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  • They Can't Just Be Average

    October 25, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The almost all-black student body at Ron Brown College Prep are met with an almost all-black faculty, cultural competent and responsive instruction, an understanding of the impact of trauma many students bring to the classroom, and a disciplinary system that emphasizes restorative justice practices over suspension. Expectations are high for each student, and teachers are challenged to provide to close the gap between where many students are and where they should be while still providing engaging work for exceptional students.

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  • What Happened After California Revolutionized Sex Ed

    October 25, 2017 |

    Broadly |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    California does well when it comes to healthy teen sex behaviours, but the Healthy Youth Act has pushed this even further. This act provides a more comprehensive education including LGBTQ relationships, medical accuracy etc.

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  • Immigrants find their place in Luna County

    October 25, 2017 |

    NMPolitics.net |

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    Response Location: United States, Luna County, New Mexico

    Across the country, various counties are experiencing changes in racial and ethnic demographics. This article looks at the school system in Luna County, a now predominantly Hispanic town is adapting to these shifts by creating a more inclusive educational experience, via biliteracy programs as well other measures.

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  • In New Mexico, demographic shifts have helped job growth

    October 24, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Luna County, New Mexico

    Historically there has been stigma and pushback to bilingual and immigrant programs, but some counties are starting to embrace diversity as key to economic development. Greater diversity spurs innovation, entrepreneurship, and population growth in rural areas, recognition of these benefits has eased the stigma and encouraged more immigrant programs.

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  • The ‘Problem Child' Is a Child, Not a Problem

    October 24, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Isolating or punitive methods in early childhood education can have a lasting effect on a 'problematic' child, leading to greater behavioural problems. Collaborative Problem Solving techniques, such as 'Plan B', require the child and teacher or parent to work together to identify each of their concerns and come up with a mutually beneficial solution, allowing both sides to be heard in a calm environment.

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  • How a Temple professor and a prison inmate started an international movement

    October 23, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In the Inside-Out Exchange program half of the students are college students, and the other half are prison inmates. The program has “expanded to about 150 correctional institutions across the globe” but the biggest takeaway is the effect it has on people. Students were “ engaged in a way they never had been in the classroom. For the inmates, suddenly their opinions mattered.”

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  • The One Simple Way to Help Poor Kids Stay in School

    October 19, 2017 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A study of high school students in Chicago has has found that personalized tutoring can help low-income students advance academically, challenging conventional wisdom that once a student falls behind, it's almost impossible to bring them back to speed. Many advocate for a "scaling-up" of tutoring programs, as the personalized attention and relationship with the tutor has been proven valuable.

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  • How Baltimore Is Growing Its Tech Gurus From Scratch

    October 19, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Only 12 percent of the STEM workforce is Black or Hispanic. Starting with Baltimore, one nonprofit is looking to change that. In 2013, the Digital Harbor Foundation converted a rec center into a home for after school programs introducing students to graphic design, 3D printing, and beyond. Using a "maker education" model, instructors prepare middle schoolers for a changing workforce, offer in-house employment for teens, and improve and diversify the talent pipeline to the city's vacant tech jobs. The classes, which are pay-what-you-can, are expanding kids' communications skills and creative thinking mindset.

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  • How Chicago Created ‘Community College' for Special Ed Students

    October 19, 2017 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    After students with intellectual and developmental disabilities from Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood complete four years in traditional high school, they are eligible to attend Southside Occupational Academy for four additional years - the transition center "is not [a] replacement for traditional, integrated high school, it’s a complement to it." Southside provides vocational training and training in basic life skills to students.

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  • "Stop the Bleeding"

    October 18, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Far too many students in Philadelphia are not successfully completing their university degrees. A new program at Community College of Philadelphia involves high school freshman taking the equivalent of two years of college courses to obtain an associate's degree, while also obtaining their high school diploma. The hope is that this will encourage students to go on to complete their university degree.

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