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  • The Destructive Influence of Imaginary Peers

    March 27, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, DeKalb, Illinois

    People grossly overestimate how much their peers are drinking, having unprotected sex and getting fat. Instead of exaggerating the problem, the best way to get people to take care of themselves is to bust that myth and tell them the truth: most people behave well.

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  • Crowdfunding Clean Energy

    March 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, a company created an online crowdfunding platform that allows users to earn interest by financing clean energy projects and gives people with good social intentions a direct line of action. Across the world, there is a growing movement toward people-powered clean energy.

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  • Teaching Entrepreneurship

    March 04, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Teaching entrepreneurship is on the rise in Egypt. American University in Cairo launched the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program in 2010. More than 2,000 students have participated in training's, 40 educators have been trained in teaching the topic, and 400 youth presented ideas in business competitions.

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  • How can schools nationwide mimic London's improvement?

    February 21, 2013 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    For many years, students in London's secondary schools consistently scored worse on exams than their peers in other parts of the country, but now, other regions are looking to London as a model. Under the "London Challenge," local students receive extra help if they are falling behind in reading and writing and teachers work closely with parents to "build confidence and support aspiration." Although funding for the original program has since been cut, the London schools, whose classrooms are filled with low-income and English as a second language students, have continued to see improvements.

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  • New York City's Teen Pregnancy Rate Plummeted After High Schools Expanded Access To Plan B

    February 04, 2013 |

    ThinkProgress |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    From 2001 to 2011, New York City's teen pregnancy rate decreased by 27 percent as a result of increased access to contraceptives. Public schools started providing Plan B and condoms to students.

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  • The Complicated World of Higher Education for Troops and Veterans

    February 01, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Afghanistan, Kandahar, Kandahar Province

    More than one million service members, veterans and their families take college courses financed with federal tax dollars. Their experiences are more complicated than those of their fresh-faced civilian peers, leading entities to explore the most effective ways to ensure they graduate.

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  • At Year's End, News of a Global Health Success

    December 19, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone

    Child mortality rates in third-world countries are often shockingly high. But they are gradually decreasing due to efforts that target contagious diseases and more widespread health education.

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  • Why A Principal Created His Own Currency

    December 14, 2012 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    School MS 53 in Queens experienced extremely poor student attendance, a high rate of student suspensions, and an increase of staff and teacher resignations—all causing the city’s department of education to give the school and “F”. New principal Shawn Rux incentivizes students by creating “Rux Bux,” a currency system that can help students win prizes the more often they attend school. The school went from an “F” to a “C” and daily attendance has increased to around 90%.

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  • The Writing Revolution

    September 25, 2012 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    For decades, no one at New Dorp public high school seemed to know how to help low-performing students, and unfortunately, this troubled population made up most of the school, which caters primarily to students from poor and working-class families. Now, New Dorp school district is seeing a huge change in test scores due to the new emphasis on writing skills, which is allowing students greater reading comprehension and ability to receive college acceptance.

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  • A Digital Tool to Unlock Learning

    September 19, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    PowerMyLearning, a program that any student, parent, or teacher can use for free, helps students take ownership of their own learning. When most attention is being placed on teacher effectiveness, this program redirects those efforts toward students.

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