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How schools and employers in northeast Ohio are tackling the manufacturing workforce shortage

Katie Ellington

December 23, 2019 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

In Northeast Ohio, manufacturing companies are partnering with local schools to address a workforce shortage by appealing to future workers at a younger age. By participating in a Certified Production Technician program, high school students in the 9th and 10th grade are able to learn technical skills, obtain a certificate, and learn more about career tracks in the manufacturing sector.

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Arts Group Evaluates Five Years of Fair-Pay Certification

Zoe Sullivan

December 18, 2019 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Bringing labor organizing practices to the art world strengthens the fight for equitable pay. Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) provides certification to arts organizations that agree to minimum pay standards. Artists and organizations can use payment calculators on the W.A.G.E website and track fee requests. W.A.G.E also acts as a negotiator for artist services, sending fee requests to other institutions.

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Why students with disabilities are going to school in classrooms that look like Staples and CVS

Alex Zimmerman

December 18, 2019 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A Brooklyn school for students with cognitive disabilities or special emotional needs combines in-class instruction with "learning labs" that prepare students for work in stores and other work environments. Some critics worry that the school, which serves mostly minority students, funnels students into lower-paying jobs.

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How They Did It: Investigating a Country with 2,000 Clandestine Graves

Catalina Lobo-Guerrero

December 17, 2019 |

Global Investigative Journalism Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico

A nearly two-year investigation of Mexicans who had gone missing, and presumably murdered, produced a series of stories based on the database of at least 2,000 graves across Mexico. A group of independent reporters and photographers called “¿A dónde van los desaparecidos?” (where do the disappeared go?) supplied victims' families with information that previous government and private efforts had not, and that fueled demands for definitive information on their loved ones' deaths. More than 40,000 people have been reported missing in Mexico since 2006 amid drug-related violence.

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California works to reverse high maternal mortality rates

Kyley Warren

December 16, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

To reduce the rates of maternal mortality in California, medical researchers joined with hospitals to study the causes of the death in order to better understand how to move forward. After identifying interventions that could have saved lives in the majority of cases, the collaborative created toolkits and has since worked with participating hospitals to implement better protocols for dealing with cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and reducing cesarean births.

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Three years of mining, 40 years of taxpayer clean up for river downstream of Vancouver Island copper mine

Andrew Findlay Taylor Roades

December 16, 2019 |

The Narwhal |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

After an abandoned copper mine destroyed the Tsolum River in Canada, it took decades and cross-sector collaboration to reduce acid runoff and bring back fish populations. The government, a restoration society, and even the mining industry worked together to come up with solutions to save the river. Their latest attempt — capping the mine waste with glacial sediment and an asphalt covering — in 2009 succeeded. In 2015, 129,000 pink salmon came back to the river — a record return since fish counts began in 1953.

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She reported college football players for gang rape. Now she's on a mission.

Kenny Jacoby

December 16, 2019 |

USA Today |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

A new college athletic policy called the “Tracy Rule” is gaining traction as more colleges are held accountable for the behavior of their student athletes. The Tracy Rule, which has been adopted by 12 NCAA schools so far, requires the self-reporting of pending and closed criminal investigations – including sexual assault. While broad in scope, it’s intended to put more pressure on colleges who have often let Title IX offenses go unnoticed or ignored.

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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lead Pipes? Lessons From Cities Getting It Done

Monica Eng

December 07, 2019 |

WBEZ |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Gary, Indiana

Chicago has thousands of miles of lead pipes supplying water to homes and business, and they all need to be replaced because of the risk of contaminating drinking water. Although this task is difficult, three other cities in the nation have projects underway that are providing a model for Chicago to consider.

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Tunisia launches a state-sponsored sex-education program, a rarity in the Arab world

Lateshia Beachum

December 05, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Tunisia

Tunisia is rolling out a biological and religious-based sex education program in elementary and middle schools. It is the first state-sponsored curriculum of its kind in an Arab nation.

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Planning to Donate? Know What Your Dollar Buys

Tina Rosenberg

December 04, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Evaluating evidence of an organization’s impact informs charitable giving. Ratings organizations like ImpactMatters and Charity Navigator provide transparency to donors by reporting on the effectiveness of charities and social programs. The organizations make comparisons by analyzing the tax forms of nonprofits. Some, like GiveWell conduct further investigations and provide in-depth evaluations.

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