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Menstrual hygiene solutions: Kaduna girls take action

Ismail Abdulaziz Magdalene Offiong Ukuedojor Yusuf Ummul Idris Attah

August 01, 2021 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Over 200 teenage girls in northwestern Nigeria have been trained to produce reusable sanitary napkins and tampons, which they can use for personal use and sell to make extra money. In fact, they have sold over 15,000 packs of reusable menstrual hygiene products worth 3.5 million naira, both improving the lives of users and becoming a viable livelihood for communities. The kits contain three cotton-based reusable products, each of which last three to six months. The project was supported as part of the United Nations’ COVID-19 response in Nigeria.

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Listen to me: pioneering hearing care in Chad

Laura Joffre

July 27, 2021 |

Pioneers Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Chad

Funded by the Hear the World Foundation, Écoute-moi! provides audiological care in Chad. Working closely with children at a school for hearing loss, the group conducts audiograms to assess hearing loss levels, fits the children with hearing aids, and supports them afterwards with things like speech therapy. In order to create a sustainable model of care, the nonprofit has also trained four local audiological care technicians, the first in the country to provide services. Speech therapy is an important part of the follow-up support to help children speak after not hearing for years.

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From a Prison Garden Sprouts Real Growth

Hannah Wallace

July 27, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Lettuce Grow teaches gardening skills to 200 incarcerated people per year in 16 Oregon prisons and juvenile detention centers. The teaching includes college-level courses and hands-on gardening on prison grounds, which then yields hundreds of thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables for prison kitchens. Graduates of the program commit many fewer crimes than the average ex-prisoner and have found work after prison at nurseries and in other horticultural pursuits.

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Have Colorado educators cracked the code to digital diversity?

Nick Budnick

July 26, 2021 |

Pamplin Projects |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Across the country enrollment in online charter schools is disproportionately white, except in one state- Colorado. In Oregon, the opposite is true. This article compares what factors differentiate the state of Colorado versus the state of Oregon in terms of enrollment in charter schools along racial lines. Some differences include a larger diverse population in the state of Colorado, alternative schools that target at-risk students, and a larger team devoted to overseeing charter schools.

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Mental health support in preschool may help lower sky-high expulsion rates

Chabeli Carrazana

July 20, 2021 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arkansas

Project PLAY, the third of Arkansas’ three-tiered mental health consultation system, has reduced high expulsion and suspension rates for children in child care settings. The program provides consultants who go into classrooms for several months of weekly visits to observe children and then work with staff and parents to address behavioral and mental health issues. The consultations can lead to earlier diagnoses of sensory disorders and increase the confidence and empowerment of child care providers. Lower expulsion rates have a long-term impact on children’s social, emotional, and educational development.

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TikTok arrives at school

Jorge Napal

July 19, 2021 |

Noticias De Gipuzkoa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Gipuzkoa

Educators are taking lessons in how to help students that are experiencing technology addictions. Teachers are given the tools to address behavioral addictions that stem from video and online games, apps, and social media. They’re also trained in how to identify and prevent cyber bullying.

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What can Lithuania learn from Dutch universities?

Dovilė Lisauskaitė

July 19, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

University students in the Netherlands are able to qualify for stipends, loans, and employment regardless of their country of origin. Students can claim a subsidy of 413 euros as long as their family's combined income doesn't exceed 40,000 euros, and they can also request loans of up to 500 euros per month. The loan doesn't have to be paid until two years following graduation.

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Uhifadhi wa mbega Kenya

Faiz Musa Abdalla

July 16, 2021 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Kuhusisha wanafunzi katika uhifadhi wa wanyamapori haswa mbega, ambao wako kwa hatari ya kuangamia kutokana na uharibifu wa misitu, unasaidia kulinda wanyama wao. Wanafunzi wanaelimishwa kuhusu mbega, mila za wazee wa kaya na wanayofanya ndani ya misitu kisha kupelekwa msituni kusudi kufahamu misitu na athari za tabia nchi. Wanahimizwa kupanda miti haswa za kienyeji shuleni na nyumbani na pia kutokata miti ovyo.

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Quel bilan pour l'école du socle à Jussey ?

Michèle Foin

July 15, 2021 |

La Gazette des Communes |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France

Le passage de l’école primaire au collège peut être source de difficultés pour certains élèves. A Jussey, en Haute-Saone, l'école du socle est expérimentée depuis 2019. Ce système consiste à assurer une continuité pédagogique entre les niveaux de CM1, CM2 et 6e en impliquant les enseignants et en mutualisant des équipements scolaires. Si ses résultats restent difficiles à mesurer, ce système permet aux enseignants du collège de diagnostiquer les problèmes de leurs futurs élèves et aux élèves de mieux s'intégrer à leur arrivée au collège.

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He's 11. By his mom's count, he's had 30+ interactions with armed officers at school.

Melanie Asmar

July 12, 2021 |

Chalkbeat |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver's school board responded to the 2020 racial justice protests by removing the police officers who were stationed in certain middle and high schools. But the police or the district's growing force of armed guards get called thousands of times per year to the schools, including "child in crisis" calls. Their response can escalate tensions and unnecessarily criminalize behavioral problems that could be helped through other means. The schools are exploring ways to use the money they saved on "school resource officers" to improve counseling services and give teachers realistic alternatives.

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