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How One School Is Using House Calls to Keep Kids Learning During the Pandemic

Jim Fields Emmeline Zhao

March 08, 2021 |

The 74 |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Every Wednesday, the Culture Team at Achievement Preparatory Academy in Washington, D.C. makes house calls to help battle chronic absenteeism. The team celebrates some students for improvements and perfect attendance, helps motivate others who are falling behind, and maintains contact with others who just need a little push.

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A High School in Ohio Is Giving Students a Choice: Keep Up With Remote Learning — Or You Have to Come Back to the Classroom

Patrick O'Donnell

March 07, 2021 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

In order to address high rates of student absences, administrators at Shaw High School in East Cleveland had to make an extreme decision—bring all students back to the classroom two days a week amid the pandemic, unless they had attended 80% of classes and had a passing grade. So far, the administrators are seeing students' grades rising and the approach seems promising.

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With gun suicides on the rise, a rare hotline staffed by St. Louis teens saves lives

Kaitlin Washburn Rachel D. Rice

March 07, 2021 |

The Kansas City Star |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Kids Under Twenty One has taken phone calls from thousands of St. Louis-area youth to its 24/7 crisis hotline and has educated many more students at 60 schools in four counties. Teens staff the hotline, a rarity. KUTO counters the myth that talking about teens' suicide risks encouraging suicides. Instead, education about mental health care and gun safety promotes intervention during critical moments and reduces the stigma associated with seeking help. Missouri's teen suicide rate is among the highest in the country, but the St. Louis area, where KUTO has worked for 20 years, is among the state's lowest.

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Legos, Meditation, Video Field Trips: How One D.C. School Is Using Virtual Clubs to Help Students Break Through the Isolation — and Reconnect With Friends — During the Pandemic

Taylor Swaak

March 04, 2021 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Themed, online student clubs are a new, home-grown venture for Two Rivers Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Previously, afterschool programming was run in-person and primarily by the network’s after care provider and outside agencies. The school started running a handful of virtual clubs at their respective campuses serving a few dozen students around late September, with weekly attendance growing as the number of clubs expanded.

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Massachusetts Actually Might Have a Way to Keep Schools Open

Katherine J. Wu

March 04, 2021 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

In Massachussetts, a two-month long state-run pilot program is allowing some schools to resume in-person classes. Each week, more than 300,000 students are tested through the program. Instead of individual tests, the program uses “pool-testing,” “which batches samples from multiple people into a single tube.” The method is cheaper. The weekly tests allows schools to stay ahead of outbreaks. For now, the state is paying for the program, which costs up to $60 million. After the two months, the districts will have to pay for the program themselves.

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Schools Look To Algorithms To Flag Students Who May Harm Themselves

Alisa Roth

March 03, 2021 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Mason City, Iowa

Companies like Gaggle are typically used by school districts to track student online behavior, but now they are tracking something else—self-harm. Machine learning flags words that might indicate a student is thinking of hurting themselves. “It gives us insight into what the student's thinking.” Gaggle identified 64,000 student references to suicide and self-harm. The company claims to have saved 927 student lives. In Mason City, districts receive alerts when a student’s search is flagged. “Nicole Pfirman says there have been a few times where she believes an alert saved a kid's life.”

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Lifeline: How Bilingual Learning Pods Are Helping English Language Learners Navigate Classes During the Pandemic Without Teachers or Peers

Patrick O'Donnell

March 03, 2021 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

English language learners in Cleveland, Ohio are getting the help they need to get through school through bilingual learning pods. Esperanza Inc., a local non-profit, opened up centers for Spanish-speaking students catch up on their remote learning lessons, but the crucial part was staffing the center with bilingual staff. The centers currently have a waitlist and serve anywhere from 40-50 students.

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In a city where bullets too often hit kids, a program calls on young people to shoot cameras, not guns

Theresa Vargas

March 03, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

A group of D.C. teens produced a short film depicting life in their neighborhood, the final product of a pilot project that teaches filmmaking skills in order to lift up community voices and inspire youth to pursue a career. The program, "Don't Shoot Guns, Shoot Cameras," was started by the uncle of a homicide victim in a neighborhood where violence can feel more prevalent than positive inspiration. The program, which partnered with an existing nonprofit, is now seeking to expand.

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In San Antonio, teachers hit the streets in search of students disappearing from online learning

Bekah McNeel

March 03, 2021 |

The 74 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Middle school teachers in San Antonio, Texas, have resorted to home visits and "nudging," meaning they leave notices for parents at the door with information about consequences, at the first sign of students disengaging from classes or schoolwork. Two teachers go door-to-door to interact with students, and their parents or guardians, to find out why students are not logging on to their remote classes or completing their homework. They also help deliver groceries, or other essential supplies depending on the student's need. The approach has paid off and the teacher has averaged 99% attendance in class.

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Pradinukai moka mokesčius, paaugliai dirba, o suaugusieji – finansiškai raštingiausi Europoje: kaip slovėnams tai pavyko

Vaida Kalinkaitė-Matuliauskienė

March 03, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Slovenia

Slovėnijos visuomenė yra viena finansiškai raštingiausių visuomenių pasaulyje. Nacionalinė finansinio raštingumo strategija įpareigoja ir skatina vyriausybės , nevyriausybines organizacijas ir švietimo įstaigas, suteikti žinių apie ekonomiką ir finansus vaikams, sportininkams, įsiskolinusiems žmonėms ir įvairioms pažeidžiamoms visuomenės grupėms.

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