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Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out?

Jessica Huseman Aymann Ismail

June 05, 2016 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage schools employ a hybrid approach to integrating refugees—neither cordoning them off fully from the school at large, nor dropping them fully into the general student population. The city's Newcomers' Center plays an integral role in giving refugees a sense of community.

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Reading, writing and results in Binghamton classrooms

John R. Roby

June 04, 2016 |

Press & Sun-Bulletin |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Binghamton, New York

Literacy rates can be a problem, especially in low-income school districts. Amid a years-in-the-making revision of literacy instruction, the Binghamton school district is seeing a payoff.

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Participation in NYC Public Libraries' Tech Trainings Soars

Jessica Mckenzie

June 03, 2016 |

Civic Hall |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York Public Libraries are closing the digital divide by offering tech trainings, that have already been very successful as indicated by their long waitlists. Attention is now turned towards growing these programs, providing free wifi hotspots, and reaching out to demographics that are not well represented in the tech industry.

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Farming in the Desert

Deborah Fallows

June 01, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

Ajo, Arizona is home to a growing collective, collaboration of local agriculture and food-based initiatives. The small town coordinates actors from schools, restaurants, the farmers’ market, local gardens, and community supported agriculture initiatives in a network under the Ajo Regional Food Partnership. The network also works with the Desert Senita Community Health Center, making sure the benefits of the collaboration equitably reach all citizens.

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Inside The Impact At Playworks

Devin Thorpe

June 01, 2016 |

Forbes |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The founder of the education nonprofit Playworks discusses her organizations mission to "solve big problems in public schools by helping kids have more fun".

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What One District's Data Mining Did For Chronic Absence

Elissa Nadworny

May 30, 2016 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Three years after Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) began its efforts to improve attendance rates, almost 4,000 kids who were formerly chronically absent are no longer. Educators publicly shared attendance data with business owners, parents, and other schools, helping to hold students accountable and keep them in the classroom.

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Infant Caregiver Project May Be Even Better Than Pre-K

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

May 27, 2016 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Delaware

Mary Dozier's Infant Caregiver Project helps shape young brains for success from their earliest days, well before they enter pre-K, by teaching parents how to form secure bonds with their children.

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The Town That Made Its Own Internet

Rick Paulas

May 26, 2016 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Greenfield, Massachusetts

Before 2011, 40% of residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts did not have Internet access. The mayor hired someone to help the town become its own Internet Service Provider, build out the necessary fiber, and fund the entire project without raising taxes. Dan Kelley, who oversaw the project, said “the biggest reason the plan in Greenfield has worked is because of the buy-in commitment made by the town’s residents.” The new affordable Internet is helping residents throughout the town stay connected.

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He Survived Ebola. Now He's Fighting to Keep It From Spreading.

Jessica Benko

May 26, 2016 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Response Location: Guinea, Faranah

A doctor in Guinea trains health workers to halt the transmission of Ebola, but also must work to increase trust in and reliance on health care workers among villagers through a "community agents" network.

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The Indian girls' football team challenging stereotypes

Priti Salian

May 24, 2016 |

Al Jazeera |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

An all-girls football team is challenging gender stereotypes and empowering their teenage players in the process. An international NGO named Magic Bus teamed up with a Mumbai-based women's collective named Parcham to find girls and parents willing to participate. After a slow start, the group now has a healthy number of players who are also both Muslim and Hindu. The process of becoming confident taking up public space and the fight to claim their spot back from the boys have given the girls more confidence, and parents are now highly supportive of their daughters.

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