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  • The public education project that targets the 'taboo' subject of child sexual abuse in China

    August 25, 2018 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: China

    Two young adults from Changshu, China are behind a growing movement to bring attention to and educate students and teachers on the silent subject of child sexual abuse in China. In addition to tackling the big picture, such as China's outdated abuse laws, activists are investing in local measures, hosting documentary screenings and teacher trainings.

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  • The Architect: How One Texas Innovation Officer Is Designing His Schools to Ensure Integration

    August 25, 2018 |

    The 74 |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    San Antonio Independent School District has adopted a new approach that allows low-income students to go to school out-of-district in order to level the academic playing field. By creating a map of the most in-need families and designing school admissions to allow for flexibility, administrators have been able to help students attend and excel in schools they otherwise wouldn't be able to access.

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  • Students are dropping out of college before even starting. Here's how educators are trying to stop the trend.

    August 25, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A Harvard study found that, in Boston, 10 to 20 percent of college-bound high school graduates weren't actually ending up enrolling in college. Researchers think they might have found a partial solution to what is known as the "melt trend" - in this approach, mentors send text messages throughout the summer reminding students of upcoming financial aid and registration deadlines and offering general encouragement.

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  • Stepping away from suspensions: How schools are dealing with behavior

    August 24, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Montgomery’s school superintendent has ambitious goals to drastically cut the number of suspensions in her district. Ann Roy Moore is looking to San Francisco’s “push-in” intervention model and Elmore County, Alabama’s alternative in-school suspension method to inform its own plans for a restorative justice approach.

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  • How Schools Shape Health

    August 24, 2018 |

    WHYY |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Schools in Atlanta are embedding public health clinics in their buildings for both students as well as the public at large. These clinics keep students in school by providing easy access to care rather than having them wait multiple days and begin to fall behind on work.

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  • Global initiatives focus on child-friendly spaces

    August 24, 2018 |

    Business Day |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Some urban planners argue that urban spaces should be designed around children because that makes a livable, walkable space for everyone, and also contributes to healthy early brain development. Several initiatives are underway in and around Johannesburg, South Africa to redesign public spaces and make them more welcoming. At least one community group is working with children, teenagers and people who work with children to identify places that could be improved for better child protection.

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  • In a mastery-based classroom, students understand where they need to focus

    August 23, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    A North Carolina teacher has had marked success using mastery-based learning techniques, which emphasize skill acquisition over classroom time, in her classroom. She says of the self-directed approach to instruction: "“The mindset is ‘Give students their own data and let them choose what to work on themselves.’" With this setup, the teacher also has extra time to work in smaller groups with struggling students.

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  • Wanted: Rural Doctors

    August 22, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    To combat the shortage of rural doctors, Alabama universities are offering rural medicine programs or helping fund the studies of students who commit to rural practice after graduation. Admissions staff also keep in mind that applicants from rural areas are four times as likely to return to rural areas to practice.

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  • A New University, Born in the Chaos of War

    August 22, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Syria, Qamishli

    Rojava University is a Kurdish led institution that offers classes to students in a remote northern region in Syria. People in this region, live in an area that seeks independence from Syria. “Young people in that region were historically excluded from higher education by the regime.” So far the university has 720 students, 127 faculty members, and expects to graduate its first class of 200 students. The school has been applauded for its progressive curriculum, and women’s studies program. Although, it has yet to receive official accreditation.

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  • 'Dance has done so much for me': the leader of Kenya's slum ballet school

    August 22, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Mike Wamaya opened a ballet studio for underprivileged children in Nairobi. Through dance, the children learn a skill, have a means to express often difficult things about their lives, and learn solildarity across tribal lines.

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