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Keeping It Local

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

November 29, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, a program based on a similar initiative in Cleveland is on its way to success. PAGE (Philadelphia Anchors for Growth & Equity) will direct spending from large institutions locally. Specifically, it will work with anchor institutions like the universities in town and fill gaps, like building a laundry facility that will create jobs and fill the need by places like Jefferson Health and Penn Medicine. Job creation is what will keep this organization and the city of Philadelphia going.

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On college campuses, planning for a post-Millennial future

Noble Ingram

November 28, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The University of Maryland - Baltimore County is known for its higher number of masters and doctoral graduates of color, and for having the greatest number of black graduates with a combined MD-PhD in the country. The school has made a concerted effort to acknowledge the changing demographics of college students and is leading university-specific efforts to promote and support diversity.

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Schools use yoga to improve behavior

Kumasi Aaron

November 28, 2018 |

KMGH-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Schools around the world are increasingly teaching yoga as a stress management tool. And students are responding enthusiastically -- in one district, over 70 percent of kids chose to also use the techniques at home.

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With growing mental-health needs, colleges look to professors for suicide prevention

Aneri Pattani

November 27, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Faculty and staff at Philadelphia’s LaSalle University are being given crisis training to recognize, engage, and refer students with suicide ideation. With the number of students seeking mental health care increasing, this program expands the safety net of people students can reach out to in a time of need.

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Impossibly United

Andrea Smardon

November 27, 2018 |

KUER Radio |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Students at East High School in Salt Lake City took matters into their own hands when they were confronted with the realities of segregation and separatist attitudes at their school. After 43 students had some hard conversations about privilege, cliques, and inequity, they greatly improved representation in the student governing body and started to break down the social (segregated) barriers of cliques in the lunchroom. Students and teachers still consider a lot of work to be done but can also testify to how much the experience has changed their perspective on things.

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La fórmula de Finlandia para combatir el ‘bullying'

Lola García-Ajofrín

November 26, 2018 |

El País |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Finland

El Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Finlandia encargó a un grupo de investigadores desarrollar un programa global contra el acoso escolar o bullying que involucrara tanto la prevención como la intervención y que pudiera implantarse en cada colegio de Finlandia durante la enseñanza básica. Así nació KiVa, que trabaja las emociones de la clase con lecciones mensuales y juegos de ordenador. Centrándose en el público y no solo en el matón o la víctima, lograron acabar con el acoso en un 79,4% de casos y se redujo en un 18,5% de las ocasiones.

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PTO Fundraising Benefits Schools With Rich Families the Most. In Some Districts, Parents Are Sharing the Wealth.

Karen Weese

November 26, 2018 |

Slate |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

School districts in Chicago and Portland have developed systems to ensure parent fundraising dollars are more evenly distributed among affluent schools with strong PTA infrastructure and schools where a majority of the population qualifies for reduced price lunch.

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Beating violence with education: How Education City in Dantewada is showing the way

Revathi Siva Kumar

November 26, 2018 |

Citizen Matters |

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Response Location: India, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

In 2011, authorities in Education City set about to combat the Naxal violence by offering education to children who have lost one or both parents to the violence. Today Education City houses 18 institutions and enrolls 5,500 students over 170 acres. In 2013 they managed to bring down the dropout rate from 50% to 13%, and the success of the school has spread excitement and inspiration throughout the city and especially in the children.

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A school figures out how to educate foster youth

Caroline Preston

November 24, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A South Bronx charter school is trying an innovative approach to educating all students, including the one third of its student body in foster care. By adding teachers, behavioral specialists, and extra academic support and relying on a trauma-informed and repetitive structure, Mott Haven Charter School has gradually seen improvement, with its foster youth outperforming other children in the welfare system.

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How Outdoor Programs Are Empowering Transgender Youth

Rachel Walker

November 24, 2018 |

Outside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Northampton, Massachusetts

The Venture Out Project hosts outdoor camps and wilderness adventures for transgender children to help them feel a sense of community, confidence, and self-worth. In the midst of controversial political environments across the country, transgender children who partake in these camps find avenues for friendship and alliance.

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