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Would Your Opinions of Criminals Change if One Cooked and Served You Dinner?

Chris Peak

April 14, 2016 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

There is a high rate of recidivism for juvenile offenders, Chad Houser started Cafe Momentum with the aims to help these individuals develop a new life. The food is made by young offenders who go through a year long internship at the cafe in order to develop their culinary skills.

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How Can Teachers Meet The Needs Of Unaccompanied Minors Who Have Suffered ‘Complex Trauma?'

Armando Trull

April 13, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Teachers do not know how to help or understand unaccompanied minors fleeing from Central America, suffering from complex trauma. Montgomery County Public Schools asked the Compadre Network to train educators in a course called 'La Cultura Cura' to help understand the children and learn how best to help them, such as by using non-punitive techniques.

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Selling entrepreneurship to a million students

Anna Patton

April 11, 2016 |

Devex |

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Response Location: Uganda

Educate!, a social enterprise started in Uganda, helps students start businesses while they are still in school - students are "creating jobs instead of looking for them." The organization trains teachers and youth mentors, who then work with the students in their schools to get businesses off the ground. A randomized trial conducted in 2014 found that graduates of the program earned double the income of their peers.

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How are Special Needs Teens Being Prepared for Workforce?

Don Hudson

April 11, 2016 |

KTVX-TV |

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Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Camp K in Utah provides job counseling and training for teens with special needs, helping them to bridge the gap between high school and the professional work force.

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Risky change in teaching pays off at Bellevue's Sammamish High

John Higgins

April 09, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

With help from a federal grant, a Bellevue high school asked its teachers to work with the University of Washington to redesign over 30 AP courses. An independent evaluation found that the move from traditional lecture test prep to "problem-based learning," or hands-on instruction, improved students' scores on AP tests.

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Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered

Susan Dynarski

April 08, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Relying on teachers and parents to identify candidates for gifted programs appears to discriminate against minority and poor children - a new, more equal screening process reveals that more minority students are 'gifted' than previously categorized.

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UDC law students push for criminal justice reform

Peter Hermann

April 07, 2016 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The incarceration rate in the United States is one of the highest in the world, and it is paid for – heavily – by the tax payers. To combat this, students argue that more funding should go to supervised release instead of incarceration.

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What It Looks Like When A University Truly Fixes How It Handles Sexual Assault

Tyler Kingkade

April 07, 2016 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

Oregon State University was being criticized for its handling of sexual assault cases, particularly Brenda Tracy's case that occurred in 1998. Now years later, the president of OSU- Ed Ray, has formally apologized, hired Tracy as a consultant, the Sexual Assault Resource Center has been created, and other steps that have led to a more prepared environment to help victims of sexual assault.

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When students lead parent-teacher conferences

Emily Richmond

April 06, 2016 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

'Student-centered learning' has taken on new life at one of the nation's lowest-performing high schools in the form of student-led parent-teacher conferences.

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MATC program helps children of incarcerated parents graduate

Gina Barton

April 04, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Right Path program aims to help break the cycle of poverty and criminality. It covers tuition and course materials for students as well as providing stipends.

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