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High School Health Workers? It Works

Claire Jarvis

February 19, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Georgia

In Georgia, where residents of underserved, largely minority neighborhoods lack adequate access to health care services, a program is training local high school students to serve as community health workers equipped to identify chronic illnesses and connect patients with appropriate resources.

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Can restorative justice bring peace to the schoolyard?

Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin

February 14, 2020 |

The Globe and Mail |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada

A Catholic high school in Ontario is leading Canada's efforts to use restorative justice and mediation strategies in the classroom. The school has found that students who go through this process often don't get in trouble again.

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Solving crimes, acing tests, building bridges. What this Fresno school program does right

Monica Velez

February 13, 2020 |

The Fresno Bee |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A career technical education program in California exposes children to work in fields including biotechnology, business, marketing, and psychology, and has been shown to improve test scores. The twist? The program is run and funded jointly by two districts with widely varying socioeconomic demographics.

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Is the future of teaching homegrown? Colorado lawmakers hope so.

Erica Meltzer

February 07, 2020 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

In Colorado, a bill would scale efforts to recruit teachers to stay and work in their home communities with the goal of diversifying the workforce. Some of the current programs target future educators while they are still in high school, offering teaching work opportunities and college credit.

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High School Starts At 3 p.m. For These Michigan Students

Kevin Lavery

January 28, 2020 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Lansing, Michigan

In Lansing, Michigan, one high school gives students the option to take classes from 3 to 8 p.m., outside of the standard school day. This allows students to hold part-time jobs or internships, fulfill other responsibilities outside classes, and even get more sleep.

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Visiting days: How a Detroit high school extends its family feel by sticking with graduates through college

Lori Higgins

January 16, 2020 |

Chalkbeat Detroit |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

At Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in Detroit, the support of the high school doesn't stop at graduation. Staff at the school follow up with alumni at their new campuses to make sure they are on track and connect them with the resources they need to succeed, whether academic, financial, or social.

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How Educators Are Rethinking The Way They Teach Immigration History

Anna-Catherine Brigida

January 09, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston

At one Boston public school, teachers are updating curricula to provide students with history lessons that contextualize current national debates about immigration policy.

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In depopulating Baltics, Lithuanian school adopts unorthodox approach to survive

Urtė Korsakovaitė

January 07, 2020 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

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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How schools and employers in northeast Ohio are tackling the manufacturing workforce shortage

Katie Ellington

December 23, 2019 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

In Northeast Ohio, manufacturing companies are partnering with local schools to address a workforce shortage by appealing to future workers at a younger age. By participating in a Certified Production Technician program, high school students in the 9th and 10th grade are able to learn technical skills, obtain a certificate, and learn more about career tracks in the manufacturing sector.

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Why students with disabilities are going to school in classrooms that look like Staples and CVS

Alex Zimmerman

December 18, 2019 |

Chalkbeat New York |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A Brooklyn school for students with cognitive disabilities or special emotional needs combines in-class instruction with "learning labs" that prepare students for work in stores and other work environments. Some critics worry that the school, which serves mostly minority students, funnels students into lower-paying jobs.

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