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  • 99 Problems and SATs Ain't One: How Hip-Hop Literacy Programs Improve Student Reading Skills

    March 12, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A growing group of teachers is using hip-hop to improve students' understanding of U.S. history concepts and knowledge of SAT-level vocabulary. Austin Martin, who developed Rhymes for Reason, hopes that his program and others "will help show that hip-hop—and by extension AAVE [African American Vernacular English]—is a valid and useful educational tool."

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  • University of Arizona tracks student ID cards to detect who might drop out

    March 12, 2018 |

    The Verge |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    The University of Arizona is tracking activity on students' ID cards to identify the likelihood of freshmen dropping out and intervene when appropriate. Combined with information on student grades and financial aid, students' visits to the library, student center, mail room, dorm, etc. are an accurate predictor of whether or not they will advance to sophomore year. And U of A has seen improvements in retention rates.

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  • A Deeper Look at the Whole School Approach to Behavior

    March 12, 2018 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For years, teachers at San Francisco-based MLK Academic Middle School struggled to balance the role of instructor, counselor, and disciplinarian. Then, Principal Michael Essien arrived with a strong vision for MLK: Essien organized restorative practices sessions for teachers and trained additional staff to act as on-call counselors when teachers need assistance de-escalating a classroom situation. This unique "push-in" method has decreased interruptions, discouraged students from acting out to get out of class, and improved trust between teacher and pupil.

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  • Can Art Heal? How A Lagos Creative Group Is Using Art As Therapy

    March 12, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The pediatric oncology ward at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital is using art therapy to help their patients heal emotionally from treatment. The Arts in Medicine Project utilizes several forms of artistic expression to help patients express their emotions.

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  • Backed By A Band Of Philanthropists, Nonprofit Makes Dramatic Progress In Reducing Childhood Deaths

    March 12, 2018 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Mali, Bamako

    By the time sick kids reach a clinic, it can be too late. Through home visits, community health workers in Mali are spotting early signs of malaria, pneumonia, diarrheal disease, and malnutrition and providing treatment to sick kids right away. The approach shortens the time between the first signs of illness and treatment, saving lives in one of the countries with the highest rates of child mortality.

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  • Fukushima powers toward 100% goal on renewables as grid and cost woes linger

    March 11, 2018 |

    The Japan Times |

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    Response Location: Japan, Fukushima, Ōkuma

    Despite the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, the region is working diligently towards reaching a goal of being 100 percent renewable energy efficient by 2040. Through a series of pilot programs as well as partnerships, the region has gained strong community buy in as well as central government and business support.

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  • Menstrual cups are helping Nepal's girls avoid the deadly Chhaupadi ritual

    March 10, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    In Nepal, Chhaupadi is a ritual in which menstruating women are banished to small sheds for the duration of their period. Women are forced to stay outdoors, and potentially face extreme weather conditions. The practice has been linked to a string of deaths, but a menstrual cup is helping women in the area avoid the ritual.

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  • Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch

    March 09, 2018 |

    Ohio Valley ReSource |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    As coal jobs become increasingly rare, schools in Kentucky are facing rising electricity prices and declining tax rates. Through innovative class work and partnerships with solar installation companies, local students are leading the movement to develop a new energy economy, and they are getting results. One teenager, the daughter of a former coal miner, noted, "[The coal industry is] dying down and...there definitely needs to be something there to back it up."

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  • How unarmed civilians saved lives during anti-Muslim attacks in Sri Lanka

    March 09, 2018 |

    Waging Nonviolence |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    In Sri Lanka, tensions are rising between Sinhala Buddhist nationalists, and the small Muslim population. Islamophobic attacks have unfolded against Muslims, but most Sri Lankans not only refuse to engage with violence, some are even protecting their Muslim neighbors.

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  • Helping Montgomery Families Initiative seeks comprehensive approach to truancy, suspensions

    March 09, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Inspired by Mobile, Alabama's own program, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is implementing a crime prevention program that identifies students missing school and intervenes with informational meetings and home visits. Since the Mobile program began in 2003, over 4,000 children have benefited from the services. District Attorney Daryl Bailey noted, "It’s a proactive program in terms of law enforcement, which is unusual."

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