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  • A Refugee Camp's Teachers Get Some Welcome Global Support

    March 04, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    Teachers for Teachers, is a US program that is educating untrained teachers in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Around 550 refugee primary-school teachers have been trained through the program. Refugees form about 85 percent of the teachers in the camp. They have to deal with little resources, no training, and can teach up to 300 students. “I know how to prepare schemes of work and interact with my students. I can see results. Our students here are now performing well in national exams.”

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  • How College Campuses Are Trying to Tap Students' Voting Power

    March 03, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Universities are using competitions, music, and prizes to encourage civic engagement among students. Efforts are aided by a national study that allows schools to see how many of their students voted either locally or absentee.

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  • Negative cycles broken as families learn better ways to cope

    March 02, 2018 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Communities in Arizona, Washington, and Colorado are creating programs that center collaborations to provide guidance and a listening ear to foster healthy relationships between children and parents. These programs, which include education for parents with addiction and trauma-informed approaches to school discipline, help families live better lives.

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  • Pushed From the U.S., They Find Hope in Mexico's ‘Silicon Valley'

    March 01, 2018 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Hola Code Academy, a non-profit based in Mexico City, is building "Mexico's Silicon Valley." Targeting English-speaking students who have recently been deported from the United States, the startup offers free, intensive programming classes and has attracted the attention of recruiters at U.S. software companies with offices in Mexico. "Now, they are getting a second shot at the American dream - in Mexico," WSJ's David Luhnow writes.

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  • Meet the Digital Stewards of the Equitable Internet Initiative

    March 01, 2018 |

    Hour Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is transforming community organizers into “digital stewards” who are literally building out internet connection in their communities. In Detroit, where 40% of residents don’t have internet access, this service through the EII is invaluable. The program is also equipping youth of color with relevant technology skills and creating a stronger sense of place for the three Detroit neighborhoods it serves.

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  • Reading, Writing, Evicted: How Austin, Texas, hopes to combat student turnover

    March 01, 2018 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    When families are priced out of their homes in hot housing markets because of increasing property values/rental prices, they often have to move to new educational districts, pulling children out of their schools in the middle of the year and stalling progress. In Austin, the Austin Independent School District is using a new tool, Mobility Blueprint, to help families find affordable housing within their educational district.

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  • How Curators Are Taking Over Vacant Spaces and Changing Cities

    March 01, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    All around the world there is a trend for pop-ups to take over empty spaces and give the spaces meaning for a short period of time. For instance, in a time when capitalism dominates society, the Museum of Capitalism filled an Oakland warehouse for two months to spark conversation on the topic. These pop-ups act as an educational resource, a creative asset to neighborhoods, and a more accessible way for artists to engage with social issues and a large audience.

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  • Can schools help rid the world of sexual harassers and abusers?

    February 28, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

    How do we combat gender violence? Gender inequality? Transphobia? Well, in school. “You want to start this conversation in kindergarten.” Across the world, a slew of schools, programs, and teachers are bringing gender to the classroom.

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  • Ohio Schools Start Thinking out of the Box to Stem School Shootings: Expanded Teacher Training Versus the 22 Safes With Loaded Guns

    February 27, 2018 |

    Eye On Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Licking Valley, Ohio

    Statewide, Ohio schools are debating the best methods to prevent school shootings. A seemingly bipartisan measure that is becoming increasingly popular is “red flag” laws, meaning individuals that show a potential threat can have their weapons temporarily taken away. Such laws have already been passed in California, Indiana, Connecticut, and other states. While the state weighs its options, issues like financial and practical viability present an underlying concern for everyone involved.

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  • Berlin hires migrant women to help families beyond social workers' reach

    February 21, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    In Neukölln, a district in south-Berlin, nearly half of the residents come from migrant backgrounds and 85% of students don't speak German as their first language. To help integrate these population, early childhood - kindergarten, preschool, daycares, etc. - are vital. To encourage parents to enroll their children, the district hires and trains unemployed mothers with migrant backgrounds on a multitude of topics so those women can mentor others.

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