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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
5 August 2021
California, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Indigenous students find a sense of community and belonging at new tribal colleges in California. As the racial group with the lowest rates of college attendance, indigenous students face a long list of obstacles. Hav...
Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT)
Dovilė Lisauskaitė
19 July 2021
Netherlands
Text
800-1500 Words
University students in the Netherlands are able to qualify for stipends, loans, and employment regardless of their country of origin. Students can claim a subsidy of 413 euros as long as their family's combined incom...
16 June 2021
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
All over the country, students are using the internet to call out racism. Young people are publishing open letters, creating Change.org petitions and Google Docs “with lists of racist people in their classes, and usin...
16 June 2021
Riverside, California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Riverside County launched College Comeback to address the COVID-19 related decline in graduating high school students going to college. Six counselors each spend 25 hours a week reaching out to the high school class o...
16 June 2021
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Utah Stem Action Center’s Innovation Hub has partnered with schools in order to make learning about math and science more enjoyable for students. During the pandemic the organization made and delivered around 500 To-L...
14 June 2021
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In 2019, close to half, or 45 percent of white students scored proficient or above in reading comprehension, compared to 18 percent of Black fourth graders, and 23 percent of Latinx fourth graders. However, research s...
14 June 2021
Michigan, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
A new initiative in Michigan is helping locals over the age of 25 attending community college free of charge. The Reconnect program helps those who have yet to complete a post-secondary degree by covering all the cost...
10 June 2021
Miami, Florida, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Code/Art trains art teachers in a curriculum that combines art and coding, with the goal of inspiring girls to code. They also offer weekly clubs for elementary and middle school girls, a Future Female Tech Leaders pr...
20 May 2021
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Across the country, colleges and universities are changing their SAT policies and becoming test-optional campuses. That means they don’t consider test scores in their admissions process. In Washington, six universitie...
3 May 2021
Antananarivo, Madagascar
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1500-3000 Words
Jirogasy developed solar-powered computers and, maximizing a partnership with an education NGO, has helped expand computer access among rural schools without access to a grid. Using internationally-funded grants, they...
28 April 2021
Madison, Alabama, United States
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800-1500 Words
Across Alabama, districts are using summer school breaks as a chance to bridge learning gaps for elementary school students who struggled to adjust to remote schooling or didn’t get as much face time with teachers dur...
23 April 2021
San Diego, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A teacher in San Diego took matters into her own hands when she couldn't find a social justice curriculum tailored to students with disabilities. That’s partly why she created what she calls the “Social Justice League...
Dallas Free Press
Sujata Dand
15 April 2021
Dallas, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A wireless network is bringing fast and reliable internet service to students living within two miles of Lincoln High School. A large cell tower on the premises of the school is extending the WiFi to receivers given t...
14 April 2021
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
At the onset of the pandemic some families resorted to learning pods to keep their kids on track, but this option was not accessible for lower income families. In Brooklyn, schools, churches, and community groups are ...
13 April 2021
El Paso, Texas, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Texan cities, like McAllen and El Paso, are bridging the digital divide for students and building infrastructure to connect whole communities. In El Paso, the city used $150,000 of the $84 million it received in feder...
12 April 2021
Fresno, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Reconnect Program in Fresno is helping college students pick up where they left off. The program is aimed at former students close to completing their degrees, but who left or paused their studies. Although the pr...
2 April 2021
Richardson, Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Schools in the Richardson Independent School District of Texas are updating the methods and measurements they've used to identify gifted students. One way is by testing all second and sixth graders in the district, wh...
19 March 2021
Reedley, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
For many college students, the cost of a textbook is often cost-prohibitive and instructors are looking at ways to address that. At Reedley College in California, instructors are curating their own teaching content th...
18 March 2021
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Text
Under 800 Words
Older electronics are being refurbished and redistributed to those in need by Renewed Computer Technology. The federally funded, Canadian nonprofit collected 13,500 computers and laptops last year for schools, librari...
16 March 2021
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
U-46, Chicago's second-largest school district faced a legal suit in 2005 for discrimination of Hispanic students in its gifted programs and is now setting an example for how programs can be upended for good. By 2018 ...
16 March 2021
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Research shows tutoring can increase learning. Two years into the pandemic, the exact rates of learning loss due to pandemic learning are still unknown, but its effects have been documented. Researchers, teachers, and...
10 March 2021
Alabama, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) provides funding for summer programs that mix academic learning and fun enrichment activities. The “COVID slide,” where students fell behind in math, science, and reading, had a gr...
10 March 2021
Bangladesh
Text
800-1500 Words
Bangladesh has made huge strides in reducing poverty by investing in women experiencing the most economic hardships. As a result, children have lower rates of malnutrition, fewer child marriages, higher rates of compl...
9 March 2021
Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Cherry Creek School district is using apprenticeships to create a more racially diverse pipeline of K-12 educators in Colorado. High school juniors and seniors are paid to participate in the apprenticeship, and ar...
3 March 2021
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Middle school teachers in San Antonio, Texas, have resorted to home visits and "nudging," meaning they leave notices for parents at the door with information about consequences, at the first sign of students disengagi...
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