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27 March 2020
Campbell Hill, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Illinois’ rural Trico school district didn’t have access to remote learning technology, so they turned to paper. With closure as the response to COVID-19, teachers and administrators had to find ways to cope in a regi...
26 March 2020
San Diego, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Upon seeing a need for educational resources to support the out of school transition due to the COVID-19 outbreak, two high school seniors in the San Jose area stepped up to fill that gap. Sarika Sriram and Uditha Vel...
25 March 2020
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a library pop-up trailer run by school librarians is shifting the way it offers services to children as a result of the pandemic. For three years prior, the library pop-up trailer allowed...
24 March 2020
Boulder, Montana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In just a few days, Montana’s Jefferson County school district had to adapt to remote teaching in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus, with the governor leaving it up to schools and teachers to figure out how...
24 March 2020
New York, New York, United States
Video
Under 3 Minutes
As 80 percent of school children worldwide are out of class due to social distancing or quarantining measures, many teachers are bringing classes online, like in New York City. While online schooling is better than no...
24 March 2020
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In Alaska, the Anchorage School District’s mobile food delivery service is delivering thousands of meals every day to Anchorage students. By repurposing school buses, school district leaders are packing sack lunches, ...
24 March 2020
California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
With school shut down due to the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become the norm in many cities and parents have largely had to adjust their roles to include teaching and supervision. To help with this ad...
The Eagle-Tribune
Pat Grossmith
23 March 2020
New Hampshire, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Many counties in New Hampshire are addressing the digital divide by loaning laptops to students without access to a computer at home and providing paper assignments to students who don’t have access to the internet. T...
17 March 2020
Berkeley, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The coronavirus pandemic has caused universities to close campuses and forced classes to transition to virtual formats. While this transition has had its limitations for many – especially those who lack reliable acces...
13 March 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
As more and more schools go remote in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, educators around the world are finding ways to keep students engaged and learning. Whether it's hosting discussions and lessons thro...
March 2020
Rochester, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
In Rochester, NY, the Center for Teen Empowerment, a nonprofit that trains youth in community organizing, personal development, and anti-violence, is working to bring kids off the street and into safety. The program, ...
21 February 2020
Mississippi, United States
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Under 800 Words
Male teachers of color are often called on to do extra disciplinary work and mentor students of color in other classes in addition to their own. A weekly virtual meetup for Mississippi's male teachers of color provide...
19 February 2020
Fresno, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A school attendance campaign in a rural California district relies on buy-in from a variety of community partners. For instance, administrators supported the construction of a new health clinic next to the school, con...
17 February 2020
Beijing, China
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Under 800 Words
To help students access the resources they need while schools are closed due to the coronavirus, administrators in China are utilizing "a national cloud learning platform," as well as broadcast television. While both ...
12 February 2020
Berlin, Germany
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1500-3000 Words
Back On Track Syria is a tutoring initiative in Berlin helping Arabic-speaking students keep up with school subjects by offering help in their native language. The students in the program are often refugees and migran...
7 February 2020
Miami, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Some colleges think students are overwhelmed by the number of options they have to choose from—countless classes and extracurriculars are available on many campuses. Schools across the United States are experimenting ...
The Hechinger Report
Caroline Preston
6 February 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has seen its six-year graduation rate for American Indian and Alaska Native students rise from 27 percent in 2008 to 69 percent in 2018, as well as an increase in the number of ...
2 February 2020
Beirut, Lebanon
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Training refugees in digital skills provides them with a path toward self sufficiency. A pilot program developed with the UN World Food Program and the American University in Beirut offers computer literacy and Englis...
28 January 2020
Lansing, Michigan, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
In Lansing, Michigan, one high school gives students the option to take classes from 3 to 8 p.m., outside of the standard school day. This allows students to hold part-time jobs or internships, fulfill other responsib...
18 January 2020
Lost Hills, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Owners of the Wonderful Company food conglomerate honed their philanthropic efforts on the community they saw had the most need—their own workers' families—by establishing charter schools to improve the quality of lif...
Chalkbeat
Lori Higgins
16 January 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Over 3000 Words
At Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in Detroit, the support of the high school doesn't stop at graduation. Staff at the school follow up with alumni at their new campuses to make sure they are on track and connect them w...
10 January 2020
Macon, Georgia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Georgia’s Bibb county, students at two schools are learning deep breathing and mindfulness from the organization, On the Same Breath. The practice, introduced by the organization and then led by teachers, gives stu...
The Beacon Today
Brenna Brown
8 January 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Libraries around West Palm Beach, Florida, have collaborated to offer resources to children who need to work on technology-dependant homework after school, but who don't have access to the Internet or a computer at ho...
8 January 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The ALICE Training Institute provides active-shooter training for schools around the United States. The organization’s website says that 18 schools have had success using its protocol, and yet an investigation by The ...
6 January 2020
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Some colleges and universities believe the solution to a more equitable admissions process is the removal of standardized tests from the criteria considered. Now, many are acting on this idea and getting rid of the re...
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