Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2900 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Lessons from under the coconut tree

James Vaznis

September 12, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Nippes

Boston professors visit countries and homes of foreign students to better understand their culture and gain insights about how to better teach them. The goal is to reach across cultural divides to help a big part of the student population — emigres from faraway lands — that is plagued with low standardized test scores and high dropout rates. Accompanying photojournalism: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2015/09/12/seeking-cultural-connections/L3mIQAQM3v9YT9A2K4JliL/story.html

Read More
Go to Original Story
The “gifted” system in US schools is broken, racist, and completely fixable

Max Nisen

September 11, 2015 |

Quartz |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

"Gifted" programs in the United States are often not representative of school populations, with a disproportionate number of spots going to white and well off students. The National Bureau of Economic Research found that when one district implemented universal screening programs in lieu of teacher referrals to identify gifted students, there was a 180% increase in disadvantaged students qualifying for the program.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Preventing Crime for Pennies on the Dollar

Stephen J. Dubner

September 10, 2015 |

Freakonomics |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Researchers set out to measure the efficacy of a program called Becoming a Man, which seems to be proving that, for all the billions of dollars spent on complicated anti-crime programs, something as simple and cheap as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy seems more effective in reducing crime (and, not unrelated, keeping teenagers in school).

Read More
Go to Original Story
Forging and Welding an Education

Peter Willhoite

September 10, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In Oakland, a non-profit created an industrial arts education school offering youth an alternative classroom for learning where failure is welcomed and everything is hands on, such as welding and forging. The non-profit, which is known as The Crucible, was founded in 1999, and serves more than 8,000 students per year, all managed by close to 100 faculty members.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Teachers Wanted: Passion a Must, Patience Required, Pay Negligible

Lillian Mongeau

September 09, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Across the country, an improving economy has pulled teachers and potential teachers away from the profession, creating a growing national shortage. Leaders at Elmhurst Community Prep managed not only to completely staff the school by early June, but to avoid taking on anyone who was not fully certified.

Read More
Go to Original Story
A Prescription for More Black Doctors

Nikole Hannah-Jones

September 09, 2015 |

The New York Times |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

On average, black students in public schools receive fewer resources giving them a late start. A mostly black university in New Orleans has increased overall achievement by developing students’ shared responsibility for one another’s success.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How an unconventional principal used blended learning to help turn around a struggling urban school

Jennifer D. Jordan

September 08, 2015 |

The Hechinger Report |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

Through effective leadership and blended traditional and online learning, a struggling school in Rhode Island improved student achievement, teacher satisfaction, technology upgrades, and parent involvement.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Seattle's special-ed mess: Who's in charge of what?

John Higgins

September 01, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Seattle risks losing about $12 million annually in federal funds unless it fixes problems that include failures to update student learning plans, deliver services outlined in those plans and provide services consistently from school to school.

Read More
Go to Original Story
What Happens When Mindfulness Enters Schools

Lauren Cassani Davis

August 31, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Teachers are introducing mindfulness to their lesson plans, trusting preliminary evidence that the practice is good for mental health, and especially for the most at-risk students. Mindfulness and other similar initiatives have been implemented at schools across the globe, but there is some skepticism about the results.

Read More
Go to Original Story
International High: A Haven for Immigrant Students

Golda Arthur

August 21, 2015 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Students who learn English as a second language often struggle in school, but at International High, diversity is the model. Out of its 350 students, 40 countries are represented. Founded in 2005, the high school curriculum was modeled for ELL students who were struggling in traditional classrooms. It seems their strategy is working, their graduation rate was 61 percent for ELL learners, twice the rate than the rest of New York.

Read More
Go to Original Story