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Some colleges start using their long winter breaks for career advising

Jon Marcus

January 20, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

At liberal arts schools, like Scripps College in California, administrators are making the most of lengthy winter breaks by offering optional career development programming for undergraduates. “The question is why haven’t we tapped into this before," said Jen Franchak, who works at the University of Miami of Ohio. "For the right student, who is willing to come back early, it seems like a good use of that otherwise down time."

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Looking to Improve Students' Mental Health? Ask What They Need

Lily Jackson

January 18, 2019 |

The Chronicle of Higher Education |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Colleges campuses are increasingly consulting students about the mental health services they want to see and expanding initiatives beyond the counseling center to all aspects of campus life. At Jefferson Community College in New York this means food pantries and nonprofit transportation services.

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Youth Empowerment

Jennifer Rooks

January 17, 2019 |

NH-PBS |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Across New Hampshire, youth are leading the fight against substance abuse. Programs like Dover’s Youth-to-Youth, Stand Up Sachems, Youth Leadership Through Adventure, and the Making it Happen Coalition, are all youth-led, adult-supported initiatives that are empowering young adults to create and disseminate substance abuse awareness and prevention campaigns. Fundamental to each of these efforts effective communication and creating a sense of community as key to prevention.

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Experimental colleges once were the future. Now, what is their future?

Laura Krantz

January 17, 2019 |

The Boston Globe |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

As higher education institutions struggle to attract students wiling to pay the exorbitant cost to attend, one subset of schools has had a particularly challenging past few decades -- alternative schools. But some are surviving, by evolving their focus, merging with other schools, and getting creative financially to reduce costs for students.

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UO and Duck Store work to integrate textbooks with tech to improve costs

Erin Carey

January 09, 2019 |

Daily Emerald |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Through a new partnership, the University of Oregon's bookstore is embracing e-books as part of its inventory. These online alternatives help students to save money they would otherwise be spending on heavy hardcover textbooks.

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This scholarship program gives students more than money

Fred de Sam Lazaro

January 08, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

For students who are people of color, the first to attend college in their families, and from low-income families, the likelihood of finishing a four-year college degree is 12 percent. Wallin Education Partners pairs scholars, most of whom fall into at least one of these categories, in Minnesota with families who offer funding and mentoring support throughout students' entire college experience. For the 4500 students who earn scholarships through Wallin, the four-year completion rate is 92 percent.

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School makes counseling cool for kids with a pop-up wellness center

Erica Bryant

January 02, 2019 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

In recent years, School 145 in New York City has significantly bolstered its mental health counseling services, with the help of the nonprofit Counseling in Schools, and test scores are starting to improve. "I have 52 students whose parents have given me letters saying 'in case I get deported, this is where my child is going.'" the principal explained, emphasizing the importance of providing mental health care resources at school. "And then we have to talk about college and career readiness."

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Bright Spot for N.Y.'s Struggling Schools: Pre-K

Eliza Shapiro

January 01, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Bill De Blasio's citywide preschool program recently got its first grade since launching in 2014 - 94 percent of the city’s pre-K programs "met or exceeded a threshold that predicts positive student outcomes after pre-K." Now, the district must figure out how to ensure these gains are maintained into kindergarten.

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A venture fund supports “model providers,” which have developed proven models to improve learning and shared them with many schools

Tara Garcia Mathewson

December 20, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Teton Science Schools, New Classrooms, and Summit Learning are examples of "model providers" - schools that have found solutions that seem to solve common issues faced by many elementary and secondary schools. Through the New Schools Venture Fund, "highly successful school[s are] taking a subset of what they’ve done and packaging it to get it to others in the field."

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Dallas Hits on Successful School Turnaround Model With ACE, but It Comes at a Steep Price. Could a Wider Expansion Across Texas Now Be Its Best Bet to Survive?

Bekah McNeel

December 11, 2018 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Several Dallas-based ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) schools focus on social-emotional learning and restorative justice education. High performing teachers participate in professional learning communities and receive support from extra counselors and strategic administrators. At ACE schools like Blanton Elementary and Titche Elementary, previously among the lowest performing in the city, students are now outperforming their affluent peers on standardized tests.

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