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  • School makes counseling cool for kids with a pop-up wellness center

    Erica Bryant

    January 02, 2019 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    In recent years, School 145 in New York City has significantly bolstered its mental health counseling services, with the help of the nonprofit Counseling in Schools, and test scores are starting to improve. "I have 52 students whose parents have given me letters saying 'in case I get deported, this is where my child is going.'" the principal explained, emphasizing the importance of providing mental health care resources at school. "And then we have to talk about college and career readiness."

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  • Socioeconomic integration grant founders, but hope remains for diverse schools

    Erica Bryant

    October 27, 2018 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Rochester, NY received a $1.2 million grant to encourage suburban students to enroll in public city schools, but only a few preschoolers moved to different schools and no students in upper grades transferred. Some leaders critique the use of funding on what they see as a futile experiment while others see the pilot as offering important lessons for grants going forward.

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  • Lessons for Rochester: Failed Bronx school becomes coolest place in town

    Erica Bryant

    August 13, 2018 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    One year after a Bronx school closed its doors to students on the basis of pass rates as low as 10 percent, a pioneering principal reopened the school on the same site with the same students. In the first year, 61 percent of students passed the English language arts exams and 78 passed the math exams. The principal cites parental involvement, external mental health partnerships, and an emphasis on professional development for the remarkable improvements. Could Rochester see the same turnaround in one of its own struggling public schools?

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