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  • Can coal remain the bedrock of Wyoming's economy?

    September 18, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    In Wyoming, the economic development is closely linked to the coal industry. Forty percent of the coal is being mined in this state. However, the industry is declining and many people are losing their jobs. To adjust to this change, the state is trying to diversify and focus on clean coal and renewable energy, such as wind, as new manufacturers and technologies are attracted to the state.

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  • What Harvey and Irma Taught Us About Using Social Media in Emergency Response

    September 15, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Hurricanes Irma and Harvey showed the power of social media to share real-time alerts and information as well as get resources to people more quickly when official channels like crisis hotlines are clogged. Officials originally discouraged the use of social media fearing panic and misinformation, but those attitudes changed as they saw the immediate impact it had on getting people help. More local and national organizations shifted to using social platforms to guide their emergency response efforts.

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  • This Tiny Country Feeds the World

    September 15, 2017 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Wageningen

    By using new technology and shared knowledge, the Dutch have become global leaders in agricultural innovation and solutions to fight famine. Work being done at Wageningen University & Research has allowed farmers in the Netherlands to grow crops year-round and in all kinds of weather, while eliminating the use of chemical pesticides and reducing the dependence on water by as much as 90 percent at some farms. Exporting these techniques to other countries has its challenges, but international graduate students are working to implement these programs in their home regions to help people experiencing hunger.

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  • Sex Education for the Blind Helps Women With Disabilities Smash Stigma

    September 12, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: India

    A nonprofit in India is offering sex education to blind and visually impaired women who don't receive this instruction in their standard curriculum. The goal is to empower and encourage safe and fulfilling relationships for the young women, who are more likely than their peers to be victims of sexual assault.

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  • How good government can limit hurricane damage

    September 07, 2017 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A look at how improved policies and procedures can help prevent the catastrophic amounts of property damage caused by the increasingly frequent "super storms" like hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Cities like New York and Philadelphia may offer creative development models that coastal cities in the path of future storms can emulate.

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  • Beyond Faith: How One Community Raised 70 Kids from the Texas Foster Care System

    September 05, 2017 |

    The Chronicle of Social Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Possum Trot, Texas

    Possum Trot, Texas is home to a deeply religious African-American community. The people in this rural town are also responsible for adopting or fostering 70 children from Texas' foster care system, often sparked by their religious beliefs and sustained through caseworkers' hard work and community resources.

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  • While Pa. debates merits of Pre-K, Ontario goes all-in

    August 30, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 4 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system. But, like Pennsylvania, evidence in Toronto suggests that Ontario has struggled to close achievement gaps between historically underserved minorities and their peers. Many believe universal pre-K will prove to be the decisive factor in bridging that gap.

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  • A system of support: How Ontario sets its teachers up to succeed

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 3 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students. One of the key factors to their success is rigorous preparation of and support for their teachers. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, struggles to find and retain educators.

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  • Ontario celebrates diversity, but still works to close achievement gaps

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 2 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario has become widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students, particularly compared to the system in Pennsylvania. Keys to Ontario's success include celebrating diversity and catering education modules to the varied backgrounds of their students, as well as increased parent-teacher involvement.

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  • An Easy Way to Encourage Businesses to Hire Marginalized Workers?

    August 27, 2017 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    A pilot program in Canada is providing increased job opportunities for disadvantaged populations - including refugees, those with disabilities, and laborers who have been unemployed long-term - through a special program that rewards companies hiring them with what is essentially a cash-back rebate on loans covered by the government. The rebate adds up to be significantly less than the cost of paying out unemployment, and has the additional benefits of encouraging workplace diversity and corporate growth.

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