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  • Why Philadelphia Should Lower the Voting Age to 16

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Takoma Park, Maryland

    In Takoma Park, Maryland, the voting age for local elections is 16. Lowering the age has increased turnout among youth—and studies show that the sooner people start to vote, the more likely they are to be lifetime voters.

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  • Jobs for the Homeless

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    February 02, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    An Albuquerque program pays panhandlers to clean up city trash—and gets them needed help, pairing city services with a jobs program.

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  • Free Birth Control for Philly Teens

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    July 27, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    A Colorado program reduced the state’s teen birth rate by 40 percent by providing young women with long-acting reversible birth control.

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  • Mathcorps

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    May 28, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A local math teacher is trying to bring a successful Motor City tutoring program to Philly. The secret ingredient? Love for math, and building relationships between mentors and students.

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  • Judging Schools Based on Inspections—Not Test Scores

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    March 04, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    In England, schools are evaluated by actual visits to schools by a group of professional educators, rather than simply by test scores.

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  • Go Small!

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    January 06, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Large one-size-fits-all high schools are failing. In New York City, an experiment in small schools seems to be working.

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