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Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

David L. Kirp

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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Hartford, Conn., experiment shows challenges, rewards of diversity in schools

Liz Bowie

March 28, 2017 |

The Baltimore Sun |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

Starting in the late 80s, Hartford school officials implemented programs to reverse the de facto segregation present in the district. Chief among these programs was developing 42 magnet schools, many of which provided specialized education in topics popular with students and relevant to the workplace. Currently, around half of Hartford’s students attend integrated schools.

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Girls Knit Their Way to a Math Career

Holly Korbey

March 08, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A growing body of research suggests knitting and crocheting can be used to teach math. It could also be a way to bridge the gap between men and women in the STEM fields, and make the subject more approachable to young girls, who have higher levels of math anxiety. KnitLab project does that, and teaches middle school students, particularly girls, to knit and crochet in order to understand complicated math subjects. Already, more than 50 students have been taught.

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STEM: Teaching critical thinking for the new age

Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa

March 05, 2017 |

Arizona Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff STEM City partners schools with professionals and creates kits that teachers can use to bring science into the classroom, teaching students and parents how to think critically and search out information through the application of real world skills like the culinary arts, mechanics, and childcare.

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Can Flint be reborn through its public schools?

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

November 08, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Ninety percent of students in Flint, Michigan are economically disadvantaged and the city has a $10 million deficit. Yet through local partners, the schools have been able to offer community education system including extracurriculars and health care for residents of all ages.

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Minneapolis 4-H program brings science, technology to Somali youth

Eric Roper

August 17, 2016 |

Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Somali youth that immigrate to the United States can struggle to find some direction toward a career and what it means to be on a team. La Joog, a nonprofit based in Minneapolis, launched a 4-H program designed to immerse Somali youth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students work on projects together and share them with city council members.

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Schools nurture students' agriculture interests

Stephanie Anderson Witmer

July 30, 2016 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: United States, Millersville, Pennsylvania

The Agriculture Education program at Penn Manor High school aims to teach about career paths as a farmer or within the larger agricultural industry. This type of high school education is part of a larger national trend to use agricultural education to teach STEM skills and better equip students to enter a technology- and innovation-based agriculture sector.

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Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

Richard Davies Jim Meigs

July 20, 2016 |

How Do We Fix It? |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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The Math Revolution

Peg Tyre

March 01, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The number of American teens who excel at advanced math has surged, as new programs cater directly to the uppermost echelon of math students, training them for international competitions.

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Putting Away the Books to Learn

Jackie Ashton

October 13, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Many charter and private schools in the U.S. have replaced book-based learning and memorization with a do-it-yourself learning style. This is part of the national maker education movement which aims aims to help children believe in their own capabilities and problem solving skills.

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