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The Kids Who Got 'The Mexican Repatriation' of the 1930s Into California Textbooks

Janice Llamoca

March 31, 2017 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

In the 1930s, about one million Mexican and Mexican-Americans, who were born in the U.S., were forcibly removed from the U.S. under the presidency of Herbert Hoover. Its called the “Mexican Repatriation.” A class in Bell Gardens elementary learned about it almost by accident. They wanted a formal federal apology and applied to the California “ought to be a law” contest. They testified in front of the California assembly. The governor of California signed a law that encourages courses in history books to include the Mexican repatriation.

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How Utah Keeps the American Dream Alive

Megan McArdle

March 28, 2017 |

Bloomberg |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

In many parts of the United States, people struggle with economic mobility and achieving the American Dream. Salt Lake City’s rate of economic mobility is at the highest in the country. An investigative journalist explores the Mormon-influenced structure of charitable giving and various social factors that have created this socio-economic anomaly, and discovers that compassionate conservatism and some government welfare programs have contributed to the state being a unique case.

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How 3 Women Are Changing The World With Solar Energy

Monica Chitre

March 27, 2017 |

Worldwatch Institute |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mali, Bamako

Three women have embraced the use of solar technology to become clean energy entrepreneurs. They are helping bring light, efficient cookstoves, and energy to their communities, while reducing carbon emissions and empowering other women along the way.

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How ban-the-box rules help ex-offenders, hurt women, young people

Jane M. Von Bergen

March 22, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Ban-the-box legislation can help people with criminal records receive fair consideration as job applicants. However, the employment prospects of other applicants, particularly African American women and young workers, can decrease if employers use alternative methods of weeding out people who may have criminal records, such as prejudging names that signal African American or Hispanic backgrounds and adding educational and experience requirements to job descriptions.

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Bonds That Combat the Isolation of Military Life

David Bornstein

March 20, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Frequent deployments and relocations create career hurdles for military spouses and pull families away from their support networks. Blue Star Families, a nonprofit founded in 2009, is working with volunteers in 35 chapters around the world to help military families connect and communicate their experiences to policymakers and the American public. More than half of surveyed families say that they would not recommend military service to their children, a potentially serious issue for the all-volunteer force which recruits heavily from families with histories of service.

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In Philadelphia, school police outnumber counselors

Greg Windle

March 16, 2017 |

The Notebook |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Students who have experienced trauma, most common in high-poverty areas, are more likely to benefit from counseling and support rather than punishment. However, most large U.S. school districts with high poverty rates and a majority Black and Latino residents hire more school police officers than counselors. This exacerbates rather than resolves discipline issues and creates lifelong repercussions for students.

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How trade unions pulled the brakes on Uber's bid to enter Tokyo

Nithin Coca

March 07, 2017 |

Equal Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Japan

Japan’s taxi unions don’t work together normally, but they are finding common cause as ride-sharing platforms such as Uber threaten to pull down wages for all drivers. In 2016, the unions banded together and organized a rally and public campaign, successfully pushing the government to oppose ride-sharing and maintain existing taxi regulations, at least in Japan’s major cities.

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Role play: teaching gender equality in India

Shaifali Agrawal

March 03, 2017 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India gender inequality and stereotype perpetuation have been barriers to reaching equality, Gulika Reddy tried to implement changes and work with adults but these ideas were so firmly entrenched that they could not adjust to other ideology. Thus, she started 'Schools of Equality' where children receive lessons (in their regular schools) and creatively engage in analysis and discussion of gender equality issues in order to help shape more equal perspectives at an earlier age.

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The Path Home for Women Veterans

Lily Casura

February 21, 2017 |

The Huffington Post |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Women veterans, who often have military sexual trauma, are less likely to sleep outside or stay in shelters for fear of their safety or of losing rights to their kids. Non-profits are attempting to meet women veterans’ needs by creating women veteran shelters and the website, WomenVeteransHousing.com, was created with a listing of state-by-state housing resources for women veterans.

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The Sun Water Solution

Tom Colls

February 12, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Makindye, Kampala

Professor Kevin McGuigan in Dublin has proven that simply leaving contaminated water in a plastic bottle out in the sun for several hours is effective in killing off harmful bacteria like e-coli and provide a simple solution for clean water. But his efforts to bring this simple method of solar disinfection to rural communities in Africa - where disease and death from waterborne bacteria is especially prevalent - have hit a number of sociological and cultural roadblocks.

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