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  • Just 20% of kids got 4-year degrees, so Chehalis schools changed everything

    June 02, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chehalis, Washington

    The Chehalis school district has teamed up with the Chehalis Foundation to support students pursue higher education after high school. Only 15% of adults in the area have a bachelor's degree, and only 20% of graduating high school seniors earn a four-year degree. Now, the district is working to transform itself by retraining teachers to provide more rigorous lessons, placing emphasis on college preparation, and demystifying the college application and financial process for students and their families.

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  • When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

    May 30, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Primary and secondary school students in New Orleans are disproportionately affected by trauma compared to their peers in the rest of the country - 40% live below the poverty line and 20% have witnessed homicide firsthand. In recent years, a group of charter schools in the city has shifted from a "no excuses" discipline model to a "trauma-informed" approach to dealing with students' behavioral problems. Administrators reason that incorporating social-emotional learning, meditation, and counseling into the daily curriculum will do more to address children's underlying stress than any detention or suspension.

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  • These Detroit Students Mix Day Jobs With School

    May 25, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A national network of private Catholic high schools matches its low-income population with corporate sponsors in the community to help students get real-world work experience and firms diversity potential talent pools. Following a work-study model in which students' compensation goes towards the school's operating costs, students work a 9-5 job one day of the week. The Detroit chapter has a 100 percent college acceptance rate.

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  • Bringing the Dream of an Elite College to Rural Students

    May 21, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Recent college graduates are working as full-time college counselors in low-income, rural communities across the country. The program, College Advising Corps, aims to provide students with ready access to information about deadlines, school options, and financial aid forms. In one North Caroline school equipped with a young advisor, the college enrollment rate has increased by 10 percent over the course of two years and is projected to continue to rise.

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  • Is This Tiny European Nation a Preview of Our Tech Future?

    April 27, 2017 |

    Fortune |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the small outpost of Estonia has reinvented itself as the world’s digital pioneer. Everything from paying taxes to establishing companies is done online and takes minutes. Lawmakers even sign legislation using digital signatures, not fountain pens.

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  • Israel's surprising way of teaching skills for innovation

    April 27, 2017 |

    Israel21c |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Israeli children are behind when it comes to math and science standardized testing, yet Israel has a large number of startups. This is most likely due to the Israeli culture encouraging innovative thinking, including extracurriculars that directly require creative thinking and problem solving.

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  • The Trump-Era Push to Encourage Girls to Run for Office

    April 24, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Women are underrepresented in elected positions, and with Trump being elected after being heard describing women in poor taste, this has only become more of a concern. Programs such as Elect Her and IGNITE are trying to help increase the number of women in politics through various methods.

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  • How Teens Can Fight Math Anxiety

    April 21, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    Mindfulness and programs, such as Math Guru, designed to address student's anxiety are being implemented in several areas as a way of combatting anxiety and helping students talk through their fears so that it doesn't impede their performance or develop into a more severe issue. Particularly, in places where anxiety and mental illness is high, these areas are looking into the benefits of student mindfulness training.

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  • Gifted programs across Washington leave out black and Latino students — but Federal Way is one model for change

    April 02, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Federal Way, Washington

    Despite comprising a third of the population, poor and minority students are drastically underrepresented in gifted education programs across the nation, even if their academic performance is on-par with their white peers. Federal Way Public Academy in Washington has re-examined its methods for finding academically talented kids and is changing the numbers.

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  • Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

    April 01, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Despite a deplorably small budget and an ominous lack of support from the government, the Union Public Schools district of Tulsa, Ok is achieving the incredible. Though many of the students are minorities and hail from low-income families, Union boasts exceptional graduation rates and a remarkable STEM-focused curriculum. Their success stems from a comprehensive focus on each individual child within the classroom and beyond, creating a hub for the greater community that includes resources like child care for teen mothers and a student-run garden.

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