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  • Have Colorado educators cracked the code to digital diversity?

    July 26, 2021 |

    Pamplin Projects |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Across the country enrollment in online charter schools is disproportionately white, except in one state- Colorado. In Oregon, the opposite is true. This article compares what factors differentiate the state of Colorado versus the state of Oregon in terms of enrollment in charter schools along racial lines. Some differences include a larger diverse population in the state of Colorado, alternative schools that target at-risk students, and a larger team devoted to overseeing charter schools.

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  • Young People Are Digitally Rebuilding Tulsa's Black Wall Street

    May 26, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Urban Coders Guild provides STEM education opportunities to underrepresented communities and is working with local students to build websites for the businesses destroyed during the Tulsa Race Massacre. While none of the businesses operate today, the program builds awareness of the massacre while also teaching students coding skills to build websites. The course is also considered a “prep” course for the future because it teaches students how to interact with others as well as listen to and accept feedback from others. The group partnered with Tulsa Community College students to create the content and logos.

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  • A Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi

    May 17, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    The Learner Treatment Kits Initiative trained primary school teachers in 58 schools to use rapid diagnostic tests to identify and treat children with uncomplicated malaria infections. In addition to the tests, the kits have antimalarial medicines and medications to treat minor medical issues like headaches or small cuts. When a child tests positive for malaria they are given antimalaria medicine for three days. Caregivers are advised to take children with more severe cases to district health facilities. From 2019-2020 teachers administered 7,900 tests, with 6,101 cases being positive.

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  • Washington School kids receive lesson on ‘Participatory Budgeting'

    May 13, 2021 |

    Merced County Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Merced County, California

    Student leaders formed the Participatory Budget Committee at a Merced River School and ran the voting process for students decide which initiatives would be funded. The students had a budget of $5,000 to allocate and used actual county voting booths. The winning project was the modernization of campus restrooms. Students learned about participatory budgeting and brainstormed a set of four projects they felt were most needed at the school. They held regular meetings, highlighting the importance of civic involvement.

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  • In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint?

    February 21, 2021 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Catholic schools in Philadelphia that have reopened during the pandemic have been able to avoid in-school community transmission amongst students and staff. Relying heavily on safety precautions, rigid systems and protocols, and community trust, the schools have been able to bring back 95% of their elementary students for face-to-face learning.

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  • South Shore PreK–8 Helps Sustain Families Through the Worst of Times

    February 10, 2021 |

    South Seattle Emerald |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    A Seattle elementary school is providing students with meals and pantry items that are delivered to their doorsteps. In addition to food, 200 Wi-Fi hot spots, books, clothing, help with paperwork in multiple languages, and even laptop repairs were provided by the school. A team of volunteers and support from Backpack Brigade makes the donations and deliveries possible.

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  • As Port Angeles reopens its schools, students readjust to routine

    February 01, 2021 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Port Angeles, Washington

    A school in the city of Port Angeles has been reopened since October 2020, it offers valuable pandemic lessons for other schools that are in the process of reopening. Aside from logistical things like temperature checks, there are other things teachers are looking out for in classroom: mental health, energy levels, and teaching kids how to learn again. “Right now, my priority is less about content, and more about executive functioning — reteaching students how to learn."

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  • How Texas Teachers Are Prioritizing Basic Skills as Instruction Time Gets Crunched During the Pandemic

    January 21, 2021 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    To counteract learning loss imposed by the pandemic, San Antonio teachers are focusing on the most essential skills- reading and math for kindergartners through second graders. By prioritizing a specific set of skills like phonetics and arithmetic, they anticipate students will stay on track with their grade level. “We knew we had to prioritize in order to stay on grade level.” Based on their own yearly assessments, it seems the strategy is working.

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  • Could community collaboration be the key to a better child care system?

    December 05, 2020 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Swanzey, New Hampshire

    Building on an early-childhood initiative, the Monadnock district was able to quickly respond and provide childcare services for employees of the Monadnock district by partnering with the YMCA. The response was an effort to prevent employees from missing work during the pandemic due to lack of childcare. 32 children enrolled in the program. “I think of Impact Monadnock as a real beacon of the way a community can come together around early childhood [education].”

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  • Coronavirus means free school meals across the U.S. What if that stayed?

    November 24, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

    A no-cost meal program allows high-poverty schools to offer all enrolled students free lunch, which consequently addresses child nutrition problems and meal debt. The program, however, has pivoted and expanded during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that schools can still act as a food distribution hub.

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