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Now Blood Donors Can Get a Text When They Save Lives

Tanya Basu

July 01, 2015 |

Time Magazine |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Gothenburg

When Swedish blood blanks were faced with a blood shortage, one hospital turned to text messaging in order to reach potential donors. Relying on the value of personal connection, the campaign texts donors when their blood has been used and also reminds individuals to regularly donate.

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Language is the great equalizer at this school in Louisiana

Nina Porzucki

June 30, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A program at a public school in Baton Rouge is using bilingual education to attract middle class families back into the public school system to increase diversity among the student population.

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How Seattle Got Its (Arts) Groove Back

Robyn Jordan

June 29, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

Illustrations |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Arts education programs in the United States are subjected to cutting for maintaining tight school budgets. Technology sectors in Seattle seek professionals who have been trained in problem solving skills and innovative idea generation. In response, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture collaborate to promote equity in students’ access to the arts.

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Latin American Cities to Millennials: Move Out of Your Parents' House and Rent

Gregory Scruggs

June 29, 2015 |

Next City |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Chile, Santiago

Chile and other countries in South and Latin America have begun using positive peer pressure and humor in new housing campaigns to encourage millennials to move out of their parents' homes and into rental units. These campaigns are part of a larger international trend that's working to build rental markets in order to foster economic mobility and opportunity.

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How some nail salons in California are finding a less toxic way to work

Monica Campbell

June 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

Nail salons offer services that often are toxic to their workers, from manicures causing acrylic dust in the air to the chemicals that can permeate through skin. Salon workers complain of respiratory problems and sometimes cancer. The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative offers certification in maintaining safe practices for their workers, offering an incentive for the use of ventilation equipment and gloves.

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Swedish sex education has time for games and mature debate

Sally Weale

June 05, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Gnesta

The United Kingdom’s teen birthrate is as high as 19.7 births per 1,000 women; one contributing factor is that sex education is not a requirement and can span only a day. Gnesta in Sweden offers a four to five week course on comprehensive sex education with a curriculum that makes the topic enjoyable, informative, and sensitive. As a result, the teen birthrate is only 5.2 per 1,000.

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Understand new tool Ithaca may use to fight housing crisis

Brian Crandall

May 20, 2015 |

The Ithaca Voice |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

Ithaca works on a three-pronged approach to conquer homelessness, and to make housing more affordable in general.

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With bodies cameras rolling, police use less force

Kevin Fagan

May 11, 2015 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Police in California have begun using body cameras to record their daily interactions with the public, decreasing altercations and misconduct by both officers and citizens.

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What if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?

Greg Toppo

May 11, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Game inventors have created a new game to help students who suffer from ADHD and other mental problems develop and stimulate their brains in a safer, more targeted way than normal medicines.

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“We Have to Construct a Taboo Around Killing”: Antanas Mockus On Colombia's Peace Process

Camila Osorio

May 10, 2015 |

Latin America News Dispatch |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

Antanas Mockus, former mayor of Bogotá, uses art to cultivate what he calls a "citizenship culture." During Colombia's peace negotiations, Mockus emphasized the importance of valuing life after so many years of killing and death with the slogan "Life is Sacred."

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