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Dormitory expansion in Tanzania is slow but keeps girls in school

Melanie Lidman

March 29, 2016 |

Global Sisters Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

Everyone knows how to stop the epidemic of teen pregnancies in Tanzania, where one out of every four babies is born to a woman under the age of 18. It is one thing that politicians, teachers, sisters, priests, imams, police officers and activists all agree on. And its success has been proven by plummeting teen pregnancy rates everywhere it has been implemented.

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Half of This School's Students Are Homeless or in Foster Care. 82% Go to College.

Peter Slattery

March 28, 2016 |

Daily Beast |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Broome Street Academy uses a data-driven, mentoring, and community schooling approach to get over 80 percent of its student population, half of whom are homeless, into college. Broome distances itself from the typical charter school model - funding comes from independent fundraising, the state of New York, and a local nonprofit that doubles as the provider of free health services to students.

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Can a College That's Notorious for Sexual Assault Reform Itself?

Chris Peak

March 24, 2016 |

NationSwell |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

At the University of Virginia, the all-male peer education group One in Four works to create new standards surrounding sexual violence against women.

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Building Trust, Note By Note: High School Band Program Integrates Immigrants

Armando Trull

March 23, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maryland

In Prince George's County School system, two schools have offered international schools, which have a different curriculum for immigrants new to the USA. This has caused complaints and difficulties with the other students, the after school band program has helped bring the two groups together to socialize and form friendships.

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Teacher Homevisits: School-family partnerships foster student success

June Kronholz

March 22, 2016 |

Education Next |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Programs in cities around the United States, including Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, are helping teachers to offer voluntary home visits to their students' families. The home visits provide an opportunity for parents and teachers to learn from one another and collaborate to better support the students. Participants say that the home visits have positively changed the dynamic between parents, teachers, and students by building trust and open communication.

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A longer school day? In Massachusetts, some schools see big payoff

Claudia Rowe

March 21, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fall River, Massachusetts

The true prize in education is a recipe that vaults low-income students into the upper echelons of achievement. A blue-collar town in Massachusetts says the key is something as basic as more time.

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Why a drumstick means progress for some students at this San Diego school

Monica Campbell

March 21, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Muslim high schoolers rallied with other students for a halal chicken lunch dish — and won. Students put up posters, and promoted the meal so it could remain a permanent halal option for muslim students, and the student population as a whole. The new option has provided students and staff with an opportunity to be more culturally inclusive, as well and try different types of meals. Now, the drumstick is a hit catching on elsewhere.

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The Resurrection of St. Benedict's

Scott Pelley

March 20, 2016 |

60 Minutes |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

Once a white Catholic all-male private school, St. Benedict's Prep now educates predominantly low-income black and Hispanic students. At St. Benedict's, students hold leadership positions, receive trauma-informed counseling, and live by the motto "Whatever hurts my brother hurts me." Headmaster Edwin Leahy says the school "has the same structure as a gang except you can only be in one gang. You can only be in ours." St. Benedict's, which struggled to gain its footing in the 1960s following white flight, boasts a higher retention and graduation rate than many other Newark schools.

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Speaking Out: Roxanne Morales

Rachel Denny Clow

March 19, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Robstown, Texas

Roxanne Morales sees hope in the children of Robstown. As a community educator for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas, she has worked in the community for the past year in a pilot program that is about creating safe communities.

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Massachusetts is a lot like us, so why are its schools so much better?

Claudia Rowe

March 19, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

For a decade, Massachusetts has led the nation in student performance, ranking high internationally, too. What are they doing that we aren’t? Funding their schools, for one thing. But it’s also about how you spend the money.

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