Live From Woodburn High

http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/live-from-woodburn-high-school

Dave Miller

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)

9 March 2016

Radio / Over 15 Minutes

The four academies that make up Woodburn High have exceeded the Oregon state average by double digits for two years in a row, despite high poverty rates. What's driving the school's success?

How to Fix the Country's Failing Schools. And How Not To.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/opinion/sunday/how-to-fix-the-countrys-failing-schools-and-how-not-to.html

David L. Kirp

The New York Times

9 January 2016

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Newark, N.J., had major politicians and investments try to "flip" its school system; the much smaller Union City had teachers and parents. The solution was no silver bullet—just the slow and steady approach of gradual improvement.

Could a new vision help Lafayette High School's immigrant students succeed?

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/schools/could-a-new-vision-help-lafayette-high-schools-immigrant-students-succeed-20140714

Sandra Tan

The Buffalo News

14 July 2014

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Better teacher training and strategic programming for non-English speakers could turn things around in high schools with large immigrant populations.

Colonialism Nearly Wiped Out the Hawaiian Language. These Public Schools Are Bringing It Back.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/tomorrows_test/2016/06/how_the_ka_papahana_kaiapuni_immersion_schools_saved_the_hawaiian_language.html

Alexandria Neason

Slate

8 June 2016

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With the emphasis on teaching English in American public schools, many non-English speaking students can lose the language of their family’s heritage. Hawaii has “language-immersion schools” that teaches children the native Hawaiian language until about fifth grade and then English is introduced. While the schools have preserved the native tongue and its cultural values, there are still challenges for students who face competition in English-dominated secondary education and the job market.

Wanted: Bilingual teachers. And here's how one school is filling the gap

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-20/wanted-bilingual-teachers-and-heres-how-one-school-filling-gap

Kate McGee

Public Radio International (PRI)

20 July 2015

Radio / 3-5 Minutes

Laws make it mandatory for schools with more than twenty English Language Learners (ELLs) in a single grade to have bilingual teachers to support them. One Texas school takes an initiative to find more bilingual teachers for their students as the non-English speaker becomes a more common student in their classroom.

International Students Find the American Dream ... in Flint

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint.html

Gordon Young

The New York Times

27 October 2015

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International students and the city of Flint, Michigan, have an imperfect but beneficial relationship. The city is a cheap and accommodating place for students to get their foot in the U.S., and the students bring their business; thus, boosting the desperate economy.

Language is the great equalizer at this school in Louisiana

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-25/language-great-equalizer-one-school-louisiana

Nina Porzucki

Public Radio International (PRI)

30 June 2015

Radio / 5-15 Minutes

A program at a public school in Baton Rouge is using bilingual education to attract middle class families back into the public school system to increase diversity among the student population.

Why Des Moines Can Be a Model for Urban Schools

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/why-des-moines-can-be-a-model-for-urban-schools/431373

Matt Vasilogambros

Mauro Whiteman

The Atlantic

8 October 2014

Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words

In the state of Iowa, refugees come from all over the world and send their children into the public school system. The Des Moines public schools serve many disadvantaged, poverty-stricken children who do not have English language skills. The school district has seen progress by coaching teachers, investing in building renovations, receiving grants for providing students with laptops and iPads, among many other healthy changes to encourage learning.

Montana Offers A Boost To Native Language Immersion Programs

http://www.npr.org/2015/05/02/403576800/montana-offers-a-boost-to-native-language-immersion-programs

Amy Martin

NPR

2 May 2015

Radio / 3-5 Minutes

Montana, home to nine Native American languages, becomes the second state to fund indigenous language immersion programs in public schools. The same languages were once forbidden, but now they are helping to preserve a disappearing culture and closing the graduation rate gap for Native American students.

As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/nyregion/as-other-districts-grapple-with-segregation-this-one-makes-integration-work.html?_r=0

Kyle Spencer

The New York Times

12 December 2016

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The Morris district in Northern New Jersey has long championed diversity, even as its student body has changed and nearby schools remain deeply segregated. Each elementary school in the district draws from multiple neighborhoods, with a constant open zone at the center (where the poorest families live) where students are assigned to schools in order to maintain racial and economic diversity.