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  • El modelo de escuelas comunitarias en Aurora sirve de ejemplo mientras el interés crece en el estado

    April 23, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

    Las escuelas comunitarias se enfocan en usar a socios comunitarios para abordar las necesidades integrales de las familias; trabajan con organizaciones para evaluar la vista de los estudiantes en la escuela, ayudar a los padres para que aprendan cómo continuar las lecciones en sus hogares, y reunar a las familias para que compartan sus diversas culturas. El año pasado en Colorado, atendieron a más de 4,700 personas en los eventos, y líderes dicen que los estudiantes cuyas familias participan están demostrando mejores resultados en comparación con aquellos cuyas familias no participan.

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  • How 2 Teachers Use AI Behind the Scenes to Build Lessons & Save Time

    April 15, 2024 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Franklin Square, New York

    Teachers at John Street School in Franklin Square, New York, are using artificial intelligence-powered tools to craft lesson plans that are tailored to the needs of each student, which they might not have the time to do otherwise. They can quickly adjust a lesson for different reading levels or write worksheets in multiple languages, for example.

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  • ULead Athens Supports Immigrant Students to Help Them Succeed And Much More

    April 13, 2024 |

    WUGA |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Through ULead Athens, Latino youth interested in pursuing higher education get access to mentorship, standardized test tutoring, college prep, and scholarship support. The organization also has a civic engagement initiative that focuses on voter registration and education within the Latino community. Since it was founded in 2014, ULead has helped roughly 98 percent of participants interested in attending college to get accepted.

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  • An Elementary School Tries a 'Radical' Idea: Staying Open 12 Hours a Day

    April 09, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help address falling enrollment and families’ lack of child care, Brooklyn Charter School extended the school day to twelve hours, providing before- and after-school activities and meals. So far, 80 students have signed up for the expanded hours and the school’s enrollment has rebounded from pandemic lows.

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  • Coding The Future: Ugandan Women Take Refresher Classes To Lead Digital Revolution

    March 27, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Code Queens is a 10-week hands-on coding course designed to get young women interested in STEM careers. To graduate, students must participate in a hackathon that asks them to solve a real-world business challenge through coding.

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  • English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents

    March 11, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    ourBRIDGE for Kids is a school-based program that helps English language learners improve their language skills. Since the pandemic increased rates of chronic absenteeism among English language learners, ourBridge shifted its focus to also provide family services to provide comprehensive support, like secure housing and grocery delivery, that helps keep youth in school.

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  • Oakland debate group gives low-income students opportunities usually exclusive to private schools

    March 07, 2024 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Bay Area Urban Debate League serves students in low-income communities by providing debate opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t be able to access or afford. Teaching debate and participating in tournaments teach students valuable life skills like argumentation, critical thinking, research and logic. In 2023, the Bay Area Urban Debate League served 300 middle and high school students.

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  • Silent voices, loud Impact: EQUIP initiative connects deaf youth with soft skills and confidence

    February 12, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    The Equip the Deaf Initiative helps people with hearing impairments learn skills that help them pursue further education and excel in their careers. Through collaborations with local schools and foundations, the Initiative has benefited 55 people with hearing impairments by teaching effective communication, leadership and problem–solving skills.

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  • A free community library wants to reduce child street hawking and social vices in Ajegunle

    December 04, 2023 |

    Ikeja Record |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ajegunle, Lagos

    The Transforming Lives and Communities Initiative converted an office space into a free library and resource center for local youth during the pandemic, providing them with internet access, books, games and other educational materials, including a Reading Clinic to teach local youth how to read. The Initiative continued and expanded from what started as a small venture with less than 10 participants, to over 1,000 registered users.

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  • How Detroit community groups are helping schools chip away at chronic absenteeism

    November 28, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To help address high rates of chronic absenteeism in Detroit, community organizations like The Konnection offer holistic support for students, such as resource closets stocked with clothes and hygiene products, Uber gift cards, and an after-school club with enrichment programs. Collaboration with community groups contributed to a 12 percent drop in chronic absenteeism rates at one Detroit school last year.

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