Las Cruces Sun-News
2 October 2020
Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
The Carlsbad Literacy Program provides free tutoring to adults who want help with their literacy skills. The program's students in the program include English language learners, and also helps with citizenship skills, and preparing for the High School Equivalency Test. The program is a nonprofit, which started in 1985, and relies on volunteers to serve as tutors.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/a-team-approach-to-get-students-college-ready
David Bornstein
The New York Times
15 May 2013
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Blue Engine, which places recent college grads as full-time teaching assistants in New York City public schools, is helping poor students thrive in college. They focus on small teacher-student ratios, frequent feedback for teachers, and a concentration on 'gateway' courses associated with success in college.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/opinion/sunday/intense-tutoring-can-close-the-math-gap.html
David L. Kirp
The New York Times
31 January 2015
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Inner-city kids, generally, fare worst on measures of academic achievement like standardized tests. An intensive tutoring and mentoring program in Chicago has produced big improvements for young boys, pairing them two-on-one with math tutors that offer homework support and educational guidance.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/dropouts-flooding-kentrsquos-second-chance-igrad-school
Claudia Rowe
The Seattle Times
12 January 2014
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Cities save money and help kids by connecting them with diploma programs. In Washington, iGrad is helping students do just this – and seeing results.
http://nationswell.com/juan-salgado-instituto-latino-american-dream-success
Raisa Bruner
NationSwell
9 November 2015
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Instituto del Progreso Latino, a vocational school in Chicago, is comprehensively helping Latino immigrants living in the U.S. educate themselves, find professional work, and rise above poverty.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/where-all-work-is-created-equal
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
15 September 2011
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Countries all over the world are creating community, diversifying relationships, and giving a purpose to people who felt useless through time banks, where people swap their services using time as the currency.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/houstons-learning-curve-117959.html#.VYmllPlViko
Patrick Michels
Politico
21 May 2015
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When immigrant children come to America, they are faced with culture shock, language barriers, and a system of education different from where their original country. Houston’s Las Americas Newcomer School is designed to ease the adjustment of immigrant and refugee children as they enter the American educational system. Las Americas offers competitive wages for teachers, teaching in several different languages, and preparation for the SAT as the school has the highest rate of minority participation.
http://freakonomics.com/2014/12/04/how-to-fix-a-broken-high-schooler-in-four-easy-steps-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast
Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics
4 December 2014
Podcast / Over 15 Minutes
Fixing the education system in the country requires addressing the problem of student motivation to endure and succeed in school. Pathways to Education is a Toronto-based program designed to keep at-risk kids in school. It offers four different kinds of support: counseling, academic, social and financial, all of which contribute to a 46 percent decrease in the student drop-out rate.
http://www.npr.org/2013/11/02/241897572/how-to-turn-adult-education-into-careers-quickly?sc=tw&cc=share
Kavitha Cardoza
NPR
2 November 2013
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
When adults want to return to school, they face many challenges including the experience of long waitlists for classes, and poor relevance to the job skills they need for future employment. The Washington state community college system has started a program known as Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) that instead teaches in two parts: academic content and basic soft skills.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/english-536883-program-parents.html
Jordan England-Nelson
Orange County Register
14 November 2013
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The Twilight Education Club is a non-profit working to break down the barriers – transportation, child care and cost – that typically prevent the economically disadvantaged from accessing social services such as language classes. While the Twilight program is specifically geared toward the needs of the parents - getting better jobs and securing greater stability - the long-term focus remains on creating future opportunities for their children.
http://appvoices.org/2014/08/10/seeding-dreams-with-self-esteem
Kimber Ray
Appalachian Voices
10 August 2014
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A girls camp in West Virginia and a residential program in Kentucky help Appalachian women build self esteem and enable them to turn their life around through mentoring, stem classes, and job counseling.
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