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  • Montana Offers A Boost To Native Language Immersion Programs

    May 02, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Montana, home to nine Native American languages, becomes the second state to fund indigenous language immersion programs in public schools. The same languages were once forbidden, but now they are helping to preserve a disappearing culture and closing the graduation rate gap for Native American students.

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  • Behind Prison Walls, This Program Demonstrates That It's Never Too Late to Learn

    April 30, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

    The Petey Greene program, which has students tutor prison inmates, is helping to create positive impact and change in the lives of both the university student tutors and the inmates they mentor. It provides prisoners with better opportunities once they are released, and the tutors with a renewed appreciation of the power of education.

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  • Cultivating a New Immigrant Narrative

    April 27, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Gonzales, California

    Half of U.S. farm workers are Hispanic, but few make it to leadership positions. A historically white non-profit, FFA, is creating equal education programs in California to increase leadership opportunities for minorities in agriculture.

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  • These Schools Are Refusing to Throw Out Arts Education in Favor of Test Prep

    April 27, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    With arts funding on the cutting board across the country, students can lack motivation to go to school and the creative resources for critical thinking skills. In Brooklyn, Ascend Learning is an inner-city network of public charter schools that offer a rich arts environment to teach Common Core and the student academic performance has surpassed other schools in the neighborhood.

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  • Mozambique's life-saving surgeons aren't doctors at all

    April 27, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mozambique, Chokwe

    Mozambique has a shortage of practicing surgeons, so medical technicians are being trained to fill their roles in various situations, especially in rural locations. Although there are challenges to using this tactic, the technicians-turned-surgeons have similar complication rates as those who are practicing surgeons.

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  • Teaching Law in a Country Where Justice Hardly Exists

    April 22, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    Advocates are on a quest to improve the quality of life in Haiti through legal education.

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  • Sex Ed That Turns Boys into Men

    April 21, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    A nonprofit based in Calgary, Canada, created a sex ed class for boys that includes critical discussion of human rights, sexual health, gender, and healthy relationships, as well as a safe space for boys to share their thoughts.

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  • Overcoming Poverty's Damage to Learning

    April 17, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Turnaround for Children, an organization founded to address mental health issues and their repercussions in the classroom, focuses on preparing teachers and schools to structure classroom environments in a constructive way. They create opportunities for learning in rigorous ways with high expectations so that children thrive and are well cared for, helping them to thrive both academically and emotionally.

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  • The Future Project How Two Young Social Entrepreneurs Are Trying To Close The Inspiration Gap In Schools

    April 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    The Future Project aims to give students the resources needed to define and fulfill their dreams and re-engage students in school. Dream Directors get teens motivated to act on their ideas and expand their abilities.

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  • In Classroom Discipline, a Soft Approach Is Harder Than It Looks

    April 14, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When students misbehave in school, teachers struggle to decide the right kind of intervention, with school suspension a common outcome. However, research has shown that school suspensions can increase the likelihood of dropouts and incarcerations so that there is pressure to decrease the rate of suspensions. Restorative justice has become a favorable alternative because misbehaving students can participate in a number of supportive activities such as peer meditation or collaborative negotiation to build community, trust, and confidence.

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