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Meet the people who help Spanish-speaking families decode life and learning in South County

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

November 04, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Within the Latino community, there are often miscommunications between schools and parents that have a big impact on students' education. To help build a bridge, some schools are hosting forums for Spanish-speaking families and including more inclusive language in messaging to allow parents to be more involved in their children’s education.

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High-dosage tutoring could be solution to learning loss

Vanessa Misciagna

November 02, 2022 |

KSHB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tennessee

High-dosage or high-impact tutoring is done in 45-minute group sessions throughout the school day at Tennessee elementary schools to help students fill gaps left in their learning during the pandemic.

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135 students, 4 teachers, 1 classroom: Why a team approach to teaching is taking hold

Neal Morton

November 02, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

Schools in Mesa, Arizona, are using the team teaching model to boost teacher morale and fill gaps in staff. The model allows teachers to work together to teach a large group of students in one big classroom rotating between one-on-one instruction, small groups, and large-group lectures.

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To Boost Learning Outcomes in Lagos Public Primary Schools, NGO Equips Teachers with 21st-century Skills

Idowu Paul

October 24, 2022 |

Proudly Ladokite |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Bunmi Adedayo Foundation trains public primary school teachers in new methods and boosts their morale to improve their skills and provide students with a higher quality of education.

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Georgia's largest school district seeing success in recruiting, keeping bus drivers

Jorge Estevez

October 14, 2022 |

WSB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Georgia

Gwinnett County Schools in Georgia is using active recruitment to keep an appropriate number of bus drivers on staff. Their team dedicated to transportation holds weekly job fairs, sends flyers home with students’ meals, and trains potential drivers on site.

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Here's how one metro district is working to combat school bus driver shortages

Jorge Estevez

October 14, 2022 |

WSB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Community members are volunteering to help combat school bus driver shortages by training and receiving their CDL to fill the positions and help out the local school district.

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Advancing Girl Child Education in Oyo Community

Adeyemi Okediran

October 10, 2022 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

The Wonderland Gifted Girls Academy provides free education to girls in Oyo State, Nigeria, to increase educational opportunities for girls and give them a foundation to build their future on.

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Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

Alina Tugend

October 06, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

Michael D. Fox elementary school is a community school, a school that coordinates with nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations to offer on-site services for families, such as a food and clothes pantry, a physician assistant, and a dental hygienist.

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‘This is the place for him': A bilingual preschool's effect on one Memphis community

Samantha West

September 30, 2022 |

Chalkbeat Tennessee |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

At Su Casa Preschool in Memphis students are taught the usual curriculum plus second language development. The program focuses on helping Spanish-speaking immigrant children access quality education.

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State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

Lilah Burke

September 29, 2022 |

EdSurge News |

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Response Location: United States

More students than ever are now providing input on education policies through state boards and councils, with 33 states offering opportunities for student engagement in the policymaking process. Student representatives serving in these positions say the experience has bolstered their interest in politics and given them the chance to weigh in on important issues, and some have successfully lobbied for official voting rights on their boards.

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