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  • The Afterlife of Big Ideas in Education Reform

    August 15, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Michael Hobbes details the rise and fall of small learning communities in the early 2000s to tell the story of a larger trend in American education reform. "The decisive factor isn't the Big Idea itself--splitting up dropout factories floor by floor--but the millions of little ideas that hold it together," Hobbes notes. He uses this one trend to discuss common denominators for student success and why schools have repeatedly failed to effectively scale promising solutions: "Every successive Big Idea in education reform has ended up in the same place. It works for one school and doesn't for another."

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  • When Families Lead Themselves Out of Poverty

    August 15, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    The traditional approach to poverty emphasizes government and social assistance from well-meaning social workers. Mauricio Lim Miller, a social services expert, spent years researching how families escape poverty before founding the Family Independence Initiative, an organization that provides no services or direct assistance and still sees results for the families involved.

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  • Research says there are ways to reduce racial bias. Calling people racist isn't one of them.

    August 14, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    After the 2016 elections, division, issues of bigotry and racism led to prejudice and resentment. Research studies at different universities around the country have shown that by opening dialogue with people across racial, gender, and class lines, tensions defuse. With conversations, people are more likely to have empathy toward people that are different from them.

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  • New York City Guarantees a Lawyer to Every Resident Facing Eviction

    August 14, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City passed the first law in the nation guaranteeing legal representation to any low-income resident facing eviction. Pilot programs in California show that the right to counsel levels the playing field between tenants and landlords in the courtroom and can reduce the number of cases that result in homelessness, a huge cost savings for both tenants and governments.

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  • Finland found a proven way to combat bullying. Here's what it'll take to make it work in the US

    August 11, 2017 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Delaware

    In Finland, an anti-bullying program that focuses on the whole class rather than individual bullies and victims and provides students with the space to discuss unresolved issues has been proven highly effective. Several researchers and professors in the U.S. are exploring whether the model could be translated to the American public school context. So far, concerns revolve around whether the approach could be as effective with a much more diverse population and with differences in funding and teacher buy-in.

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  • A school where you can't fail - it just takes you longer to learn

    August 11, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    At Brooklyn’s Middle School 442, teachers grade on a color-coded scale and students frequently work on hands-on group projects and set personal behavioral goals. When faced with the myriad critics and criticisms of mastery-based education, M.S. 442 points to the rapid academic progress of its student body since adopting these new features - after only two years, English and math proficiency shot up.

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  • What happens when a regular high school decides no student is a lost cause?

    August 11, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Sequim, Washington

    Although trauma-informed approaches to education have become increasingly popular in alternative schools, they are still rare in traditional "comprehensive" schools. Sequim Senior High School in Washington State is at the forefront of this movement. In addition to its standard instruction, Sequim offers a different classroom experience for a small group of students who have endured significant trauma and are struggling in normal classrooms as a result. The trauma-informed school within a school has so far seen fewer suspensions and better attendance, but, still in its early years, faces myriad challenges.

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  • Can a fake court help high-risk Pennsylvania parolees?

    August 10, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Close supervision and support during parole lowers recidivism among medium- and high-risk offenders with substance-abuse issues in Philadelphia. However, the impact seems to fade after parolees graduate from the yearlong Re-entry Program, often referred to as “Philadelphia re-entry court.”

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  • These Tree-Planting Drones Are About To Start An Entire Forest From The Sky

    August 10, 2017 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Pathein, Ayeyarwady

    Villages along the Irrawaddy River delta in Myanmar have spent years replanting mangroves in at attempt to restore their ecosystem and guard against the negative effects of climate change, but it is a labor intensive and time-consuming process. Now, with the help of specially-designed tree planting drones from startup BioCarbon Engineering, as many as 10,000 trees can be planted in a single day, using technology that not only distributes seeds in special pods, but is able to calculate optimal soil conditions, locations, and species of tree most likely to survive in any given area.

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  • In Flint, Block Clubs Make a Difference Worth Millions

    August 10, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Instead of relying on Flint’s municipal government for basic services that it does not have the money for, residents are “picking up the slack” by joining block clubs. These community groups maintain parks, mow lawns, and clean up garbage, saving the city $4.3 million from 2015 to 2017. Though it’s not a permanent fix, block clubs are nonetheless making a significant positive impact on the city.

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