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  • HAPPY GOES TO SCHOOL

    In a community where economic barriers prevent children from getting an education, the Oakbridge Foundation provides free, quality primary school education for out of school children.

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  • School on Wheels delivers tutoring – and hope – for homeless students

    The nonprofit School on Wheels pairs students experiencing homelessness with tutors to help them catch up, and stay caught up, in school.

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  • Staying with the same teacher benefits students, research says

    When a Missouri elementary school experimented with "looping" one of its fourth-grade classes — keeping the students with the same teacher through the end of fifth grade — more than 80% of the kids met the school's benchmark growth standard, compared to 54% of students across the school as a whole. Staff said the students were able to form a more tight-knit community and were motivated by seeing an adult continuously investing in their success.

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  • Hopes abound as Myanmar curriculum reaches Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh

    The Myanmar Curriculum pilot project provides education to Rohingya children living in Bangladeshi refugee camps. The students attend classes in both English and in Burmese, which ensures that the children will know their native language and facilitate an eventual return to their country. There are 3,400 learning centers serving 300,000 students that are run by UN agencies and NGOs, where the successful pilot project will eventually be scaled to.

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  • Could Utah children help shape the destiny of the ailing Great Salt Lake?

    The Nature Conservancy's Wings & Water program allows fourth graders to explore Utah's Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve with educators in an effort to teach them the value of protecting nature.

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  • Abuse prevention effort adapts over 30 years to keep kids safe

    Jewish Family Services (JFS) has been delivering the Child Abuse Prevention Program to local schools for 30 years. JFS presents the program at 150 area schools, curating age-appropriate presentations for each grade level. The program covers examples of safe and appropriate touching, as well as what to do if the child finds themselves in an unsafe situation and how to tell an adult.

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  • Improving Literacy Rates with Free Summer Books

    Books for Keeps works to increase the literacy rate of students by providing them with books to read during the summer when they aren’t at school. Since 2009, Books for Keeps has given away almost 800,000 books. A study by the nonprofit found that students gained almost 17% of a grade level more over the summer than students who didn't participate in Books for Keeps.

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  • The turnaround strategy inside St. Louis Public Schools that may be working—and may get discontinued

    A pilot program, organized by the Consortium Partnership Network, seeks to improve school outcomes by shifting key decisions to staff inside the school, which schools remain under district supervision. The schools also partner with a nonprofit to provide technological support and bring in philanthropic dollars. The partially autonomous governance model is supported by the teacher’s union and has improved teaching-focused aspects as well as programs addressing the mental health, clothing, and food needs of students.

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  • Cooperating to make a difference

    The Alternative Education Association provides students with more individualized, dynamic educational opportunities, combatting the disappointment with the current education system. Since forming, the Association has established a preschool, kindergarten, and primary school for young students in the area.

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  • Filling the Education Gap

    The Faculties Tutor initiative connects elementary schools with students in need of tutoring with trained college students knowledgeable in the appropriate topics.

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