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  • Is California saving higher education?

    December 03, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Defying the national trend, California is increasing its higher education budget through innovative solutions. Opening food banks on campus and an online community college, are just some of those ways the state is using to stretch its budget.

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  • It takes a school, and a community, to save this rare Philippine hornbill

    November 28, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Sebaste, Antique

    In order to protect the endangered rufous-headed hornbill, endemic to the islands of Antique and Negros in the Philippines, an organization has teamed up with local schools to extend its conservation efforts. Each school has used varying methods like morning announcements, mural-painting, and even putting on theater plays to raise awareness, all with the hope that students develop an appreciation for the species that aids in its survival.

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  • At This Boston School, Friendships Lift More Students to Graduation Day

    November 27, 2019 |

    WBTS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston Public Schools is embracing an approach called Building Assets, Reducing Risks that has proven successful in other U.S. school districts. In BARR, teams of teachers compare notes on students to ensure they are on the right track: "BARR doesn't rely on one superstar teacher to notice a kid in trouble. From the science teacher to the school counselor, they all take a seat at the table."

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  • King County may borrow an idea from Australia to reduce youth homelessness. Readers wanted to know: How much does it cost?

    November 16, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    In Australia, a universal survey in several secondary schools helps to identify students who are at risk of becoming homeless and connects them with wraparound services. The prevention-based model may soon be piloted in King County, Washington.

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  • A novel idea for California: requiring students to fill out financial aid forms

    November 05, 2019 |

    EdSource |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Val Verde Unified School District in California requires high school students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Though advocates have documented significant positive culture changes, researchers say the impact of such requirements on college enrollemnt rates remains uncertain.

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  • More Latinx students gain diplomas on time thanks to 'early college'

    October 29, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Some of California's rural counties with large Latinx populations are turning to early college models to improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates. Dual enrollment programs aim to help students earn a two-year college certificate or degree upon completion of high school.

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  • Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school

    October 21, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hyden, Kentucky

    In a former mining county in Kentucky, a high school principal is leveraging partnerships and raising expectations to both encourage students to complete high school and pursue college classes and to stay to work in the county. The school now boasts a 99 percent graduation rate and new programs to attract high-quality teachers.

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  • Nearly 19,000 youth in King County are neither working nor in school. How one Seattle nonprofit is changing that.

    October 20, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Renton, Washington

    A nonprofit in Seattle is identifying youth between the ages of 16 to 24 who are out of school and work and reconnecting them with the public education system. Two-thirds of students enrolled in the program have gone on to pursue college.

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  • When Resilience Starts With the City's Most Vulnerable Youth

    October 18, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Tallahassee, Florida

    Tallahassee is coordinating its youth development, violence prevention and climate adaptation efforts to help out-of-work and out-of-school youth earn their GED and secure jobs helping to shape the city's climate resilience plan. One of the ways the program works is by enrolling participants in apprenticeships within local public works departments and puts them on track to get the required licensing for employment. So far, 640 teens and young adults have participated in the program.

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  • Canceled NC high school diversity lesson points to challenge for educators

    October 14, 2019 |

    Carolina Public Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Wake Forest, North Carolina

    Teachers in North Carolina are struggling to find the best way to get students to talk about the intersections of diversity and identity. When a lesson at Heritage High School in Wake County was canceled due to parent concerns, the school dedicated itself to figuring out how to better discuss intersectionality while balancing privacy concerns of the students. This article cites the expertise of a counselor who specializes in identity and examines how the lesson can be taught better in the future.

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