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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
22 January 2016
Los Angeles, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Dancing promotes strong social-emotional development. In areas of Los Angeles where arts education has disappeared due to cuts in school funding, a New York-based non-profit organization has stepped in to teach kids t...
Fayetteville Observer
Greg Barnes
17 December 2015
Vanceboro, North Carolina, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A program in eastern North Carolina takes a proven, two-generation approach to lift struggling families out of dire circumstances.
25 November 2015
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
During the early 1990s, New York City had a sky-high number of kids in foster care. Now, it's safely keeping them with their families, placing them in foster care only when necessary.
21 October 2015
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Multi-Media
Over 15 Minutes
In South Africa, the extreme gap between rich and poor is the root cause of cyclical poverty, and those living in slums face particularly high barriers to education, healthcare, and quality of life. The Ubuntu Educati...
11 July 2015
Provo, Utah, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The life-saving vitamin folic acid is added to flour in the United States, but Hispanics tend to eat little flour. Adding folic acid to corn flour would reduce birth defects in Hispanic women in the U.S.
The Atlantic
Sarah Yager
1 July 2015
Bedford Hills, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
More women are being incarcerated around the United States and that has spurred more institutions to create prison nurseries, which allow women to be with their newborns. It's not a new idea, but it's finding support ...
22 June 2015
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
At St. John Hospital in Detroit, the principles of cultural sensitivity and collaboration—as well as lots of fundraising—have boosted previously low breastfeeding rates by black mothers.
1 June 2015
Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Adverse childhood experiences — like assault, emotional abuse, observing domestic violence — can fundamentally alter a child’s body and brain. Lincoln High School teachers are taking in a "trauma-informed care" approa...
18 May 2015
Sacramento, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Critics in today's world often say that computers and technology are impeding the social skills of the very young. But Zoo U, a computer game for children, helps kids develop the skills they need such as empathy, impu...
27 February 2015
Hartsville, South Carolina, United States
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1500-3000 Words
There are many other adults beyond teachers who regularly interact with children — and who are often overlooked as potential contributors to the educational mission. Hartsville, South Carolina, uses school bus drivers...
20 February 2015
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Preschoolers in the U.S. who misbehave are increasingly being expelled. In Connecticut, trained counselors educated teachers about how to deal with emotionally traumatized kids which reduced expulsions.
21 January 2015
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or othe...
11 October 2014
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Previous efforts to rein in Milwaukee's infant mortality rate have focused on services for mothers: increasing access to prenatal care, treating underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, and reducing behaviors s...
9 October 2014
Santiago, Chile
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1500-3000 Words
The Homeless World Cup is the premier soccer tournament for homeless players. Programs around the world use soccer as a means of building a sense of community, sublimating negative energies, and encouraging personal g...
Al Jazeera
Priyanka Borpujari
15 September 2014
Mumbai, India
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800-1500 Words
Poor women encounter numerous hurdles during pregnancy and childbirth, many of which too often lead to the death of the baby, mother, or both. A pilot project in Mumbai called mMitra sends weekly voice messages to ne...
1 August 2014
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Many military children are resilient, but there are also a lot in public schools across the U.S. who experience difficulties. School Liaison Officers help those children by bridging the gap between the military and th...
1 August 2014
Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
As many as 40 percent of the approximately 2 million military children in the United States are under the age of 5. Educating these young learners has become a priority in recent decades, and the military has become a...
1 August 2014
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Department of Defense schools boast high test scores, have high graduation rates and are very popular with military families who make use of them. Many choose to live on base just so their children can attend these sc...
24 July 2014
North Augusta, South Carolina, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The problem and importance of finding reliable childcare for poor, working parents is increasingly prevalent. Lawmakers and non-profits alike are creating new solutions to help make childcare affordable.
20 July 2014
Dujana, Haryana, India
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
In India, the country with the highest rate of child malnutrition in the world, the government started a free school lunch program which is rescuing children from dire hunger and improving their diets.
30 April 2014
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Rates of problem behaviors and emotional issues among students are high - over 3 million elementary and secondary school students are suspended a year. To remedy the problem, a new program for educators delivers lesso...
19 March 2014
Kansas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Children who experience neglect, severe stress or sudden separation at a young age can be traumatized - without appropriate adult support, trauma can interfere with healthy brain development, inhibiting children’s abi...
14 November 2013
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Twilight Education Club is a non-profit working to break down the barriers – transportation, child care and cost – that typically prevent the economically disadvantaged from accessing social services such as langu...
13 November 2013
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Children are often punished for acting out without consideration of the root cause of their behavior such as a toxic home environment. A trauma center in Washington state is teaching educators to focus on making kids ...
30 October 2013
Connecticut, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Child First is a program in Connecticut, where staff members deliver home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy to help prevent the detrimental physical and mental effects of toxic stress on children. T...
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