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  • The ‘Diplomas Now' Way: Better Identify At-Risk Kids, Do Whatever It Takes to Get Them to Graduation Day

    Mark Keierleber

    March 15, 2016 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Researcher Robert Balfanz says by ninth grade, he can identify 75% of the kids who will drop out from high school. That’s when a team of nonprofits rushes in to help.

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  • How a Tapestry of Care Helps Teens Succeed

    David Bornstein

    March 15, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A program in Baltimore bring youths together with volunteer second “families” to help guide them through turbulent times.

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  • For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support

    David Bornstein

    March 08, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A remarkable nonprofit in Baltimore sends teams of volunteers to give overwhelmed youths unconditional help and guidance that cannot be withdrawn.

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  • Youth Program Points To Ways D.C. Can Be ‘Far More Creative' Against Crime

    Matthew S. Schwartz

    February 25, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Meade, Maryland

    Paying at-risk people to stay out of trouble is the most controversial part of a new D.C. crime bill that also proposes counseling and other services to prevent repeat offenses. But a similar program is already in use in D.C., with the blessing of the District’s top prosecutor, giving nonviolent juvenile offenders a second chance. (2nd of a 3 part series)

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  • How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college

    Kirk Carapezza

    January 11, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

    Through a new program called Transitioning Together, volunteer-mentors help underserved students in Newton, MA navigate college essays, meet deadlines and fill out financial aid forms. The program has demonstrated success in its first year and aims to reduce the disparity in matriculation between high- and low-income students.

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  • Reaching for rehabilitation, not retribution

    Suzette Hackney

    December 27, 2015 |

    IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    A nonprofit in Indianapolis diverts kids from the juvenile justice system by using a teen court where first-time offenders admit their guilt to a jury made up of fellow students rather than going through suspension or expulsion. Jurors usually give verdicts that include community service, apologies, restitution, counseling and tutoring, and possibly serving on a jury. About 1,000 students participate each year and the county prosecutor named the nonprofit Crime Fighter of the Year for its work.

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  • A fight to keep students in class

    Suzette Hackney

    November 20, 2015 |

    IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Indianapolis' Howe High School has joined the movement surfacing in America's public schools towards restorative justice. In 2015, in lieu of suspensions and expulsions, Howe's leadership formed a peer justice jury to help fighting students talk through their conflicts and anger. Just one year after the program's inception, the school's expulsion rate decreased 90 percent, saving over 600 hours of what otherwise would have been students' lost classroom time.

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  • Veterans, gang members find peace in unexpected 'brotherhood'

    Nissa Rhee

    November 11, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The anti-violence program at a YMCA in Chicago has war veterans mentoring young gang members as a treatment for the mental and physical wounds of violence. The gang members have healthy role models and the veterans a new sense of purpose.

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  • The Nursing Home That's Also a Dorm

    Tiffany R. Jansen

    October 02, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Deventer, Overijssel

    More retirement and nursing homes are asking college students to move in, an arrangement that benefits everyone. Students stay free of charge in exchange for volunteering to help the seniors.

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  • A Prescription for More Black Doctors

    Nikole Hannah-Jones

    September 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    On average, black students in public schools receive fewer resources giving them a late start. A mostly black university in New Orleans has increased overall achievement by developing students’ shared responsibility for one another’s success.

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