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High-achieving girls are terrified of failure. One school is teaching them how to bounce back

Lauren Alix Brown

June 05, 2018 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Shaker Heights, Ohio

A school in Ohio runs a program called Adventure Girls in order to teach adolescent girls resilience and creative problem-solving skills. The curriculum is borne out of research designed to build resilience, and it creates stressful situations and equips girls with the tools needed to get through them. Participants testify to how much the program has changed them, and the built-in role model system that employs high school girls to guide sessions also teaches valuable leadership skills.

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For anxious students, a teacher who comes to your house might be the answer

Robbie Feinberg

June 04, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Farmington, Maine

To serve students who have dropped out of high school for anxiety-related reasons such as bullying or unstable home circumstances, a program in central Maine is sending teachers to students' homes with personalized lessons. The rest of the week, students complete online assignments to make up for lost in-class time. The home-schooling model has its critics and faults, but instructors believe the targeted curriculum will be worth it over the long term.

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What is Germany's dual education system — and why do other countries want it?

Ajit Niranjan

June 04, 2018 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Germany attributes its low youth unemployment rate to its widespread dual educational and vocational training program. College students split time between classrooms and office apprenticeships. Other countries are eagerly investigating Germany's successes, but leaders warn that "feeding such systems into countries without a culture of vocational training" will pose challenges.

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A teacher prep program that really works? This one is successfully minting math and science educators

Matt Barnum

June 04, 2018 |

Chalkbeat National |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Students who learn from a teacher who was trained through the UTeach program perform significantly better than those taught by other teachers in the same area. Started a decade ago at the University of Houston, UTeach aims to recruit the next crop of math and science teachers. By integrating lesson planning and teaching experiences into the major offerings, the model allows students to earn a teaching certificate alongside their degree.

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30 Million Words

Lauren Villagran

June 02, 2018 |

Searchlight New Mexico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

A Pensacola project is providing new parents with “brain bags”—books to read to their children as well as resources about early childhood development as it relates to language. By educating parents about the impact of how and how much they speak to their children during fundamental years of development, the bags help build babies language skills and create strong brain development.

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Can ‘Tennessee Promise' of free tuition offer lessons for Seattle and Washington?

Katherine Long

June 01, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan looks to Tennessee's initiative that offers free community college education for every high-school graduate in the state. Only one year after Tennessee became the first state to offer such assistance, the college enrollment rate by five percent.

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The Lionfish Have Invaded, But a Ragtag Army of Divers and Chefs Are Fighting Back

Jeff MacGregor

June 01, 2018 |

Smithsonian |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

Regions across the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts are taking multi-pronged approaches to what some have called a lionfish epidemic. In Pensacola, Florida, the entire community has rallied behind a comprehensive strategy: lionfish catching tournaments. The tournaments challenge teams to catch as many lionfish as possible, while providing supplementary education for residents on how to cook and prepare them for eating and environmental responsibility.

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In prison, 'Reimagining Justice' - and a governor's legacy

Mark Pazniokas

May 31, 2018 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cheshire, Connecticut

Inspired by German institutions, a prison in Connecticut is focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment for the most disruptive young inmates. Sixteen months after the program launched, there has been no violence among the group. Guided by neuroscience and a desire for increased public safety, officials give young inmates intensive training in education and life skills along as well as mentoring and a staff willing to use different approaches.

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Equipping Women to Stop Campus Rape

Tina Rosenberg

May 30, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

Flip the Script is a program utilized on college campuses that trains women to prevent sexual assault. The program educates young women on setting their own personal boundaries, recognizing the early signs of a sexual assault, and training them to respond effectively to a dangerous situation. The program encompasses physical and verbal training and has proven so effective that Evidence-Based Programs rated it as the only program in violence prevention to date that earns a Top Tier score.

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Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty

Marcella Bombardieri

May 30, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Journalist Marcella Bombardieri calls community college "one of America's largest and most important anti-poverty programs." The president of Amarillo College in Texas is testing just how far community colleges can go to fight systemic issues - day care, social workers, and emergency funds for students' daily expenses are part of his plan. Other administrators are looking on at the dramatic experiment with mixed views and takeaways.

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