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  • A turnaround school on the rise sees progress halted by the pandemic

    June 01, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Metaire, Louisiana

    When the John Q. Adams Middle School in Louisiana received a D rating, a new principal stepped in to restructure and address the ongoing issues with staff and students and was seeing success—but that changed when the pandemic hit and the school was unable to shift to remote learning. Progress started by holding one-on-one sessions with all staff and administrators at the school, tidying up the campus, and by approaching school discipline with a perspective that is conducive to long-term positive change.

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  • Closed-down Maine schools are still serving students meals

    May 13, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    The rate of food insecurity has increased during the pandemic, and elementary schools in Maine are doing their part to make sure as many families as possible have access to meals. Some schools have given teachers and staff designated routes to deliver food to door steps, others set up times that parents can drive to the school or designated sites to pick up daily meals and didn't require students picking up food to be enrolled in the district. The goal is to make food as easy to get to for hundreds of students and their families, while keeping everyone safe.

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  • In responding to coronavirus shutdowns, Chicago charter schools go their own way

    April 03, 2020 |

    Chalkbeat Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    When the pandemic forced schools to cancel in-person classes, the pivot to virtual lessons had to be fast and efficient. In Chicago, three charter school networks were able to make the switch quickly, while innovating ways to address some challenges like students with limited or no internet access, devices shared between multiple siblings, and one-on-one time with pupils.

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  • China moves classes to internet, TV amid coronavirus outbreak

    February 17, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    To help students access the resources they need while schools are closed due to the coronavirus, administrators in China are utilizing "a national cloud learning platform," as well as broadcast television. While both supplement online lessons, the e-learning approach equips students with tools to learn 12 different subjects.

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  • In depopulating Baltics, Lithuanian school adopts unorthodox approach to survive

    January 07, 2020 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania, Rumšiškės

    Facing competition from urban schools, a rural school in Lithuania is taking an alternative approach to teaching. The school has shifted its instruction to be student-centric and address individual student's needs, dividing students based on performance, and assigning tutors to focus on social needs. The school has achieved a ranking of 58th place in the country, scoring higher than many larger city schools.

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  • Tunisia launches a state-sponsored sex-education program, a rarity in the Arab world

    December 05, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Tunisia

    Tunisia is rolling out a biological and religious-based sex education program in elementary and middle schools. It is the first state-sponsored curriculum of its kind in an Arab nation.

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  • Ed tech can transform physical education classes, too

    November 21, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Where does technology fit into a gym class? One physical education teacher uses an online platform to let students track their fitness progress throughout the semester and ensure that all students stay engaged throughout class periods when gym space is limited.

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  • This Is How a Good Teacher Teaches

    September 17, 2019 |

    Denník N |

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    Response Location: Slovakia

    A teacher, the product of Teach for Slovakia, is making positive changes in classrooms in which students are falling behind in reading, mathematics, and the natural sciences.

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  • Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities

    August 29, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Danvers, Massachusetts

    In the Danvers, Massachusetts, school district, virtual reality technology allows students with disabilities to walk through the hallways of their middle school before the first day of classes or take field trips at their own pace as part of life skills classes. The district's technology director believes this a key "low-stakes opportunity to practice critical life skills."

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  • Phoenix's Champion schools reimagine the relationship between sports and education

    August 22, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Champion Schools in Arizona put sports at the center of their curriculum, not to cultivate the next generation of professionals, but to build community and encourage active habits in its majority low-income student body. Coupled with a healthy meals program, the physical and skills training provides sports opportunities to low-income students, who are far less likely than their affluent peers to play a team sport.

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