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  • Low-Cost Schools Are Being Built Out Of Sand In Jordan Refugee Camps

    July 31, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Jordan, Za'atari

    The living conditions in refugee camps in the Middle East are very poor. Architects are piloting the Re:Build construction system that utilizes materials in the natural environment to construct homes, schools, and clinics. The system engages refugees in the process of building so that they can take ownership of their success and develop skills to integrate in returning to their home country.

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  • These Programs Are Helping Prisoners Live Again On The Outside

    July 28, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    After release, ex-prisoners often have a hard time re-integrating into society. Re-entry programs in several states work to stabilize this process, providing inmates with education while in prison or connecting ex-convicts to job and counseling resources once they are out.

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  • Facing decline, Catholic schools form a charter-like network

    July 20, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The private Catholic schools in East Harlem and the South Bronx experienced the plummeting of enrollment, funds lacking for upgrading facilities and technology, while still charging high tuition. Now these six Catholic schools comprise a charter school network and serve low-income children. The results of the new system have enabled teachers to devote more time to academics, students to become disciplined for character development, and technology has improved.

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  • Can Prisons Reduce Recidivism by Inviting Victims of Crime to Talk to Prisoners? 

    July 19, 2015 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A Houston man whose sister was murdered created a way to help his own pain and possibly foster more empathy and understanding among inmates. The restorative justice program, Bridges to Life, has grown to hundreds of volunteers throughout Texas, which includes crime victims who tell their stories and work with inmates to impress upon them the harm that their actions can inflict on others. The prisoners are encouraged to open up about their own lives with the idea that both groups will find healing.

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  • D.C.'s Education in School Reform

    July 16, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The ecosystem of D.C. charter schools that has evolved over the last two decades represents a cornucopia of creative and nontraditional approaches to education, in addition to fairly traditional college-prep schools, and is now producing some of the highest graduation rates, college acceptance rates, and average test scores in public schools in the nation.

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  • Disaster training in Bangladesh: What to do when the earth starts shaking

    July 12, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    Disaster drills save lives. A UN program is bringing earthquake preparedness training to 4,600 teachers in Bangladesh who are expected to relay the information to administrators, students, parents, and fellow teachers. Similar efforts are happening in schools across Asia to spread practical knowledge about what to do when disaster strikes

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  • Planting Exotic Crops for the Sake of the Local Economy

    July 12, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Immigrants to St. Louis are capitalizing on urban gardens and helping to revitalize the city by repopulating it. The program enrolled 31 refugees and their families who plant food for their own household and to sell them. While the profits aren't huge, the entrepreneurial program offers refugees who may speak little or no English a chance to learn how to operate in the local economy.

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  • Women's Center Works to Lower Recidivism Rates With ‘Immersion in Sisterhood'

    July 09, 2015 |

    Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For 20 years, the Center for Young Women’s Development has been a safe space for thousands of young women ages 16 to 24 who have been incarcerated or are homeless in the San Francisco Bay Area. The center is most recognized for its strategies to give these women opportunities for personal and professional growth.

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  • Beer and business: the unexpected benefits of water access in Cameroon

    July 07, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Cameroon

    Cameroon was plagued by droughts, water-related illnesses, and an influx of refugees--all of which required a surplus of clean water. The government devised solar panel water distribution systems, which brought fresh water for irrigation. The surplus also inspired citizens of Cameroon to start small businesses that used the water, including brewing beer.

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  • A Mother Forgives the Man Who Raped and Killed Her Daughter

    June 30, 2015 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Restorative justice emphasizes accountability and making amends by facilitating meetings between people who committed a crime and those who were hurt by that crime. Victims can get their questions answered and express to the offender how their lives were impacted and the offender apologizes and presents specific ways they will make amends, such as community service or drug treatment. The method improves recidivism rates and gives victims a small sense of control. One participant, Linda White, was inspired to become a vocal and active advocate of the approach after speaking with a man who killed her daughter.

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