NationSwell
9 November 2015
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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://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.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/tomorrows_test/2016/06/the_newcomers_center_has_made_anchorage_alaska_one_of_the_best_school_districts.html
Jessica Huseman
Aymann Ismail
Slate
5 June 2016
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Anchorage schools employ a hybrid approach to integrating refugees—neither cordoning them off fully from the school at large, nor dropping them fully into the general student population. The city's Newcomers' Center plays an integral role in giving refugees a sense of community.
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://hechingerreport.org/how-an-unconventional-principal-used-blended-learning-to-help-turn-around-a-struggling-urban-school
Jennifer D. Jordan
The Hechinger Report
8 September 2015
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Through effective leadership and blended traditional and online learning, a struggling school in Rhode Island improved student achievement, teacher satisfaction, technology upgrades, and parent involvement.
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://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2013/09/why-prisoner-education-key-reducing-crime/6812
Mike Riggs
The Atlantic
9 September 2013
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Inmates who get correctional education are less likely to become repeat offenders, but education costs money. An organization is funding educational opportunities for prisoners in various cities in the U.S. to improve their reentry into society.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/03/global-economy-mass-lags-teaching-foreign-languages/HO2IL1ddRvYMZ7BYuiSElL/story.html
James Vaznis
The Boston Globe
4 April 2016
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In a global economy, helping students succeed means offering them the opportunity to become multilingual. States such as Utah, Indiana, and Delaware have stepped up their efforts with immersion programs for elementary students.
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://www.fayobserver.com/article/20140727/News/307279826
Greg Barnes
Fayetteville Observer
27 July 2014
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A private high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is mimicking a college campus as part of an effort to help kids succeed in college. By trusting the students and giving them autonomy they have also reduced bad behavior.
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