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  • Forest Hills High School students take on hopelessness with politics

    August 12, 2024 |

    Epicenter NYC |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The student-led Youth Informed Club educates youth about the importance of voting and how elections work, engaging them in debates and informational sessions so they can make informed voting decisions. Participants of the Club leave with a better understanding of how to get involved with politics, as well as a greater sense of hope about the political landscape and their interactions with it.

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  • A Private School In Kuje Where Students Pay N100 A Day

    July 03, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kuje, Federal Capital Territory

    The Knowledge, Solutions, Skills and Kreativity school (KNOSK) enrolls low-income students at a much more affordable tuition rate than other public and private school options, giving children who would otherwise drop out access to education. The school currently serves 151 children with its first group of graduates set to finish in 2025.

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  • Volleyball Was for Girls. Now It's Booming With Boys.

    June 11, 2024 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Accelerated by the First Point Foundation, a growing movement is working to increase the number of high school and college men's volleyball programs, a sport dominated by women's programs.

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  • St. Paul Public Schools go big on geothermal energy, using the earth to heat and cool buildings

    May 31, 2024 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, are installing geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings with energy harnessed from underground temperatures. The efficient, affordable energy source allows them to keep school buildings at a comfortable temperature during the increasingly warmer summer months.

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  • 'We're giving everybody the opportunity to have the prom experience'

    May 30, 2024 |

    The Daily Evergreen |

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    Response Location: United States, Pullman, Washington

    After organizers at Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse heard that local high school students were in need of prom essentials, the organization started a prom pop-up shop. Students can pick out dresses, suits, shoes, jewelry, and handbags for free. All of the stocked items are brand new or barely used donations from the community.

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  • Revolution in the Soil: How One School is Responding to Food Insecurity

    May 29, 2024 |

    Sapelo Square |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A community garden is part of the curriculum at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta to teach students how to grow their own food. Amid a food desert, the garden provides fresh food for the school cafeteria and produces enough that students can take crops home to their families each week.

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  • Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens  

    May 28, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    Lumen High School enrolls pregnant and parenting teens, providing a “learn-as-you-go” approach to learning that makes it possible for them to parent and stay in school. The school provides full-day child care, free baby supplies, mental health counseling and other supports to help get students to graduation day. All the Lumen High School students who graduate have been accepted into college, with 95% enrolling or choosing to start working within the six months after graduation.

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  • Upcycling Waste Spurs Art, Farming Among Lagos Students

    May 18, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Foundation for a Better Environment partners with public and private schools across Nigeria to make waste reduction a part of the curriculum. It's focused on teaching youth to reuse, recycle, and compost through practices like making art and building gardens.

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  • The queerest education in America: How LGBTQ+ kids thrive at this Indiana school

    May 13, 2024 |

    The Advocate |

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    Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

    At River Montessori High School, education is tailored to each student’s specific needs with an emphasis on self-directed, hands-on learning. Its welcoming atmosphere has attracted a significant population of LGBTQ+ students who say the school’s approach has helped them build confidence and find a sense of belonging.

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  • Skills, not As, are what count at Tulalip, Everett alternative schools

    May 02, 2024 |

    The Everett Daily Herald (HeraldNet) |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulalip, Washington

    Since instituting a skills-based education model, which allows students to direct their own learning and spend part of the school week learning trades or completing internships, Heritage High School has seen attendance improve and enrollment rise from 67 students to 110.

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