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  • Teachers Wanted: Passion a Must, Patience Required, Pay Negligible

    September 09, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    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.

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  • How an unconventional principal used blended learning to help turn around a struggling urban school

    September 08, 2015 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    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.

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  • Seattle's special-ed mess: Who's in charge of what?

    September 01, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    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.

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  • What Happens When Mindfulness Enters Schools

    August 31, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    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.

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  • International High: A Haven for Immigrant Students

    August 21, 2015 |

    Latino USA |

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    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.

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  • The University Of Texas Makes Major Investment To Address Deficits In Campus Sexual Assault Research

    August 19, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    2014 was a year marked nationwide by activism and unprecedented federal attention to the issue of campus sexual assault. The University of Texas system is putting $1.7 million into a comprehensive, multi-year effort to combat sexual assault on campus.

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  • The Town That Decided to Send All Its Kids to College

    August 18, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Baldwin, Michigan

    College was never much of an option for most students in this tiny town of 1,200 located in the woods of the Manistee National Forest. But residents of Baldwin, Michigan, pooled together their money to provide scholarships for everyone, and it changed the town profoundly.

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  • Why School Should Start Later in the Morning

    August 17, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Research shows that adolescents' grades are suffering due to lack of sleep and early start times of schools. As a result, the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention is asking schools to reconsider their schedules.

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  • Safe Surgery Innovations in Uganda

    August 17, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    In Uganda, disease caused by improper surgical protocol is one of the leading causes of death. In response to this problem, Doctors are utilizing a surgical checklist from the World Health Organization, as well as other affordable technology, to help address this epidemic.

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  • Why are low income students not showing up to college, even though they have been accepted?

    August 14, 2015 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Forty percent of low-income students accepted to college never start school because of a fear of debt and feelings they don't belong. A New York college access organization is using peer-mentoring to help perspective students jump over the hurtles.

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