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NYC families rush to sign up for Summer Rising. Then kids often don't show up.

Michael Elsen-Rooney

July 29, 2024 |

Chalkbeat New York |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Summer Rising program provides academic support alongside enrichment activities to help keep students connected to school during the summer while also attempting to address academic losses due to the pandemic. However, despite attracting enough families to fill a wait list, the program has seen only about 60% of enrolled students attend the academic offerings due to logistical issues, poor communication, a lack of field trips, and transportation barriers.

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Summer camps on HBCU campuses are ushering in a new generation of Black and Brown gymnasts

Alexis Wray

July 17, 2024 |

Reckon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Brown Girls Do Gymnastics welcomes Black and Brown youth to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for summer camps that hone their skills and give them the HBCU campus experience. The organization also supports schools working to develop their own gymnastics programs as a part of its efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the sport.

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A Community-Driven Organisation Is Helping To Re-Staff A Government Girls' School In Kano

Abdulaziz Bagwai

July 10, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Tsakuwa, Kano

Using donations and contributions from the community, the organization Tsakuwa Mu Farka was able to hire 26 new staff for its local school of roughly 800 students, bringing the number of qualified teachers from eight to 34. Tsakuwa Mu Farka helped sponsor some of these teachers' training, which made candidates more interested in accepting positions there despite its limited funding resources.

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A Private School In Kuje Where Students Pay N100 A Day

Chinonso Kenneth

July 03, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kuje, Federal Capital Territory

The Knowledge, Solutions, Skills and Kreativity school (KNOSK) enrolls low-income students at a much more affordable tuition rate than other public and private school options, giving children who would otherwise drop out access to education. The school currently serves 151 children with its first group of graduates set to finish in 2025.

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Here's What $200 Billion in Covid Money Did for Students

Matt Barnum, Rosie Ettenheim

June 26, 2024 |

Wall Street Journal |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

As COVID relief funding gets ready to end, studies show the funding has helped schools — particularly high-poverty schools — provide extra support to students to ensure they didn't fall behind, especially when it comes to math test scores.

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Homeschoolers Embrace AI, Even As Many Educators Keep It at Arms' Length

Greg Toppo

June 25, 2024 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States

Homeschools and microschools are embracing artificial intelligence as a tool to help students explore advanced topics, tailor learning to the student, and make organizing a curriculum easier.

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Adult education finds home at a closed elementary school

Steffi Puerto

June 04, 2024 |

KALW |

Radio |

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Response Location: United States, East Oakland, California

The Oakland Adult Education Center offers a variety of classes, such as ESL courses, GED preparation, computer literacy, and career development, and participants say the East Oakland location in a former elementary school has made the programs much easier to access. However, some in the neighborhood say the loss of the elementary school has been a difficult adjustment for local children and families.

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St. Paul Public Schools go big on geothermal energy, using the earth to heat and cool buildings

Andrew Hazzard

May 31, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, are installing geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings with energy harnessed from underground temperatures. The efficient, affordable energy source allows them to keep school buildings at a comfortable temperature during the increasingly warmer summer months.

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There's a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don't Know About It.

Stacy Cowley

May 30, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Navient, a lender that owns a large amount of private student loan debt, opened a program that allows borrowers who were misled by the for-profit schools they attended to apply for loan forgiveness. Borrowers must request an application and select the impropriety that describes their experience from a list of things like inflating job placement rates and misrepresenting educational programs.

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Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

Estelle Slootmaker

May 30, 2024 |

Flintside |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Free school meal programs help improve students’ health, support better academic performance and combat hunger and food insecurity. Several states have passed legislation to keep free meal plans active after federal waivers ran out in 2022. In Michigan alone in October 2023, the 3,459 school meal sites across the state served 10,064,686 free breakfasts and 17,659,809 free lunches.

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