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  • For College Students Teetering on the Financial Edge, Micro-Grants Can Make All the Difference

    Emrys Eller

    August 17, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Some universities are now offering micro-grants to help ensure that students towards the end of their education aren't unable to graduate because of last-minute costs. Georgia State University, just one of the institutions using the idea, found that graduation rates improved, especially for low-income students.

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  • How a struggling school for Native Americans doubled its graduation rate

    Emrys Eller

    November 28, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Since opening its doors in 2006, the Native American Community Academy has built up a school led by native leaders and centered around curricula informed by tribal cultures in New Mexico. The charter school has had remarkable success educating a population that has traditionally sat at the bottom of math and reading test score rankings and is now exporting its model to other tribes around the country.

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