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4 July 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
When many schools across the U.S. suspended in-person school and switched to virtual learning, a teacher was able to successfully keep his students motivated and hopeful despite the drastic decrease in physical intera...
24 June 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Radio
1500-3000 Words
When schools and daycares closed at the onset of the pandemic, YMCA centers around the country remained open to provide care for the children of essential workers. In Phoenix, YMCA staff worked to screen children for ...
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Veronika Folentova
22 June 2020
Levoca, Presov, Slovakia
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Over 3000 Words
The Romani Education Fund in Slovakia is helping children from the Roma community, which has a history of social and economic disadvantages as well as being subject to ethnic discrimination, overcome challenges to fin...
17 June 2020
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
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Under 800 Words
Geology professors at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire have found ways to overcome the challenges of remote learning and delivered their students a new, and all-around more accessible, virtual class experience. The ...
Staten Island Advance
Jessica Jones-Gorman
16 June 2020
Staten Island, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
Although the pandemic has set a serious tone, teachers in Staten Island are helping their students cope with at-home learning through laughter and unconventional methods. Two teachers recorded videos of themselves whi...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Amy Schwabe
8 June 2020
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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800-1500 Words
Virtual classes have become an unexpected advantage for children with autism and other sensory processing disorders. In-person acting classes can make some children with these disabilities uncomfortable and unable to ...
Staten Island Advance
Jordan Hafizi
31 May 2020
Staten Island, New York, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Dance, karate, and music instructors in Staten Island, New York are adapting and shifting the ways they deliver lessons to work within the virtual landscape their students, and the rest of society are living in due to...
31 May 2020
California, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
As teachers have shifted their classrooms to remote learning during the pandemic, the challenge of keeping students actively engaged and interested remains. For some teachers in California this included enhancing less...
28 May 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
As high schoolers across the nation grapple with the stress of the sudden shift to online learning, unstable home environments, and for some students the toll of coronavirus on family members, school counselors are lo...
27 May 2020
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
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800-1500 Words
When schools across New Hampshire, and the U.S., suspended in-person classes as a result of the pandemic, each developed its own way of dealing with a new teaching landscape, including Beech Street Elementary in Manch...
25 May 2020
San Carlos, Arizona, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
The San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona has been able to increase dental healthcare access for children through targeted outreach and an educational marketing campaign. The goal of the multifaceted approach is to addre...
20 May 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
An AI app is potentially eliminating the need for Quran teachers by offering precise feedback to those who are learning to recite or memorize the holy book of Islam. Tarteel uses machine learning technology to enable ...
18 May 2020
United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Colleges across the nation suspended in-person classes due to the coronavirus, but it also meant suspending campus life—a classic staple of the American college experience. Students innovated by creating their own ver...
15 May 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Arizona, several schools are flipping the traditional format of school on its head; at home, students watch recorded lessons and then, during the day in the classroom, they work through homework. Advocates believe ...
13 May 2020
South Bend, Indiana, United States
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800-1500 Words
An Indiana-based architect started a virtual camp for elementary school-aged girls focused on the lesser-known field of landscape architecture. The weekly virtual lessons work by explaining the career and concepts of ...
10 May 2020
New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Students in the Mineola school district had a head start when schools around the country switched to online classes as a result of the coronavirus? Since 2017, students as young as kindergarteners have been learning t...
The Salt Lake Tribune
Heather May
4 May 2020
Utah, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In an effort to stem drug and substance abuse, Utah's Salt Lake City county is reaching out proactively to parents with courses and parenting programs. By arming parents with the tools to talk with their children and ...
2 May 2020
Mesa, Arizona, United States
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Over 3000 Words
The Summit Learning Program is an online program that offers personalized lessons in science, social studies, math, and English language arts for students in grades four through 12. “Nearly 400 schools use it across 4...
2 May 2020
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
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1500-3000 Words
What happens when vocational education goes online? In Danvers, Massachusetts, one high school is pioneering creative solutions such as dropping off mannequin heads for cosmetology students, setting students up with a...
28 April 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To reach English Language Learners, who are particularly hard to contact during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of language barriers and other factors, teachers are trying low-tech approaches. From letters to pho...
27 April 2020
California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Following early rumors of coronavirus-related school closings, one California school district took quick actions, including setting up workshops for teachers on remote learning basics and implementing more flexible cu...
23 April 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Schools across the United States are patching together solutions in the aftermath of the mass migration to online learning brought on by COVID-19. Wi-Fi hotspots, webinars with parents, and office hours are the new no...
22 April 2020
Uganda
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800-1500 Words
A platform that allows students to receive lessons via text message is being used to complement education efforts in Uganda. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, one such texting platform has partnered with nonpr...
21 April 2020
United States
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800-1500 Words
A CDC study of Rhode-Island childcare centers revealed that out of the 666 childcare centers that were opened, only four had cases that involved the spread of the virus. That’s because of the strict adherence to safet...
Transitions Online
Lucie Fialova
11 April 2020
Trmice, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Over 3000 Words
In some regions of Czechia, “one in 10 children fails to advance to the next grade.” Every year 2,000 students drop out. One school in the town of Trmice doesn’t have this problem. The school has low dropout rates and...
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