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School ditches rules and loses bullies

Marika Hill

January 26, 2014 |

Stuff |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland

A school in New Zealand took the rules out of recess. They found that when the kids were mentally engaged during play time activities they were less likely to have problems, such as bullying within the classroom.

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Dropouts flooding Kent's second-change iGrad school

Claudia Rowe

January 12, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kent, Washington

Cities save money and help kids by connecting them with diploma programs. In Washington, iGrad is helping students do just this – and seeing results.

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Will co-teaching with computers improve student learning?

Margaret Ramirez

January 10, 2014 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

School in various states in the United States are incorporating online learning into the curriculum to track student comprehension, adapt to students' learning levels, and decrease the digital divide.

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How to Help College Students Graduate

David L. Kirp

January 08, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Better support systems in colleges, such as CUNY's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, have led to lower dropout rates and higher student retention.

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In the Long War on Poverty, Small Victories That Matter

David Bornstein

January 08, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A panoply of responses to poverty has emerged to address poverty in the United States and abroad. The responses share in three key tactics: Measuring impact, paying for success, and collaboration.

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Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

Elizabeth Baier

December 12, 2013 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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Lessons for locals on power of parents in schools”

Linda Shaw

December 08, 2013 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A lot of research backs the notion that parents play an important role in the academic success of their children, and their children’s schools. While too much parent involvement can cause problems, as happens in some high-income schools, many other schools struggle to foster any ties with most of their families — especially in the growing numbers of neighborhoods where teachers and students don’t share a language, a culture or a ZIP code.

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Education in Indian Country: Obstacles and Opportunity

Lesli A. Maxwell Megan Garner Swikar Patel

December 04, 2013 |

Education Week |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oglala, South Dakota

Native American student graduation rates are much lower than that of any other demographic. The Red Cloud school teaches students on a reservation in South Dakota about the Lakota history to empower the kids and encourage resilience.

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Program removes barriers to learning English

Jordan England-Nelson

November 14, 2013 |

Orange County Register |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Huntington Beach, California

The Twilight Education Club is a non-profit working to break down the barriers – transportation, child care and cost – that typically prevent the economically disadvantaged from accessing social services such as language classes. While the Twilight program is specifically geared toward the needs of the parents - getting better jobs and securing greater stability - the long-term focus remains on creating future opportunities for their children.

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Schools That Separate the Child From the Trauma

David Bornstein

November 13, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brockton, Massachusetts

Children are often punished for acting out without consideration of the root cause of their behavior such as a toxic home environment. A trauma center in Washington state is teaching educators to focus on making kids feel safe which more effectively curbs bad behavior.

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