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  • How Ontario's vision of equity for schools contrasts starkly with Pennsylvania's

    December 13, 2016 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 1 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario has become widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students, thanks to the concept of "equity." This manifests, in essence, as more funding per-pupil to the school boards that serve students who face the greatest obstacles. The model contrasts starkly to the school system in Pennsylvania, regarded as "the most inequitable in the nation.”

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  • This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief

    December 12, 2016 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    With little action happening to reverse or prepare for climate change at the federal level, local communities have taken initiative on their own. From voters in Flagstaff passing a $10 million bond to bolster forest management to the city of Tulsa buying over 1,000 flood-prone properties, across the United States people are taking non- or bi-partisan steps to increase their towns’ resilience. Core to each initiative is not a parachute, one-size-fits-all approach, rather, it’s taking a hyper-local approach, centering community strength, and moving disadvantaged populations to the forefront.

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  • To fight poverty in Africa, a new-old solution: cash handouts

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Lesotho, Maseru

    The approach of giving cash straight to poor people - rather than funneling goods or services indirectly through the slow, diluted, and complex systems of charities or governments - is nothing new, but evidence of long-term success and sustainability are few. That's why many NGOs and governments are now coupling cash transfers with more comprehensive programs such as job training and financial counseling, as well as addressing some of the root causes that keep people poor, like lack of infrastructure and market access.

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  • The Making of Telluride's Strict Short-Term Regulations

    December 09, 2016 |

    KBUT Community Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Telluride, Colorado

    Late-night disturbances. Unfamiliar cars. As short-term rentals became common in Telluride, nuisance concerns rose too. In response, the town council passed an ordinance, defining short-term rentals as stays of less than 30 days and instating strict zoning and licensing requirements on rental businesses. Five years later, the policy remains effective and popular.

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  • Can Oakland's Compassionate Communities program serve as a model for others?

    December 07, 2016 |

    E'ville Eye News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Under increasing pressure to remove the homeless from encampments, the San Francisco bay area has had difficulty addressing the problem of where the homeless can find refuge. Oakland has established Compassionate Communities, a piloted program lead by local government officials, which pipelines funds not toward the dissolution of encampments but rather to the creation of permanent housing. So far, the program has successfully transitioned twenty-five residents of encampments into permanent housing and is projecting to dissolve the encampments by April 2017.

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  • Nature Might Hold the Secret to Healing Police-Community Relations

    December 05, 2016 |

    Outside |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    After charged discussions and protests around racial injustice within police departments, Baltimore set out to find a solution to bridge the divide created between the city's police force and the kids that lived in stereotyped neighborhoods. Using nature as a common ground, the Outward Bound Police Youth Challenge was born to bring the two sides together and teach them that they have more in common than they may think.

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  • No Resolution in Sight for International Climate Finance

    December 05, 2016 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Climate financing, determining which nations pay and which nations receive, is a challenge for the United Nations. The World Bank created a Pilot Auction Fund, which competitively allocates credit in an online auction, using the returns to fund projects that reduce emissions.

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  • An earthquake worse than the ‘Big One'? Shattered New Zealand city shows danger of Seattle's fault

    December 02, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Christchurch

    Seattle doesn’t need to experience a major earthquake to predict and prepare for its effects. The comparable city of Christchurch, New Zealand, was hit with a big one in 2011. Buildings collapsed. 185 people died. A key factor in the devastation? Unreinforced brick, something that Seattle lawmakers haven’t successfully addressed either.

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  • Automatic Voter Registration a ‘Success' in Oregon

    December 02, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Low voter turnout has affected the results of numerous elections across the country. Oregon gave its residents the choice to opt in instead of out when receiving government services, in the hopes of increasing voter turnout.

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  • Lessons from Christchurch: 4 key ways Seattle can prepare for earthquake devastation

    December 02, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Christchurch

    A magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2011 laid waste to much of the city and killed 185 people. Although on the opposite side of the world, Seattle is home to strikingly similar buildings and structures that have been identified as at-risk to the shallow faults under them. There is opportunity for the Washington city to learn from the disaster in New Zealand - before it's too late.

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