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  • How are Special Needs Teens Being Prepared for Workforce?

    April 11, 2016 |

    KTVX-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Camp K in Utah provides job counseling and training for teens with special needs, helping them to bridge the gap between high school and the professional work force.

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  • Selling entrepreneurship to a million students

    April 11, 2016 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Educate!, a social enterprise started in Uganda, helps students start businesses while they are still in school - students are "creating jobs instead of looking for them." The organization trains teachers and youth mentors, who then work with the students in their schools to get businesses off the ground. A randomized trial conducted in 2014 found that graduates of the program earned double the income of their peers.

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  • Risky change in teaching pays off at Bellevue's Sammamish High

    April 09, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    With help from a federal grant, a Bellevue high school asked its teachers to work with the University of Washington to redesign over 30 AP courses. An independent evaluation found that the move from traditional lecture test prep to "problem-based learning," or hands-on instruction, improved students' scores on AP tests.

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  • Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered

    April 08, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Relying on teachers and parents to identify candidates for gifted programs appears to discriminate against minority and poor children - a new, more equal screening process reveals that more minority students are 'gifted' than previously categorized.

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  • UDC law students push for criminal justice reform

    April 07, 2016 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The incarceration rate in the United States is one of the highest in the world, and it is paid for – heavily – by the tax payers. To combat this, students argue that more funding should go to supervised release instead of incarceration.

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  • What It Looks Like When A University Truly Fixes How It Handles Sexual Assault

    April 07, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Oregon State University was being criticized for its handling of sexual assault cases, particularly Brenda Tracy's case that occurred in 1998. Now years later, the president of OSU- Ed Ray, has formally apologized, hired Tracy as a consultant, the Sexual Assault Resource Center has been created, and other steps that have led to a more prepared environment to help victims of sexual assault.

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  • When students lead parent-teacher conferences

    April 06, 2016 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    'Student-centered learning' has taken on new life at one of the nation's lowest-performing high schools in the form of student-led parent-teacher conferences.

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  • In a global economy, Mass. lags in teaching foreign languages

    April 04, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Park City, Utah

    In a global economy, helping students succeed means offering them the opportunity to become multilingual. States such as Utah, Indiana, and Delaware have stepped up their efforts with immersion programs for elementary students.

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  • Fenway High ‘test kitchen' cooking up districtwide menu changes

    April 04, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    A test kitchen set up at Fenway High School this year to try out new lunch items is slowly transforming cuisine across the school system, as part of an effort to expand more healthful food options for students.

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  • MATC program helps children of incarcerated parents graduate

    April 04, 2016 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    The Right Path program aims to help break the cycle of poverty and criminality. It covers tuition and course materials for students as well as providing stipends.

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