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This Nigerian School is Bridging Digital Gender Gap in Northern Nigeria

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

June 14, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Nigeria-based Bauchi Feminist Internet School is bridging the gender gap in digital literacy and safety in the country. The school teaches youth, primarily young women, how to safely use the internet and encourages them to advocate for change.

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First cohort completes new nsyilxcən degree at UBCO: ‘our language is very strong'

Aaron Hemens

June 13, 2023 |

IndigiNews |

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Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

The first eight graduates of a new program run by the University of British Columbia Okanagan, the En’owkin Centre, and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology received their bachelor's of nsyilxcən language fluency degrees. The program is one of the ways the syilx Nation is revitalizing their language, which is critically endangered. Students spend their first two years learning from fluent speakers in the community and the second two years working on a capstone project that includes an internship.

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Can e-voting revolutionize Nigeria's democracy? Lessons from FUOYE campus elections

Peace Oladipo

June 13, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Oye, Ekiti

Following violent disruption during campus elections in 2021, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, implemented an electronic voting process which allowed students to cast their ballots online via a university portal. Some students who had previously abstained from participating in elections due to safety concerns were able to vote, but the platform also experienced technical glitches and fears around cyberattacks, which left some students unable to cast their ballots.

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How a Salina school program helps connect students with mental health services

Kendrick Calfee

June 11, 2023 |

The Salina Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Salina, Kansas

The Mental Health Intervention Team at Salina Public Schools makes mental health care more accessible by using grant money to hire school liaisons to assist and provide mental health services to students at school. Within the 2022-2023 academic year alone, 635 students were served and 76% of them improved their school attendance, while 65% saw improvement in their academic performance.

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Immersive Language School Renews Generational Dreams of Cherokee Culture

Lynn Liu Pingping Yin

June 10, 2023 |

Native News Online |

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Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Cherokee, North Dakota

New Kituwah Academy Elementary provides immersive language education for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, helping to keep the band’s language and culture alive. Students speak exclusively in Cherokee until third grade and then use both English and Cherokee throughout the school day to build proficiency in both languages.

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Learning to live with — and love — bears and eagles in Colombia's cloud forest

James Hall

June 08, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Colombia

A group of conservationists created Techo de Agua to engage communities in Colombia with conservation efforts for endangered species like the black-and-chestnut speckled eagles and spectacled bears. The nonprofit educates locals about the importance of these animals and reduces human-wildlife conflict with individualized solutions.

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School clinics can improve students' worsening mental health. So why aren't there more?

Patrick Wall

June 08, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States

School-based health centers provide free services including flu shots, physicals, contraceptive care and reproductive education, talk therapy and behavioral health care to students. Research has found that these school-based clinics boost vaccination rates, reduce hospital visits, lower rates of teen pregnancy and depression and improve grades and attendance levels, all while reducing disparities and making healthcare more accessible.

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Oregon community colleges see success in revamp of remedial education

Sami Edge

June 07, 2023 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

Nine Oregon community colleges offer “corequisite” courses that allow students to get help and review past material alongside required math courses rather than being routed into a remedial option that can slow progress toward their degree. So far, 68 percent of corequisite students have passed their college math coursework, as compared to 65 percent of students who took math classes without the corequisite add-on.

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In This District, Students Are Part of the Mental Health Response

Denisa R. Superville

June 05, 2023 |

Education Week |

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Response Location: United States, Uhrichsville, Ohio

The Peers Uplifting Peers program works to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and normalize having conversations about getting help. The program trains rural high schoolers in mental health first aid, teaching them how to communicate with their peers who may be experiencing mental health issues and how to connect them with trusted adults and mental health resources.

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Danish School Builds Network For Refugee, Migrant Women In Technology

Lilly Kersh

June 04, 2023 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

The ReDI School of Digital Integration offers free technology classes to women with migrant and refugee backgrounds, as well as career resources such as mentorships, company visits, talent matching, and internship opportunities. More than 500 students have participated in the school's Denmark-based programs.

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