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  • Schools help Colombians remember what it means to forgive

    November 03, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia

    Around 2 million Columbians are enrolled in a government funded program aimed at helping people forgive one another. Former guerilla fighters, militants, and victims of violence get together to talk to each other. “I started feeling less rage. I started feeling this pain.”

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  • Flint effect? Environmentalism shifts to racial justice, inclusion.

    October 28, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Even if Blacks and Latinos are more vulnerable to environmental pollution and disasters, very few groups have been working to build awareness around this issues. Fortunately, green groups and foundations are mobilizing energy policies and are becoming more inclusive by shifting the narrative to focus on the effects of environmental pollution and disasters on minority populations.

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  • Finding voter turnout solutions in Colorado

    October 24, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado employs a wide array of methods to increase voter turnout, and it pays off. The state is one of the country's most successful in terms of voter turnout, thanks to Election Day voter registration, mail-in ballots sent to every Colorado voter, drop off locations for mail-in ballots, and voter pre-registration for 16- and 17-year old residents.

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  • How Body Cameras Curbed Police Use of Force in Rialto

    October 19, 2016 |

    Zócalo Public Square |

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    Response Location: United States, Rialto, California

    When researchers studied how body cameras affected law enforcement in Rialto, California, they found dramatic drops in use of force and complaints against police. Researchers replicated these results in other places and found similar results, with some caveats. The technology is most effective if officers always have the cameras on and it can't be left up to the officers to decide on when they'll wear them.

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  • Prisoners With Hep C Get Cured In Some States But Not Others

    October 13, 2016 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Currently, debates are ongoing about what to do with the substantial number of US prisoners with Hepatitis C. This piece highlights successful legal action in Pennsylvania that ensured costly treatment for prisoners.

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  • How Freelancers Are Reinventing Work Through New Collective Enterprises

    October 11, 2016 |

    Shareable |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    With millennials unable to find regular work, people of color and women tired of discrimination during the hiring process, the number of people turning to freelancing has been growing. Networks like Enspiral and Upwork, are facilitating this shift by assisting in the search for employers, creating partnerships with other freelancers, creating unions that fight for living wages and work to fix other sundry issues that freelancers face.

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  • Getting Tried as an Adult Depends on Skin Color

    October 10, 2016 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Many minors, especially those who are black or hispanic, are tried and sentenced as adults. A new New Jersey law requires minors to at least begin their sentence in juvenile facilities, but there are still problems.

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  • Germany has a different approach, better results

    October 10, 2016 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    In the United States, minors are often tried and sentenced as adults, leading to traumatizing circumstances and high recidivism. In Germany, minors cannot be tried as adults and are put in prisons that double as farms, aiming to mirror the outside world.

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  • How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes

    October 10, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Paonia, Colorado

    In 2011, the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), an education advocacy and research organization, launched the Colorado Legacy Schools project. The program funded innovative ways to increase the number and diversity of students taking AP classes. Instead of applying for funds to train teachers and subsidize test fees, Paonia High teamed up with two nearby schools to more than triple their collective AP offerings. It’s a promising model for rural, resource-limited schools trying to bring more college-prep opportunities to their few students.

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  • A helping hand for migrant students

    October 09, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Center, Colorado

    The Migrant Education Program, which offers educational and social services to migrant worker families in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, is growing in popularity among the valley’s migrant worker population, and has recently begun to focus on getting migrant students geared up for college .

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