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  • Can Teacher Residencies Help With Shortages?

    May 09, 2017 |

    Education Week |

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    Response Location: United States

    A small but growing group of programs in the U.S. are offering teaching "residencies" to college students. Students earn a stipend to student-teach in local schools in exchange for their commitment to work in the schools for a set number of years after graduating. Researchers found that 45 percent of residency teachers nationwide were teachers of color compared with 19 percent of all new teachers. Participants were also more likely to still be teaching in the school system four years later.

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  • Decoding the stigma around access to quality care

    May 04, 2017 |

    The Daily of the University of Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Individuals with disabilities often struggle to find dentists that will see them, even just for routine exams. At the University of Washington Medical Center, dentistry professionals are changing this practice through the implementation of Dental Education in the Care of Persons with Disabilities (DECOD), a clinic that aims to focus on specialized care for disabled persons as well as educate practitioners on best approaches.

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  • The Trump-Era Push to Encourage Girls to Run for Office

    April 24, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Women are underrepresented in elected positions, and with Trump being elected after being heard describing women in poor taste, this has only become more of a concern. Programs such as Elect Her and IGNITE are trying to help increase the number of women in politics through various methods.

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  • Appalachia's new trail: finding life after coal

    April 09, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Well-paying mining jobs used to be the bedrock of Appalachian coal country, but those jobs are increasingly hard to find. Local and national organizations are working together to help the region diversify economically by supporting local entrepreneurship with trainings and grant money.

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  • Turnover solutions are varied

    March 29, 2017 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    In Jackson Hole, many employees struggle to afford both housing and higher education, and as a result, job turnover is high. The town is trying several initiatives to tackle these problems. The local government is subsidizing more housing units, and the St. John’s Hospital Foundation has been successful at funding nursing scholarships. “What we’re really trying to cultivate is long-term, engaged employees,”says the head of the foundation.

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  • STEM: Teaching critical thinking for the new age

    March 05, 2017 |

    Arizona Daily Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

    Flagstaff STEM City partners schools with professionals and creates kits that teachers can use to bring science into the classroom, teaching students and parents how to think critically and search out information through the application of real world skills like the culinary arts, mechanics, and childcare.

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  • Philabundance Community Kitchen Turns Former Prisoners Into Chefs

    February 09, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Facing social stigma as well as other effects of being incarcerated, Philabundance Community Kitchen is using culinary education to provide much needed services to those formerly incarcerated. Via cooking classes and other life skills classes, this program has helped over 600 previously incarcerated Philadelphians attain employment in the culinary field.

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  • The Sea Creature That Saved a School (How Lobsters Are Keeping Students in School)

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Deer Isle, Maine

    Deer Isle, Maine, struggled to keep students in school; many students felt that a diploma was unnecessary, since they could drop out and join the lobster fishing industry. But the local high school found a creative solution to keep students engaged and ensure more opportunities in what can be a volatile industry. They redesigned courses to suit the interests of students, moving to project-based learning that explores traditional academic topics through fishing and marine themes, such as studying geometry through boat building. The approach has helped increase graduation rates by more than 30 percent.

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  • Memphis Looks to Medical Manufacturing to Cut Poverty

    December 02, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    A just-announced $6 million federal grant will help end poverty in Memphis, Tennessee.

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  • How do you prepare for the next job? Go back to school...often

    November 23, 2016 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

    The Pennsylvania College of Technology is preparing the workforce - and not just undergrad or graduate students - for dynamic and evolving industries through a "stackable credential" model. Built like a Lego pyramid, the program moves from foundational skills, such as applied mathematics, to industry certifications, and on to advanced degrees in a more accessible format to students who are already working full time and/or raising a family and need flexibility.

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