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  • Demystifying The College Experience

    December 06, 2018 |

    Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    The University of Texas at El Paso, among other universities such as Princeton or Georgia State, are making concerted efforts to ensure the success of their first generation or low-income students in a student body that is 80% Hispanic. They use outreach efforts to connect with parents and get them familiar with the college environment, offer summer orientations to get new students familiar with campus resources, and simplify their application process to reduce the paperwork and offer support in the process. For many first generation students, their family's support is key to their success in college.

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  • This course helps former prisoners learn the tech they missed in jail

    December 06, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Most prisoners don’t have access to computer, in order to bridge the digital divide the Prisoner Reentry Institute is offering a free course called Tech 101 to former prisoners who served long sentences. People are taught things like how to set up Google accounts, navigating Microsoft Office, and social media. “Once you learn the basics, you really start feeling good about yourself, especially when you learn enough that you can start helping others.”

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  • In India, The Teachers Are Going (Back) To School

    December 06, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Bangalore

    To fill a teacher professional development gap in India, several outside organizations have stepped up to offer instructors training in classroom management and pedagogy.

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  • How you can get a low cost computer in CLE

    December 05, 2018 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Since launching in October, PCs for People have collected, refurbished, and distributed at an affordable cost to hundreds of people. They have also distributed hot spots to libraries for patrons to check out.

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  • Lego Foundation and Sesame Street Team Up to Help Refugee Children

    December 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    More than half of the almost 70 million people who have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced are children. The Lego Foundation and Sesame Workshop are teaming up with organizations in the countries surrounding Syria to offer play-based learning programs that teach resilience and respect of differences for refugee children six years old and younger.

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  • School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction

    December 05, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

    In order to deal with the opioid crisis, schools in Massachusetts are hiring counselors to support teachers and their students. In Cape Cod alone, 17 schools hired outside counselors, while 50 schools throughout the state did the same. The schools that are offering these services reported improvements in academic performance. "Their day runs smoother. They can get out their anxiety while they're in school instead of bottling it up, and then go back to class and continue learning.”

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  • Finding the Magic in a Collective Model for Childcare and Co-Working

    December 04, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, a new collective is bringing together affordable childcare and co-working in one space. Families purchase memberships priced per household, instead of through the traditional per child model -- parents benefit from being in close proximity to their children while still having the space and time to complete work or school projects.

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  • Teaching Children Regardless of Grade

    December 04, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Andhra Pradesh

    In many countries, a lack of teachers leads to a common challenge - one teacher instructs students at multiple grade levels all at once. In the rural Rishi Valley region of India, instructors are straying from the traditional lecturing pedagogy to embrace a new "multigrade multilevel" learning philosophy: students follow "subject-specific 'learning ladders,'" with each lesson requiring varying levels of assistance from teachers. The method allows for a "personalized education that one usually associates with very developed economies" and "makes that affordable for low-resource environments."

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  • How 'Buddy Benches' are making playtime less lonely

    December 04, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ireland, Cork

    In Ireland, schools across the country have installed "Buddy Benches," a space where children can go to let others know they want to play. The benches, which are built by volunteers from the Men's Shed, are part of a wider movement to practice inclusion and mental health awareness in schools.

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  • Guild Education's twist on college is working for cashiers, sales clerks and others who abandoned the idea of a college degree

    December 03, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    By partnering with employers in the service industry and Silicon Valley investors, Guild Education, an innovative Denver, Colorado-based startup, helps adults in service-level jobs attend college at a significantly discounted rate. Some think this arrangement could soon "become as ubiquitous as 401(k)s."

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