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  • Dual-language immersion: 'Only a matter of time' for New Hampshire?

    Meg McIntyre

    October 01, 2022 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Teachers are practicing dual-language immersion by teaching content in English and the student's native tongue to help prevent loss of fluency in their first language while learning the new one.

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  • Indianapolis Students Get ‘Leg Up' On Careers With European-Style Apprenticeships

    Patrick O’Donnell

    September 26, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Europen-inspired apprenticeship programs in Indianapolis, Indiana, pay students to work and train for jobs allowing them to gain career experience and pay part, or all, of their college tuition before graduation.

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  • One at a Time: Male-Led NGO Helping Female Students Gain Admission in Sokoto

    Abdullah Tijani

    August 31, 2022 |

    Foundation for Investigative Journalism |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

    The Kanwurin Daku Education Support Foundation provides free additional classes on weekends to prepare young women to apply to tertiary educational institutions.

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  • When students don't show up, attendance detectives are on the case

    Ann Schimke

    August 22, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    High schools in Colorado are using federal COVID funding to hire Zero Dropouts. The company finds students not attending school and helps get them back on track.

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  • School on Wheels delivers tutoring – and hope – for homeless students

    Magda Hernandez

    July 19, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The nonprofit School on Wheels pairs students experiencing homelessness with tutors to help them catch up, and stay caught up, in school.

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  • 1 out of 5 Irving ISD students graduate with industry credentials. The district could be a peek into Fort Worth ISD's future.

    Jacob Sanchez

    July 05, 2022 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Irving, Texas

    In Texas' Irving Independent School District, roughly one in five students earn industry credentials and gain real-world experience through more than a dozen "career clusters" designed to help them enter the workforce after graduation. Administrators work with industry partners in the community to target in-demand jobs and continually update the courses to keep them relevant in an evolving professional landscape.

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  • Virginia prepares to launch its first recovery high school

    Kate Masters

    July 05, 2022 |

    Virginia Mercury |

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    Response Location: United States, Chesterfield, Virginia

    The Chesterfield program will be Virginia’s first recovery high school, open to any student recovering from a substance use disorder. There are currently at least 43 active recovery high schools in 21 states, with two more expected to open this year. The goals of the program are similar to those of existing schools and experts say the model increases the odds that teens will stay in recovery by making sure they’re surrounded by like-minded students in a supportive environment.

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  • Remembering How to Be Friends: Amid COVID Isolation, One School is Using Talking Circles to Help Kids Reconnect

    Bekah McNeel

    June 22, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    At one Texas high school, members of Students Organizing for Anti-Racism (SOAR) facilitate and participate in talking circles to address conflict, provide mental health support, rebuild relationships, and redevelop social skills they lost during the pandemic. The circles draw on Indigenous traditions to offer a safe, structured space for expression that focuses on addressing harm rather than administering punishment.

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  • A Cry for Help from Teen Boys in Austin is Answered

    Bekah McNeel

    May 22, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The mentoring program Project MALES helps young Black and Latino men normalize talking to peers about their feelings and struggles in an effort to tackle the teen mental health crisis.

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  • Inside Dallas schools' attempt to eliminate most suspensions to help kids of color

    Emily Donaldson

    May 18, 2022 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    In an effort to eliminate suspensions that disproportionately affect Black and brown students, Dallas Independent School District created on-campus reset centers where staff mediate conflicts between students and help them reflect on their behavior. Disciplinary action has declined since the centers were implemented, and the percentage of students being repeatedly disciplined fell from 28 percent to 13 percent.

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