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Seattle's Garfield High wants hazing to be history

Claudia Rowe

August 26, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Incoming students are more likely to submit to hazing if they fear being ostracized. Link Crew is a national program that teaches upperclassman during the summer to connect with freshman throughout the year, changing the social culture of a school.

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Mental Health Cops Help Reweave Social Safety Net In San Antonio

Jenny Gold

August 19, 2014 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Across the country, jails hold 10 times as many people with serious mental illness as state hospitals do, according to a recent report from the Treatment Advocacy Center. To deal with the problem, San Antonio and Bexar County have transformed their mental health system into a program considered a model for the rest of the nation - the effort has focused on an idea called "smart justice" — basically, diverting people with serious mental illness out of jail and into treatment instead.

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Newark's jobs training is a model for Buffalo schools

Tiffany Lankes

August 17, 2014 |

The Buffalo News |

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Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

Across the country, educators increasingly look to vocational programs to better prepare students for the 21st-century workforce. Newark, New Jersey is spearheading a program of vocational education.

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Seeding Dreams with Self-Esteem: Building New Opportunities for Women in Rural Appalachia

Kimber Ray

August 10, 2014 |

Appalachian Voices |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Berea, Kentucky

A girls camp in West Virginia and a residential program in Kentucky help Appalachian women build self esteem and enable them to turn their life around through mentoring, stem classes, and job counseling.

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The Questions We Share

David Bornstein

August 07, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

Is there a way to frame conversations so that people actually listen to one another? Ask Big Questions fosters large group questions and discussions about social problems on university campuses to inspire young people.

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From Class to Career

Kavitha Cardoza

August 01, 2014 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Auburn, Washington

Only $2 billion a year is spent on adult education in the U.S. A Washington State program is making the best of that minimal funding by combining skills training with basic education, preparing adults for jobs. The secret sauce? Team teaching, which allows for personal attention.

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Department Of Defense Schools

Kavitha Cardoza

August 01, 2014 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Department of Defense schools boast high test scores, have high graduation rates and are very popular with military families who make use of them. Many choose to live on base just so their children can attend these schools, which excel in large part because of their teachers' long-term commitment.

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Freedom University

Elly Yu

August 01, 2014 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

About half the states in the US don’t allow undocumented students to receive in-state tuition. In Georgia, a state law banned undocumented students from enrolling in the top five universities in the state. In response, three University of Georgia professors created “Freedom University.” “Here, we’re working together because we’re struggling together.” Students don’t get course credit, but they get SAT prep, and recommendation letters. Many have gone on to attend university out of the state.

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Supporting First-Generation Students

Kavitha Cardoza

August 01, 2014 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Today, the Posse Foundation selects 700 students from 10 cities and sends them in groups of 10 to colleges all over the country, creating networks of support to help them succeed. Most are low-income students of color and the first to go to college in their families.

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Can preschool help fight crime?

Greg Barnes

July 27, 2014 |

Fayetteville Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Early education translates into higher graduation rates and lower probability for criminal behavior later in life, yet less than 30 percent of children in the United States go to preschool. Oklahoma leads the nation in universal early childhood education by ensuring all children, regardless of income, can attend preschool. All four year olds are entitled to services, and 74 percent participate.

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