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  • Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

    March 12, 2023 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

    In Monte Vista, Colorado, an elementary and a high school are improving teacher retention by building an environment that makes them feel heard, appreciated, and supported. The administrators take time to build relationships with teachers and students, check in with teachers on a regular basis, allow teachers to have a say in decision-making, and create teacher revitalization rooms.

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  • Dėmesys vaikui prasideda nuo dėmesio būsimai mamai – kaip Suomija tapo vaikų gerovės šalimi

    March 12, 2023 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Finland

    Suomijoje esantys vaikų namai, į kuriuos vaikai patenka dėl probleminio tėvų ar savo pačių elgesio, užtikrina saugią ir sveiką aplinką, o šeimai teikiamos kompleksinės paslaugos ženkliai padidina galimybę vaikui ilgainiui ir vėl grįžti gyventi su tėvais. Tai šalyje pavyko pasiekus, jog socialinio darbuotojo profesija būtų gerai atlyginama ir prestižinė, reikalaujanti specialaus išsilavinimo ir sertifikavimo, o didelės vaikų institucijos buvo paverstos jaukiais namais, kur vienu metu gyvena ne daugiau kaip 7 vaikai.

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  • Mutually Assured Survival: New Orleans groups are rethinking disaster aid from the grassroots up

    March 12, 2023 |

    Gambit |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Groups like the Mutual Aid – New Orleans Facebook group take a community-focused approach to disaster response and gather volunteers to deliver supplies to those in need in the aftermath of disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Frustrated by slow and oftentimes nonexistent government aid, these communities are taking matters into their own hands to effectively provide relief to fellow residents when disaster strikes.

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  • Major companies pledged funding for Texas water projects. What are results so far?

    March 11, 2023 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    A nonprofit created the Texas Water Action Collaborative to connect water quality conservation projects in need of financial support with companies that have related sustainability goals and will supply funding.

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  • Biden's free college proposal is dead. High schoolers are tapping a solution.

    March 11, 2023 |

    Politico |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Dual enrollment programs run by community colleges across the United States allow high school students to take college classes that count towards their diploma and future degrees. The programs are often free for students and are increasing community college attendance rates, which dropped during the pandemic.

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  • In the Extinction Capital of the World, A Native School Is Restoring Indigenous Forests

    March 11, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Led by Native Hawai’ians, Kamehameha Schools owns thousands of acres of land dedicated to stewardship and conservation. The school partners with Native Hawaiian organizations and conducts eco-cultural education programs for students and members of the community to foster connections between them and the environment.

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  • Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

    March 10, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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  • Can plastic bricks pave a road out of Kenya's plastic waste problem?

    March 10, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Kenyan start-up Gjenge Makers creates pavers that are stronger and cheaper than typical concrete by heating a mixture of shredded plastic waste and sand and then compressing it to form the blocks.

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  • Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

    March 10, 2023 |

    Women's Media Center |

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    Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

    Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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  • How One Nigerian Woman is Waging a War against Period Poverty

    March 10, 2023 |

    International Policy Digest |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Achievers Foundation distributes free sanitary pads to those experiencing period poverty. The Foundation also hosts lectures on sexual and menstrual health and works to fight the stigma surrounding periods in some communities.

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