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  • Impressive New Scores for Newark Charters Raise an Awkward Question: Did City Pick the Wrong Strategy?

    January 12, 2016 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    Impressive PARCC scores for Newark charters beg the question—did city choose wrong strategy? The charter schools were able to bring in students' parents and fill holes in students' knowledge by starting with the basics in math and reading.

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  • How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college

    January 11, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

    Through a new program called Transitioning Together, volunteer-mentors help underserved students in Newton, MA navigate college essays, meet deadlines and fill out financial aid forms. The program has demonstrated success in its first year and aims to reduce the disparity in matriculation between high- and low-income students.

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  • How to Fix the Country's Failing Schools. And How Not To.

    January 09, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Union City, New Jersey

    Newark, N.J., had major politicians and investments try to "flip" its school system; the much smaller Union City had teachers and parents. The solution was no silver bullet—just the slow and steady approach of gradual improvement.

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  • In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

    January 05, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

    A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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  • The revival of Foster High: A school filled with refugees makes a comeback

    January 02, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tukwila, Washington

    Just four years ago, Foster High’s test scores were low and morale lower. But in a dramatic turnaround, achievement now is way up, especially in math, in part due to the new, higher degree of teacher involvement.

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  • What happens when instead of suspensions, kids talk out their mistakes?

    December 29, 2015 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    Instead of suspending them, a New Hampshire high school asks students to talk, listen, and make amends. The idea—termed "restorative justice"—aims to be more productive than traditional punishments.

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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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