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Crossing Divides: Turkish schools help Syrians integrate

Pinar Ersoy, Mark Lowen

April 27, 2018 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Turkey, Gaziantep

Since the Syrian conflict began, some “3.5 million Syrian refugees have poured into Turkey” causing strife and divisions between the two groups. That’s why the E.U is funding schools that integrate Turkish and Syrian children in the same classroom. The aim is to help Syrian’s integrate into Turkish society.

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The Perks of a Play-in-the-Mud Educational Philosophy

Conor Williams

April 26, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Owings Mills, Maryland

Across America, preschools that incorporate outdoor activities into their instruction are on the rise. It is believed that moving out of a classroom and into nature can help children creatively learn, build skills at focusing, and reduce anxiety.

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Can mindfulness really end prison hatred?

Mercy Juma

April 24, 2018 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

Kenya's prisons have a violence problem, oftentimes manifesting between the guards and the inmates. To combat the issue, a mindfulness training program is being piloted that aims to connect the guards and inmates on a more personal level through activities such as meditation, music and art.

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From Australia to El Salvador to Vietnam, the environment is finally getting its day in court

Anna-Catherine Brigida

April 24, 2018 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

Across the word, specialized environmental courts are being created to make sure the environment receives justice and protection against human destruction and exploitation. In the face of climate change, 44 countries across six continents have developed such courts, driven by a collective understanding of the intersection of human rights and the environment. While a seemingly major step toward justice, the new courts are hard to evaluate and have faced criticisms like bias and their impact in the larger context of climate change.

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Giant plastic 'berg blocks Indonesian river

David Shukman

April 19, 2018 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Bandung

Plastic waste has become a monumental problem throughout Indonesia, with residents of the country accustomed to throwing their trash into rivers, ditches and streams. Various efforts are underway to change this habit that include giving money to those that recycle correctly, but in the short term, the government has assigned army personnel to help clean up the rivers.

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Get To Work

Jane M. Von Bergen

April 19, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Transportation is one of the biggest barriers to employment in Philadelphia. Despite having a public transit system, many people do not own cars, so they cannot access higher-paying jobs in the suburbs. The Commuter Options program, funded by a Department of Transportation grant and supported by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, provides a way for workers to carpool to jobs that share a similar schedule and location. Though it is only one part of the solution, the program is helping 65 people access jobs outside of the city.

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Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education

Abaki Beck

April 19, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

One night Jessie Little Doe Baird had a dream. Her ancestors told her it was time to bring back the Wôpanâak language to her community. The dream helped launch the the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, which later led to the Mukayuhsak Weekuw preschool. 20 students are enrolled and the entire curriculum is in the Wôpanâak language.

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San Francisco has the only women's department in the US — and it shows

Odette Chalaby

April 17, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco’s Department on the Status of Women has pushed gender sensitivity in policymaking since 1975. As a result, the city leads the nation in paid parental leave, lactation support, and rights to flexible work arrangements.

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How France Cut Heroin Overdoses by 79 Percent in 4 Years

Olga Khazan

April 16, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: France

In 1995, following high rates of deaths by heroin overdose, France implemented new policies that allowed primary care physicians to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug that helps curb opiate cravings, to patients suffering from opioid addiction, drastically reducing overdose deaths. In the U.S., doctors are required to go through a special addiction training to be able to prescribe buprenorphine, meaning that very few U.S. doctors can prescribe it.

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In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.

Allison Herrera

April 16, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Women in Recovery, is an 18 month intensive drug treatment program. However, women also have to undergo therapy and address their trauma. Then, some of the women have found work at S and R Compression, a company that has hired six women from the Women in Recovery program. ““From my past, everyone’s always seen the worst in me but now I have people who see the best in me and give me a chance and an opportunity.”

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