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  • What Changes When a School Embraces Mindfulness?

    March 30, 2016 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Child trauma is a delicate issue to tackle. Taking the time to practice mindfulness, every day, several times a day, has made a big difference at a school trying to overcome trauma.

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  • Meet the Scraper Bike Team of East Oakland

    March 30, 2016 |

    KQED |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, California, a group of elementary and middle school-aged kids have banded together to ride bikes together as a way to stay out of trouble. Although the practice has a positive influence on the kid's physical health, and is good for the environment, it is also positively impacts the student's academics since a the "team" requires a certain grade point average as well.

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  • Dormitory expansion in Tanzania is slow but keeps girls in school

    March 29, 2016 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    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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  • In D.C., a radical shift in parent involvement

    March 29, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The Washington, DC program is part of a radical shift in the way some schools are thinking about parent involvement. Rather than encourage parents to attend bake sales and spaghetti dinners — which have long been the domain of middle-class families and have no direct link to academic achievement — these schools are effectively training parents of all backgrounds to become informed and confident tutors at home.

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

    March 28, 2016 |

    Daily Beast |

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    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?

    March 24, 2016 |

    NationSwell |

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    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

    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

    March 22, 2016 |

    Education Next |

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

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

    March 21, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    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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