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  • Harnessing art to spur entrepreneurship in Live6

    January 06, 2017 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Live6 area is home to a robust cultural and creative community. And with an increase in development, there's opportunity for artists and institutions to tap into that energy to spur growth.

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  • As Its Neediest Schools Struggle, What Can PA Learn From Ontario's Success?

    December 30, 2016 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 5 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system, thanks to more rigorous teacher preparation, universal pre-K, and a deeply rooted commitment to prioritizing the neediest students. Meanwhile, districts like that of Kenderton, Pennsylvania are floundering in a broken system that leaves many kids - especially minorities - behind. What can they learn from Ontario's model?

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  • Free community college finds bipartisan support

    December 23, 2016 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Despite a few remaining flaws to overcome, models for free community college in Chicago and Tennessee are serving as beacons for the rest of the nation in a time when many are calling for higher education to be more accessible to better bolster the American workforce. What can Pennsylvania draw from their successes?

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  • Teaching parents how to teach their toddlers: Seattle-area program yields lasting benefits

    December 21, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Parent-Child Home Program in the Seattle area is helping close the achievement gap in poor and at-risk families by giving 2 and 3 year-olds a jump start in early education. By pairing parents with a trained educator, the program is helping children in low-income and immigrant families perform on par with their white and wealthier peers years later, improving graduation rates and potentially even salary and healthy lifestyles in the long term.

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  • Life After Timber

    December 20, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    When Alaska's largest Tlingit village faced a future without forests after years of clearcutting efforts, community members, organizations and corporations alike came together to look for solutions. After years of efforts and unwavering resiliency, the habitat is on the pathway to restoration.

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  • Did free college save this city?

    December 17, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    In 2005, anonymous donors announced they would cover college tuition for most students in all future Kalamazoo, Michigan classes: "Other cities declare themselves open for business or tourism. Kalamazoo wants you to know that it’s funding knowledge." While the culture around college has changed dramatically since the program's inception and more students are attending college, the program hasn't come without challenges: many get to college but don't necessarily have the preparation to make it to graduation. As other cities start similar programs, Kalamazoo's long-standing initiative offers important lessons.

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  • What Keeps Women Out of Career Programs — and What Will Make Them Stay

    December 16, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Newport, Kentucky

    Research is recognizing that to help women graduate from career programs additional supports and services are needed such as child care, domestic violence aid and emergency cash assistance. Programs, such as The Brighton Center, provide systems of support where students can list additional supports they need and receive the help they need to graduate.

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  • The Lone Peak story: What you didn't know about affluence and teen suicide

    December 14, 2016 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Highland, Utah

    Young adult suicide rates are at record highs, and where issues such as trauma and poverty were once believed to be the primary causes, more and more affluent communities like Alpine, Utah are facing another factor: the high pressure on students to conform to a narrow and rigorous definition of success. By teaching parents and students to recognize early warning signs, establishing peer "Hope Groups," providing comprehensive counseling and treatment plans, and eliminating cultural taboos that prevent dialogue, communities like Lone Peak are starting to curb teen depression and suicide.

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  • Colorful maps and wooden blocks have lured some skeptical parents — but can free public Montessori survive in Detroit?

    December 14, 2016 |

    Chalkbeat Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit implemented the Montessori Method at several public schools, despite funding constraints. The program has attracted families that might otherwise look to the suburbs and private schools for education. It has resulted in more diverse classrooms and more opportunities for students.

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  • Reflexión sobre un genocidio: “¿Por qué nos pasó?”

    December 13, 2016 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh

    En Camboya, una obra de teatro que se presenta en las escuelas aborda uno de los episodios más crueles de la historia del país y del siglo XX en general, en el que murieron alrededor de 1,7 millones de camboyanos —un cuarto de la población del país—. Luego de cada función, a la que asisten sobrevivientes, se promueve un diálogo intergeneracional con las y los estudiantes que permite mostrar cómo el teatro escolar puede transformarse en una gran herramienta para luchar contra el olvido.

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