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  • Does class size matter? Research reveals surprises

    October 28, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Research in the U.S. suggests that a small class size is not enough but in combination with teacher training it leads to a change in achievement.

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  • Putting students in charge to close the achievement gap

    October 24, 2014 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    Students take responsibility for their own learning at Pittsfield Middle High School, where student-centered learning puts them in charge of leading discussions, creating group work goals and individual learning projects.

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  • In India, Revealing the Children Left Behind

    October 23, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Volunteers with the Annual Status of Education Report test children's math and reading skills in villages across India. While 96 percent of Indian children are in school, ASER reveals that many of them are not receiving a real education. "Learning camps", an initiative called Read India, and grouping children by ability, not age, are helping bridge the gap.

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  • How This Teen's Quest to Define 'Sustainability' Changed State Law

    October 17, 2014 |

    The Tyee |

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    Response Location: United States, Kaneohe, Hawaii

    Hawaii private school students were taught about ecological sustainability, but public school students were not. After losing a school essay contest about sustainability, a high school student convinced Hawaii’s legislature to pass a resolution requiring that every student learn the meaning of the concept. Due to this student’s advocacy, the state is also piloting a program to install solar panels on its public schools to teach children how to be more self-sustaining.

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  • A Creative Way to Educate Low-Income Students

    October 16, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    In Columbus, Ohio, a high school is pooling vouchers, donations, and earnings from its work study program to reach some of the city's students living below the poverty line.

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  • A winning model at Tapestry Charter School

    October 11, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Tapestry graduates 93 percent of its students on time, and 80 percent of graduates go on to college in the fall. Its success derives from its autonomy as a charter school and from its idea of forming "crews" of students that act as in-school families.

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  • Why Des Moines Can Be a Model for Urban Schools

    October 08, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    In the state of Iowa, refugees come from all over the world and send their children into the public school system. The Des Moines public schools serve many disadvantaged, poverty-stricken children who do not have English language skills. The school district has seen progress by coaching teachers, investing in building renovations, receiving grants for providing students with laptops and iPads, among many other healthy changes to encourage learning.

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  • A charter school that beats City Honors

    October 06, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    The Charter School for Applied Technologies has the highest graduation rate in Erie County, despite its predominantly poor, minority student makeup, in large part simply by instilling high expectations.

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  • Not Your Mother's Library

    October 06, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    A public library in Columbus, Ohio stays ahead of the curve by investing in new technology as well as expanding outreach efforts to people of all backgrounds and socioeconomic class. The library offers rigorous, hands-on classes and free programs for families with young children in an effort to prepare kids for kindergarten reading and learning.

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  • Teaching Parents to Help Stop the 'Summer Slide'

    September 25, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Middle-class children don’t regress as readers during the summer, because they go to the library, do educational activities, take classes - poor children, however, lose between one and two months in reading achievement. Springboard trains teachers for a summer enrichment program, and has now started to help them coach parents to help their children during the school year.

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