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What San Diego High School Faculty Learned After a Year of Personalized Learning

Michael Elsen-Rooney

August 08, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

A year after a San Diego high school was awarded $10 million to scale a successful personalized learning pilot model, administrators and teachers have seen improving attendance rates and certain academic positives and they have some takeaways to share. Changes run the gamut -- from furniture adjustments to the restructuring of students into smaller communities of houses to the addition of wellness courses. And from these, teachers emphasize two important characteristics essential to the success of personalized learning -- gradual implementation of changes and the right balance of technology.

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Creative thinking brings child care center to Jal

Sylvia Ulloa

August 07, 2018 |

New Mexico In Depth |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

In the past few years, an influx of oil field workers to Jal, New Mexico has put pressure on the town's child-care offerings. Several teachers are pioneering a creative solution. By using funding from several sources, Bright Beginnings Child Development Center has colocated in the local elementary school, cutting down on travel time for working parents and creating benefits across programs.

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Colby for a Cause

Jill Harkins

August 02, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philabundance, a nonprofit organization aimed at fighting food insecurity, has a sustainable and creative solution. They launched a line of cheeses, known as Abundantly Good, and proceeds will help pay farmers to turn extra milk into cheese for people grappling with hunger. The process will engage ethically-minded consumers, support local farmers, make use of food waste, help the planet, and provide high-quality food to those who are food insecure. It’s a solution that benefits everyone involved.

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Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change

Nathaniel Rich

August 01, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

In the late 1970s to late 1980s, activists, scientists, and politicians began to address the climate change crisis. For a decade, they attempted to ask the U.S. to commit to an international agreement to reduce emissions, and they almost succeeded. “In a single decade, they turned a crisis that was studied by no more than several dozen scientists into the subject of Senate hearings, front-page headlines and the largest diplomatic negotiation in world history.”

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How having space — even small enough to hold a cellphone — is helping Chicago's homeless

Alison Bowen

August 01, 2018 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Though homelessness is an entrenched and complex problem, small solutions can make a difference in the daily life of homeless individuals. Lockers for overnight cell phone storage in a homeless shelter in Chicago are significant: people can wake up with a sense of security, knowing their phones will be available to help find jobs or stay in touch with loved ones. This is part of the Chicago Youth Storage Initiative, which as since funded 755 storage unites at homeless shelters across Chicago.

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Philanthropic horticulturists and other prison community leaders

Anne Hillman

August 01, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

At Spring Creek Correctional Center, profits from the prison store are shared among seven prison clubs. The clubs operate like nonprofits, bringing educational opportunities, music, plants, and more to inmates and donating extra funds to organizations on the outside. The system improves quality of life and offers leadership opportunities.

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Demystifying the Real Estate Development World for Minority Youth

Emily Nonko

August 01, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Two Detroit-based entrepreneurs are determined to help minority youth become stakeholders in community real estate development. Targeting communities that experience gentrification, Project Destined empowers young students with knowledge about the real estate profession, information that is often passed down through families instead of classroom lessons. "It's not a talent gap, it's an information gap," one of the founders emphasizes.

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How collaboration builds networks of support for Michigan children

Claire Charlton

July 25, 2018 |

Concentrate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Brilliant Detroit is a nonprofit that aims to create “kid success neighborhoods.” It reaches this goal by building over 70 partnerships with organizations throughout the city. From working with Eastern Market to providing fresh produce to SNAP recipients, to working with maternal health groups and safety-focused nonprofits, Brilliant Detroit knows it is stronger as an organization when it works with others. Together, these creative collaboration efforts are more likely to help neighborhood kids succeed.

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Feeding—and healing—the hood

Laura Paskus

July 20, 2018 |

The NM Political Report |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Project Feed the Hood, a community effort to increase food access and security for lower-income families, has established gardens and pilot programs at ten schools in Albuquerque. The program originally aimed to convert lawns into gardens while giving youth an alternative to military recruitment. Now, it is run by community volunteers and also offers paid internships for youth. “We’re here to resist, to reclaim our food systems, our community spaces,” explains one of the project's dedicated staff members.

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Tiny Homes Are Baby Steps Toward Reversing the Housing Crisis

Haniya Rae

July 14, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Tiny homes, proposed across the world as a solution to housing problems, come in many forms. Baltimore is trying its own model. A creative partnership under the non-profit Civic Works is connecting people who want affordable homes with youth who want to learn construction skills and get their GED. Though still in the prototype stage, this project will show the potential for collaboration between non-profit groups, developers, and the local government.

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