commitment to prioritizing the neediest students. Meanwhile, districts like that of Kenderton, Pennsylvania are floundering in a broken system that leaves many kids - especially minorities - behind. What can they learn from Ontario's model?

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  • Maine looks north, hoping to become a gateway to the Arctic

    December 27, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    The state of Maine has been feeling the negative effects of climate change including the rising sea waters. Businesses have decided to make the best of it and do it in an environmentally sound and sustainable way. They have sought out new fisheries, renewable power, and trade distributions through the Arctic.

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  • Free community college finds bipartisan support

    December 23, 2016 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Despite a few remaining flaws to overcome, models for free community college in Chicago and Tennessee are serving as beacons for the rest of the nation in a time when many are calling for higher education to be more accessible to better bolster the American workforce. What can Pennsylvania draw from their successes?

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  • Drowning in Dysfunction

    December 22, 2016 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Faced with abysmal customer service during a spate of incorrect, excessive usage bills from Cleveland's municipal water department, residents turned their attention to the nation's top-ranked utility, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Unlike Cleveland, the Miami department has a customer-oriented business model from top-to-bottom: not only does it provide credits in cases of underground or inexplicable leaks, but its leaders focus on supporting employees in providing responsive service, proper usag

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  • Can the private sector solve Metro Detroit's infrastructure woes?

    December 21, 2016 |

    Metromode |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Michigan's roads have been in disrepair for years. Now with increased private sector funding and partnerships between companies and the government, the state could start to see improvements in its infrastructure.

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  • Stockholm's Ingenious Plan to Recycle Old Christmas Trees

    December 20, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    In Stockholm, old Christmas trees are being converted into biochar. When integrated into the city's highly-efficient power grid, the project has been wildly successful--not only in improving soil, but also in retaining groundwater, greening the city, and lowering carbon emissions. For this reason, officials as far away as California have been eying the plan with interest.

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  • How To Make Hydropower More Environmentally Friendly

    December 20, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Dover, Delaware

    Dams make for complex and often controversial infrastructure. While hydropower generated from large dam projects is currently providing the bulk of the planet's renewable energy, dams can also cause major environmental and social damage by interrupting animal migrations, displacing indigenous communities, and collecting toxins. A number of solutions are being implemented, however, to address the various issues caused by dams, to help make them a more eco-friendly and viable source of clean energy.

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  • 'Bribing' Mums To Feed Their Kids

    December 18, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Tarma, Junín

    One in three children in Peru are stunted by a lack of nutritious foods in their diet. In 2005, the government gave cash hand-outs to poor mothers, but only on the condition that they had regular health check-ups and their children went to school. By 2014 the number of children growing up too small had halved.

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