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  • How a struggling school for Native Americans doubled its graduation rate

    November 28, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Since opening its doors in 2006, the Native American Community Academy has built up a school led by native leaders and centered around curricula informed by tribal cultures in New Mexico. The charter school has had remarkable success educating a population that has traditionally sat at the bottom of math and reading test score rankings and is now exporting its model to other tribes around the country.

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  • On the Move With the Donkey-Powered Mobile Libraries of Zimbabwe

    October 02, 2017 |

    Literary Hub |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Tsholotsho

    An organization in Zimbabwe has taken a creative approach to libraries; the Rural Libraries and Resources Development Programme sponsors donkey-powered mobile libraries that travel around the country to brink books and Internet access to rural communities. Using donkeys to carry over 1,000 books across the country, the program has increased country-wide access to English learning resources and the Internet.

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  • Switching The Script: Kansas City Public Schools Operates Charter Of Its Own

    September 12, 2017 |

    KCPT |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    With support from Kansas City Public Schools, a group has built an innovative new charter school that incorporates family services and social services into the fabric of the school. Kansas City Neighborhood Academy follows in the successful footsteps of a charter in Georgia and serves as a pilot project and important learning experience for the rest of Kansas City's schools.

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  • The Social Wall: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. However, one elementary school seems to have succeeded in desegregating students by offering a choice of academic tracks.

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  • Teaching Teachers About Trauma Helps Kids Learn

    August 24, 2017 |

    West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    A new initiative in West Virginia is training elementary school teachers to identify signs of intergenerational trauma in their students and adjust their teaching methods accordingly.

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  • Finland found a proven way to combat bullying. Here's what it'll take to make it work in the US

    August 11, 2017 |

    CNN |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Delaware

    In Finland, an anti-bullying program that focuses on the whole class rather than individual bullies and victims and provides students with the space to discuss unresolved issues has been proven highly effective. Several researchers and professors in the U.S. are exploring whether the model could be translated to the American public school context. So far, concerns revolve around whether the approach could be as effective with a much more diverse population and with differences in funding and teacher buy-in.

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  • Forging Their Own Path: Parental Activism Helps Launch Citizens of the World Charter School

    July 31, 2017 |

    KCPT |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    A group of Kansas City parents were frustrated with the local public and charter school offerings and sent out an RFP seeking potential partners and funders for a new type of school. The group ultimately decided to work with Citizens of the World to design a school more reflective of the cultural and economic diversity of the population. “Education needs to be parent-driven, and if they feel their needs aren’t being met by traditional schools, they ought to be in a position to affect change in that system or seek alternatives,” Al Dimmitt, superintendent of a local charter school network, noted.

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  • At Leschi Elementary, equity conversations are common — among teachers, parents and, increasingly, students

    July 07, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    For many years, Leschi Elementary was a divided school - white kids were overwhelmingly enrolled in Leschi's Montessori program, while students of color were most likely found in the "contemporary" classes. In 2014, staff decided to combine the two curricula, offering all students a "Best of Both" blended model. Leschi now openly encourages conversations about social justice and inclusion among both students and parents and while there was some initial attrition after the change, most families are now quick to point to the clear benefits of the school's shift.

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  • Building From Within: KCPS Parents Score Unique Victory In Reopening Hale Cook Elementary

    June 20, 2017 |

    KCPT |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    In 2013, a group of Kansas City parents successfully reopened a formerly shuttered elementary school, sparking new optimism following the mass closing of schools from 2009 to 2010. However, the project has garnered significant criticism for catering largely to a white and wealthy population. One longtime local education advocate remarked, “I support parents wanting the best education for their kid,” she said. “But I don’t support creating little enclaves that function as well-vested private schools and calling them public.”

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  • Where the Teacher's Pet Sleeps in a Dog Bed

    May 31, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A handful of schools in New York City are piloting a comfort dog program with the goal of offering emotional support and teaching students about empathy. Recruiting animals from a rescue and adoption agency, teachers and counselors use a curriculum, called Mutt-i-grees, which was written by a Yale researcher for this precise purpose. The pets have become fixtures in the elementary school classrooms, helping to diffuse temper tantrums and instill in kids the importance of responsibility.

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