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  • Be a sport: games coaches teach boys how to be better men

    March 08, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Bihar

    Coaches and players around the world are using sports to teach boys about masculinity and the importance of integrity, both on and off the field. From cricket in India to rugby in Fiji, games are used as a foundation for teaching important life lessons and values. As a result, young men participating in these programs have been found less likely to show aggression and more likely to believe abuse against women is wrong.

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  • Baylor officials open up about extensive Title IX reform

    March 08, 2019 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    In the aftermath of multiple sexual assault incidents, Baylor University has moved toward turning what was once a culture of avoidance into a culture of accountability. The university has increased the staff, funding, and resources devoted to its Title IX office, including a new website for students to report incidents. Furthermore, the university promotes ongoing education and awareness among both its students and athletes with programs that promote healthy relationships.

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  • This new recycling innovation could help fix our broken trash system

    March 08, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Haverhill, Ohio

    A common type of plastic, Polypropylene, is usually “downcycled” - meaning it makes lower quality materials when recycled. A new innovation in recycling will allow it to be recycled into “virgin” material that is cost- and energy-effective and will have a broader range of uses, increasing the likelihood that plastic will end up in new material and not in a landfill. PureCycle Technologies has had such successful pre-sales that the first plant has 20 years worth of pre-orders.

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  • Closing the voter engagement gap in Metro Detroit

    March 08, 2019 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To close the voting participation and engagement gap between historically disenfranchised groups and more affluent, white groups, organizations in Metropolitan Detroit are employing a number of strategies. One group, Girls Making Change, is creating a political leadership pipeline by mentoring high school girls of color over the summer. CitizenDetroit organizes voter education groups, candidate debates, and even bar trivia nights with a political theme.

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  • In India, New Tactics Are Being Implemented to Prevent Human-Elephant Clashes

    March 07, 2019 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: India, Valparai

    Elephant-human interaction has too often led to conflict or danger in India. New research supports a forest authority’s early-warning system to send text, phone, and visual alerts when elephants are nearby. The integrated system has reduced fatalities to almost zero.

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  • Unequal Penalties

    March 07, 2019 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    In Oregon, students who qualify for special education services are twice as likely to be disciplined as their peers. One district is working to buck this trend with a method called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. PBIS involves teachers conducting a comprehensive assessment of the underlying factors that might be causing poor behavior in lieu of jumping straight to suspensions and expulsions.

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  • How North Dakota tribes countered a restrictive voting law

    March 07, 2019 |

    Native America Calling |

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    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    Native American tribes, community groups, and nonprofits quickly responded to a North Dakota law requiring voter IDs with physical street addresses by holding information sessions, setting up stations to create instant tribal IDs, and placing volunteers at polling stations to assist those who wanted to vote actually be able to do so. Many tribal members rely on post office boxes and do not have an official address on their reservation. Despite some voters being turned away because of their ID, overall there was a record turnout in precincts that include reservations.

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  • An opportunity to advance: Businesses seek labor solution via apprentice programs

    March 07, 2019 |

    Twin Falls Times-News |

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    Response Location: United States, Burley, Idaho

    Facing labor shortages, Idaho is seeing a new wave of apprenticeship programs for high school students. Through the Student to Registered Apprentice Program, participants complete a class and on-the-job training while still in high school.

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  • Climate change is fueling wildfires around the world. Can indigenous knowledge help us manage them?

    March 07, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Australia, East Perth

    The indigenous practice of setting regular fires to manage land hasn’t been used in generations, but it’s now being brought back to help manage wildfires in Australia. With support from the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation and 10 Deserts Project, indigenous people are re-learning old traditions to help the land, though they are still learning to navigate complex relationships with the government about which land can be used.

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  • Why History Matters in Equitable Development Planning

    March 07, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A new park plan in Washington, D.C. addresses systemic racism and inequity in current city infrastructure, digging deeper than traditional urban planning landscapes. The new plan takes into account perspectives from minorities and low-income households to ensure the community space is built by the people, for the people - establishing economic justice along the way. This D.C. park plan is helping people purchase homes, finance businesses and get jobs.

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