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  • How can children be taught about death and serious illness? Audio icon

    October 10, 2019 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Germany, Arnsberg

    At a German preschool, an intergenerational mentoring program pairs community members with young children to productively talk about complex life concepts such as illness and death. Studies have shown that such programs can promote prosocial behavior and encourage empathy in kids.

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  • This Top Gifted and Talented School Is Integrated. Is It the Future?

    October 10, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Amidst controversy over gifted programs in New York City, a school in Harlem believes it can offer an alternative model with an admissions policy that bakes in diversity. The school has designated almost half of the spots in its incoming kindergarten class to disadvantaged students, and “the parent-teacher association encourages local East Harlem parents to apply.” But these policies may not work for other gifted schools, who see the diversity of its student body drop lower and lower every year.

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  • Where 4-Year Schools Find a Pool of Applicants: 2-Year Schools

    October 10, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Four-year colleges are increasingly tapping into community college populations to recruit driven and diverse students. This process also helps students who ultimately transfer to four-year institutions significantly cut down on higher education costs.

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  • For Some Colleges, the Best Move Is to Merge

    October 10, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Over 100 American colleges have merged since 2000. As more colleges look to this method to weather financial strains resulting from declining enrollments, some have navigated the transition better than others and offer lessons about bringing together two distinct faculties and cultures.

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  • Helping Low-Income Students Navigate College

    October 10, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A number of elite college prep programs are offering wraparound academic support to low-income students for up to eight years in an effort to replicate the built-in support provided by schools in wealthier districts.

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  • To Raise Graduation Rates For Students Of Color, Salem-Keizer Schools Focus On Relationships

    October 08, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    Oregon schools are leveraging the power of relationships to improve attendance and graduation rates for Pacific Islander and Black students. Community resource specialists step in to get students to school, doctor's appointments, family funerals, and more: “I’m honestly not doing anything special. I hate to say that, there’s no science around what I’m doing. It’s just trust and building a relationship and giving them the time."

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  • Spread the word: the Iraqis translating the internet into Arabic

    October 08, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Iraq, Mosul

    Disseminating knowledge means making websites, articles, and books available in more languages beyond English. A partnership between students at the University of Mosul and the nonprofit, Ideas Beyond Borders (IBB), is working to make more content available to Arabic speakers. IBB partners with several universities across Iraq and since launching in 2017 has expanded from translating Wikipedia articles to books and now includes languages such as Farsi and Kurdish.

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  • Supporting Muslim Teens in Face of Islamophobia — in Their Own Schools

    October 07, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, Sunnyvale, California

    A growing trend of documented instances of Islamophobia in schools lead the Islamic Networks Group to create a youth training program that empowers students to speak up in their schools. Built on the idea that many students don't know much about Islam, the program provides fact-checked materials "to stem discrimination and empower students," if faced with anti-Islam rhetoric.

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  • 'Talk With Me Baby': Alabama launches initiative to decrease language deficit among young children

    October 04, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    Kids in high-income families hear about 2,000 words every hour, whereas kids in low-income families hear about 600 in the same amount of time. Alabama is rolling out a program to close the language acquisition gap for students under the age of 4.

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  • Free For All: Clarke County School District Provides Free Meals to Every Student

    October 03, 2019 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Clarke County School District in Georgia has 21 public schools that all offer free meals to students, regardless of their financial needs. This is facilitated through a federally-funded program, so even though poverty rates are high in the area, local residents are not footing the bill. While there are still some challenges implementing the program, in general it is received well and allows students to focus on their work and well-being instead of being distracted by hunger.

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