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  • Evergreen, a state college too few know about

    May 09, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

    At Evergreen College, students take fewer classes for longer durations and are instructed by teams of teachers who have not been sorted out by subject departments. As a result, students’ education is exploratory and often self-directed, rather than geared towards grades and tests.

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  • The world is 4 million teachers short. Here's how to solve that.

    May 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Central African Republic

    The developing world lacks teachers, doctors, and mental health care workers. A professor in London suggests training capable civilians via online classes and chats to quickly and effectively fill these needs.

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  • Five Cheap Ways Tech Is Transforming Classrooms

    May 06, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

    Low budget schools across the U.S. are having students use their smartphones as learning tools inside and outside the classroom. At no extra cost they can incorporate technology into the curriculum through a myriad of applications, from homework reminder apps to free cloud document platforms like Google Docs.

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  • How Students At Women's Colleges Are Working To Expand Our Understanding Of Gender

    May 06, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Claremont, California

    Women's colleges are changing their definition of eligible students to include transgender and non-gender conforming students. Though policies differ from school to school, the impact is a nationwide reevaluation of the gender binary.

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  • Students get piece of the action after seeking a say in budget

    May 05, 2015 |

    EdSource |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    In response to youth calling for greater say in how California schools spend money, Overfelt High School allowed students to decide how to spend $50,000 of the school’s discretionary funding. Principal Vito Chiala reflected that the step was both nerve-racking and rewarding. “You have to trust the community to set priorities,” Chiala said. “The projects showed wisdom.”

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  • The Secret Lives of Homeless Students

    May 05, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Homeless and impoverished kids still have the chance to receive a college education, they just need to have the confidence that they can do so and a little pushing from outside forces. The author shares her own story of accomplishing just that.

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  • Bellevue schools teach emotional smarts to help boost academic success

    May 05, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellevue, Washington

    Many schools across the Bellevue, Washington school district have integrated social-emotional learning curricula into their daily lesson plans. Using a program called RULER (Recognize, Understand, Label, Express, and Regulate Emotions) developed by Yale researchers, teachers have seen decreasing suspension rates. Most notably, teachers have noticed promising results across schools, with students at predominantly low income schools responding similarly to those at high income schools.

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  • In Rwanda, Building a “University in a Box”

    May 04, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali, Kigali

    Kepler University in Rwanda reduces the cost of a university education by hiring teachers based on their willingness to innovate — not necessarily their expertise — and by blending online and in-classroom learning. Students receive the equivalent of a college diploma and job training in order to facilitate a possible rise out of poverty.

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  • 'Recovery is work; work is recovery'

    May 03, 2015 |

    Newark Advocate |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, Ohio

    Research shows that successful addiction recovery requires a comprehensive approach and multiple types of support. Ohio is in the midst of shifting its approach to vocational rehabilitation to an evidence-based approach focusing on providing close employment support, rapid job search and placement services, and emphasizes that "work is not the result of treatment and recovery but integral to both."

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  • Another Chance for Teens

    May 02, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Since the 1960s, New York City has run the nation’s largest publicly managed summer jobs program. Nearly 50,000 14- to 24-four-year-olds spend six weeks working, not only in publicly funded day care centers, summer camps, hospitals and city agencies, but also high-tech firms and Fortune 500 companies. The summer jobs help at-risk kids keep from dropping out of school.

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