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To smooth transitions from home to prek to kinder, states must invest in every aspect of early ed

Peggy Barmore

July 08, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Lewisburg, West Virginia

In West Virginia, educators have seen promising results from their push to emphasize the importance of creating smooth transitions between home, preschool, and kindergarten classrooms. The state offers free preschool to all four year-olds and requires communication between preschool and elementary school teachers, visits to family homes, and the use of a formative Pre-K assessment tool, whose results are available to teachers across the state.

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First, they lost their children. Then the conspiracy theories started. Now, the parents of Newtown are fighting back.

Susan Svrluga

July 08, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Newtown, Connecticut

After losing their children at Sandy Hook, many parents began receiving heavy online harassment, including death threats. But then they began to fight back. As a founder of the HONR Network, Lenny Pozner and other parents are combating trolls through lawsuits targeted at the conspiracy theorists themselves and larger companies like Google.

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Dayton schools call family engagement weak point, push new strategies

Jeremy P. Kelley

July 07, 2019 |

Dayton Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Dayton, Ohio

Dayton Public Schools came to terms with the fact that they needed to improve family engagement and went about addressing it. This article was written 18 months after they first started and reports on its successes and failures. Solutions include hiring new administrative staff, creating community-friendly events, and “parent engagers” who cold-call residents to talk about the district. Admist all of the changes, the schools still feel like they have a lot more work to do.

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Need a Mental Health Day? Some States Give Students the Option

Derrick Bryson Taylor

July 07, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Utah

In Utah and Oregon, students can now take "mental health days" in addition to routine sick days. Lawmakers and parents say this move is necessary to continue breaking stigmas and to address pervasive anxiety in the country's middle and high schools.

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How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

Robin Lloyd

July 07, 2019 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Brownsville Collaborative Middle School is one of a growing number of elementary schools in the U.S. using community gardens to teach predominantly low-income students about healthy food options and provide produce to larger communities situated in food deserts.

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An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another

Nellie Bowles

July 07, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Fowler, California

Online kindergarten readiness certificate programs in several states are offering low-income families, without reliable preschool programs, an alternative to expensive private care centers. Acknowledging criticism of the model, a North Carolina State Representative noted, “We simply don’t have the money to provide a quality pre-K experience to every child in North Carolina, even though I absolutely agree that a face-to-face, high-quality pre-K is the best option. But when it’s not an option for the child, I refuse to ignore that child.”

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Teaching global warming in a charged political climate

Caroline Preston

July 06, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Piedmont, Oklahoma

According to a recent survey, 86 percent of U.S. teachers believe climate change should be taught in school. Despite political resistance and a lack of state standards, teachers in traditionally blue and red states are incorporating climate change curriculum into their classrooms. Online materials and post-grad professional development opportunities help fill the gaps.

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The hip hop school taking on Medellin's mean streets

Oliver Gordon

July 05, 2019 |

Struggles from Below Magazine |

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Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

Learning the art of hip-hop provides youth with an alternative to the violence and despair that characterize disadvantaged neighborhoods. In Medellin, Colombia, a program called 4 Elementos teaches kids dance, Dj’ing, rap, and graffiti in a structured way, providing a creative outlet. Hosted in the high school of one the cities most troubled neighborhoods, the program began as an initiative of the Colombian hip-hop group, Crew Peligrosos. Having already reached thousands of kids, the program is looking to expand across Colombia with support from the ABC Foundation.

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Renewing London

Oliver Gordon

July 04, 2019 |

Struggles from Below Magazine |

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Response Location: England, London

In London, two community-driven initiatives are working side by side to engage residents in sustainable practices. Energy Garden, a community energy cooperative, has created green spaces in rail stations offers residents community gardens, nature education, and solar power. Repower, the other initiative, works with residents to communally invest in renewable energy for low-income neighborhoods while also providing those neighborhoods with energy jobs and mentoring services.

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How Sonoma's Vineyards Survived a Siege of Fire, Smoke and Ash

Michele Bigley

July 03, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

Through collective action and informed practices, such as promoting grazing in vineyards, residents in fire-ravaged communities build a more resilient future. Across California’s wine region, locals have begun to reorient their way of life to mitigate the effects of future wildfires. The Good Fire Alliance, nonprofit group of organizations, focuses on promoting community resilience to wildfires, educating about safe burning practices, grazing, and encouraging general fire-ecology awareness.

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