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  • Kenya tackles youth unemployment with education shift

    July 29, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Since the passage of a new law in 2013 that called for "closer coordination between academic institutions and industry" in response to a high unemployment rate, Kenya has shifted dramatically from its theory-based higher education approach to coursework that delivers technical education. So far, the initiatives are up against outdated equipment and a negative perception of the program among young people.

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  • An imaginative space that helps kids believe in stories – and themselves

    July 29, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: England, Rotherham

    Grimm & Co.'s Apothecary to the Magical is boosting child literacy skills in a former steel and coal town with a large low-income population. By offering an imaginative space and free writing workshops, the nonprofit hopes to transform the town of Rotherham in England into a "storytelling capitol" and give "young people the narrative tools to reshape their world."

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  • America's youngest kids need good teachers. Why is it so difficult to find them?

    July 29, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States

    Educators working full-time in Bright Horizons private child care centers get free tuition for an early child care education bachelor's degree, provided that they work for the company for at least 18 months following the completion of their courses. While the model has offered an incredible and unprecedented path for some, Quartz's Annabelle Timsit questions whether this corporate solution is the right answer to the widespread public education problem of underpaid preschool teachers and raises common concerns about discrepancies in the quality of degree programs.

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  • ‘Basically I'm their teacher': Washington has big plans for its 25,500 school paraeducators

    July 28, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington state is providing additional instruction and in some cases a path to teacher credentials for its 25,500 paraeducators who have stepped up to play roles sometimes equivalent or beyond that of credentialed teachers amidst a teacher shortage statewide. Paraeducators are often from the neighborhoods in which they teach and often comprise a more diverse pool of instructors than other educators.

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  • How this Durham summer camp is helping refugee children, one talking stick at a time

    July 26, 2019 |

    The News & Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    World Relief Durham hosts a summer program for kids. Like other summer programs, it is meant to reduce summer learning loss—but this is specifically for children from forcibly displaced families. The kids face unique challenges in school and in society, often having been witness to traumatic experiences, so in this program they take lessons, play games, and work with community volunteers to let them just be kids. The program started with 25 participants in 2017 and grew to serve 150 children in 2019.

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  • Doctors in Debt: These Physicians Gladly Struck a Deal With California

    July 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California is offering up to $300,000 of debt relief to doctors who accept Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, in an attempt to incentivize physicians to move to the state and serve low-income communities. The program is funded through revenue from the state's tax on tobacco products and has helped 247 physicians and 4o dentists so far.

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  • A high school educates teachers on culturally responsive practices, but not everyone is on board

    July 24, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgetown, Delaware

    At one high school in Delaware where one third of students are students of color and 90 percent of teachers are white, an "equity team" brings together teachers to discuss what it means to be a culturally responsive educator and how that should play out in classrooms.

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  • All-girls school welcomes its first esports teams

    July 23, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Varsity esports teams are emerging as a game-based education tool at U.S. colleges, but few teams have female representation. A high school in Cleveland is trying to buck that trend by expanding the types of games offered and shifting students' perceptions about who can be a gamer.

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  • Preventing Gun Violence with Nicole Hockley of Sandy Hook Promise

    July 18, 2019 |

    Unleashing Social Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Newtown, Connecticut

    The non-profit, Sandy Hook Promise, equips schools and youth with knowledge and tools to prevent gun violence. Founded after the Newtown shooting, the organization couldn’t make headway through policy and legislature, so they turned to people. The founders spent time analyzing how social change happens and took a strategic, generational approach to shifting the culture of gun violence. With much success, they now face the challenge of scaling to a national level.

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  • Your Local Library May Have A New Offering In Stock: A Resident Social Worker

    July 17, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Long Branch, New Jersey

    Libraries across the United States are expanding what they offer to not just include books, but also a host of social and human services. From stocking an anti-overdose drug to offering mental health services and legal support, libraries are preparing to serve anyone that may walk through the door.

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