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Credit Where Credit is Needed

Melanie Lenart

December 19, 2022 |

Native Science Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, South Dakota

South Dakota State University's Expanding the Circle program provides online graduate courses and tuition support to help faculty at tribal colleges update their credentials in line with new accreditation requirements. Since the program was rolled out, the retention rate for online graduate coursework has risen by roughly 30 percent.

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Utah offers "free college for all" to juveniles behind bars

David Dudley

December 12, 2022 |

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Utah’s Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth program provides free college-level courses for credit to help young people who are incarcerated get college-ready. Those who do not pass the screening test to take college-level classes can take classes for high school credit instead.

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The Working Approach, This Not-For-Profit Is Changing Out-of-School Incidence in Northern Nigeria

Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

December 12, 2022 |

BONews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

Girlsforhealth helps girls interested in furthering their education who are unable to access a nursing education, pays for their school, and provides essentials and a monthly stipend. At the end of their education, the girls are employed at a workplace back in their communities to fill staff shortages.

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A Site That Safeguards Migrants' Educational Credentials

Elizabeth Hewitt

December 09, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Article 26 Backpack is an online storage platform refugees can upload academic transcripts, diplomas, and other important documents to. The platform safeguards the copies in case the originals cannot be kept and allows users to share them with universities and employers.

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Campus religious groups step into a new realm: mental health counseling

Olivia Sanchez

November 27, 2022 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Organizations like the Muslim Mental Health Initiative and the Hillel mental health and wellness pilot program are helping connect students in need of mental health support with specialists who understand their religion to make the process more comfortable and less difficult.

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Organizing to Cancel Debt Fuels Systemic Change

Cinnamon Janzer

November 14, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Occupy Wall Street ignited today's debt cancellation movement. Groups like the Debt Collective are winning victories, canceling predatory student debt and pushing systemic reforms like tuition-free college. Though incremental, these changes are rewriting policy and challenging racialized capitalism.

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Helping More HS Students ‘Cross the Finish Line' & Earn College Credit

Casey Smith

November 08, 2022 |

Indiana Capital Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indiana

Indiana's Crossing the Finish Line program leverages COVID-19 relief funding to cover the cost of college-level credit for high school students. The program targets students who are only a few credits away from completing the state's College Core curriculum or receiving a technical credential.

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How a Foundation-driven Response Keeps Indigent Students in School

Jimoh Abdullahi

November 07, 2022 |

The Solutions Paper |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

Students who live in Afijio, with qualifying grades and involvement in the community, can apply for scholarships and aids like textbooks from the nonprofit Abel Ogundokun Odeleye Foundation. The foundation is working to ease the financial burden on students who may not be able to complete their education otherwise.

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Students-led Forum Bridging Lack Of Access To Career, Scholarship Opportunities In Sokoto Varsity

Mazeed Oyeleye

October 29, 2022 |

Africa.com |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

Two students created the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Scholars’ Forum and hold virtual meetings to give high-achieving students information on scholarships and academic opportunities that are often overlooked or unknown.

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Students with disabilities innovate ways to use spaces, products not designed for them

Cat Wise

October 26, 2022 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Students in the UC Berkeley Disability Lab gather to work on projects and inventions aimed at improving accessibility for those living with a disability. The lab also provides students living with disabilities with a sense of community among each other.

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