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  • Walsh, de Blasio take different paths on preschool promise

    December 28, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Two years after his election, the mayor of New York created a universal preschool program. In Boston, progress has been much slower.

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  • Why Copenhagen Has Almost Perfect Water

    December 23, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Thanks to years of government intervention, the city of Copenhagen has almost perfectly clean water — even better than bottled water. Denmark utilizes overflow barriers, underground water storage, and rerouted wastewater to keep their public water sources clean. Public awareness and a water tax also contribute to the city's success so that residents conserve and value their water (using only 26 gallons a day as opposed to the 80-100 gallons that Americans use).

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  • This superintendent has figured out how to make school work for poor kids

    December 20, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Jennings, Missouri

    School districts don’t usually operate homeless shelters for their students, run food banks or have a system in place to provide whatever clothes kids need. Few offer regular access to pediatricians and mental health counselors, or make washers and dryers available to families desperate to get clean. But the Jennings School District — serving about 3,000 students in a low-income, predominantly African American jurisdiction just north of St. Louis — does all of these things and more.

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  • From foster care to college: Seattle University blazes a new path

    December 19, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Only a fraction of kids in foster care go to college, and even fewer graduate. The small but successful scholarship program at Seattle University aims to change that by specifically helping students from foster care.

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  • Innovators Changing Education, Health By Thinking Outside The Box

    December 18, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, Maine

    This year’s Poptech Conference, a 19-year-old gathering for thinkers and world-changers, celebrated hybrid thinking across industry sectors, or “when disciplinary boundaries fall by the wayside" - four of their projects are discussed.

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  • New York's Big Climate Plan Really Does Include Oysters

    December 15, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    Tottenville, on Staten Island, will get oyster-friendly breakwaters and a dune system as part of post-Sandy rebuilding efforts. The oysters will help revive the ecosystem and sustain the long-term fishing economy.

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  • In one of Africa's largest slums, these girls saved to solve a problem

    December 14, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi, Nairobi

    Girls from the Nairobi slum of Kibera had a problem: They could not attend school because they could not afford sanitary pads. Absent government help, they decided to form a savings group, depositing and investing money.

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  • As 50 States Prepare to Reimagine Education Policy, Four Are Able to Offer Guidance

    December 09, 2015 |

    Education Week |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    The Innovation Lab Network (ILN) is a made up of a network of states that work collaboratively to transform their respective school systems. The ILN seeks to make meaningful systems-level changes in state education systems and they have shared their insights in four short films and manage a website with resources. The solutions emphasize local engagement and authority, extreme patience, and a framework that places the strengths and passions of young people at the center.

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  • ‘Early college' offers chance to achieve in high school

    December 07, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Pharr, Texas

    A growing number of high schools across the U.S. offer free college courses to low-income students in an effort to help them make the transition from high school to college and afford the rising cost of a degree.

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  • Fresh-made meals a learning experience at schools

    December 05, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Most public schools lunches are cheap, frozen meals, which satisfy federal nutrition standards but kids don't eat them so student performance suffers. A school in Boston partnered with a non-profit to test entrees that are cheap, healthy, and that the students like.

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