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Back to School: Closing The Minority Teacher Gap

Bill Sarno

August 28, 2019 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Response Location: United States, Connecticut

To address the persistent lack of minority teachers in Connecticut classrooms, the Capital Region Education Council has developed a teacher residency program. Local minority college graduates are paid to teach for a year in a classroom while taking intense coursework in the summers before and after.

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This land is their land

April Reese

August 27, 2019 |

Searchlight New Mexico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

The Outdoor Equity Fund in New Mexico introduces troubled youth across the state to exploration in nature as a sort of informal therapy and mental retreat. The Fund - a first of it's kind across the nation - distributes resources and funding to local outdoor and youth-centered nonprofits to spread the impact of their missions across the state.

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Class is in session: How South Burlington tackles cellphone distraction with science

April McCullum

August 27, 2019 |

Burlington Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, South Burlington, Vermont

Teachers in South Burlington High School in Vermont are taking a different approach to dealing with digital distractions in the classrooms. Through short 30-minute lessons getting at the root of cellphone addiction and the effects of apps on the brain, students and teachers approach the topic from a place of understanding as opposed to judgment or punishment.

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How a Vermont school is overcoming the declining enrollment trend that hurts rural towns

Sadie Housberg

August 27, 2019 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: United States, Tinmouth, Vermont

In stark contrast to schools in the rest of the state, Tinmouth's elementary school population has increased by 30 percent in the past four years, helping to bring in and retain dedicated teachers. Tinmouth, which focuses on outdoor and project-based education and thoughtfully marketing its programs, offers lessons for other rural towns navigating population loss.

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If NYC eliminates gifted programs, here's what could come next

Alex Zimmerman

August 27, 2019 |

Chalkbeat New York |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City will likely phase out its controversial and longstanding gifted and talented programs and shift towards an approach called "schoolwide enrichment models," which are already used in some of the city's schools. In these programs, teachers identify students' interests and develop related units or electives.

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Orphaned baby beaver finds comfort with otters at local shelter

Stephen Nett

August 23, 2019 |

The Press Democrat |

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Response Location: United States, Petaluma, California

California’s Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue is working hard to rehabilitate a lone beaver – among other wildlife – back to health and into their natural habitat. The species is key to natural ecosystems, making their survival necessary. While they’ve made progress, with the beaver being a rare occurrence, they still face significant challenges.

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A New Generation of Students Is Teaching Us How to Reduce E-Waste

Madeleine Gregory

August 23, 2019 |

Vice |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The company, iFixit, is training college students to repair electronics and then create manuals so that others can do the same. The company has helped students make more than 30,000 guides and reaches 1.5 million users every month. iFixit partners with colleges and universities to with the hopes of teaching students about the importance of sustainable engineering.

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Job training that puts people – and their community – back on track

David Karas

August 22, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

In Des Moines, Iowa, the Evelyn K. Davis Center provides wraparound support to a wide range of populations seeking stable employment. From internet access to financial counseling to job coaching, the center aims to "individualize ... game plans" and empower clients to become self-sufficient.

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Phoenix's Champion schools reimagine the relationship between sports and education

Brendon Kleen

August 22, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Champion Schools in Arizona put sports at the center of their curriculum, not to cultivate the next generation of professionals, but to build community and encourage active habits in its majority low-income student body. Coupled with a healthy meals program, the physical and skills training provides sports opportunities to low-income students, who are far less likely than their affluent peers to play a team sport.

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How a North Dakota town embraced online learning to try to save its school

April McCullum

August 22, 2019 |

USA Today |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wolford, North Dakota

In response to a shortage of teachers, North Dakota's public schools are experimenting with online learning alternatives. "Rural areas have a chance that they’ve never had before," the executive director of the North Dakota Center for Distance Education said.

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