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The Sea Creature That Saved a School (How Lobsters Are Keeping Students in School)

Tanya Paperny

December 11, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Deer Isle, Maine

Deer Isle, Maine, struggled to keep students in school; many students felt that a diploma was unnecessary, since they could drop out and join the lobster fishing industry. But the local high school found a creative solution to keep students engaged and ensure more opportunities in what can be a volatile industry. They redesigned courses to suit the interests of students, moving to project-based learning that explores traditional academic topics through fishing and marine themes, such as studying geometry through boat building. The approach has helped increase graduation rates by more than 30 percent.

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What Mindfulness Does for Urban Kids

Eillie Anzilotti

November 14, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, New York

In Baltimore, the effects of poverty hamper student's educational experience. This article looks at one school's attempt to address these education and behavioral barriers through meditation.

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New school rules? Swotting up on ‘positive education'

Danielle Batist

November 10, 2016 |

Positive.News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bhutan

In an aim to alleviate depression in youth, the concept of "positive education" emerges. While teaching empathy and multilateral collaboration may not be a priority in most teachers' lesson plans, especially ones who rely on standardized test scores, they are necessary skills that students need. This "positive education" ideology should be a priority in curricula as it is valued heavily by future employers.

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Can Española Valley High School crack down on truancy?

Andrew Martinez

October 15, 2016 |

Rio Grande Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

To improve its consistently high truancy rates, last academic year Española Valley High School implemented a new truancy and dropout prevention program aimed at shaping up poor attendance. The results are yet to be determined — but debate still rages within the school about the best method for battling truancy.

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Highline district struggles with fallout after limiting student suspensions

Claudia Rowe

September 10, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Highline school district in Washington implemented a radical strategy to break the school-to-prison pipeline based on mounting data that suspensions push students into a cycle of violence and delinquency. However, theories of replacing punitive measures with counseling and academic triage have proven difficult to translate from idea to practice, and teachers have resigned over fear for their safety. But one teacher at Pacific Middle School found a way to make the approach work, and the district is promising to scale his model, determined to meet their original objectives and reach kids that need help.

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Reconciliation: A Tale of Two Seas

Hebah Fisher Razan Alzayani Lilly Crown

August 27, 2016 |

Kerning Cultures |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Bahrain

Sectarian conflict in Bahrain has torn friends and families apart, splitting the country into Sunni versus Shi’a. To soften the divisions, Bahrain Foundation for Reconciliation and Civil Discourse has hosted at least one event every month since its founding in 2012, inviting people from all ideologies to participate. These events include dialogue dinners, seminars, and even exchange trips to Northern Ireland and South Africa to learn about reconciliation experiences in those countries.

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Connecting social justice and black identity at a national debate camp in Baltimore

Jonna McKone

August 04, 2016 |

WYPR |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In the past, debate teams have lacked diversity and have been mostly compromised by white students. Beginning in the 1990s, Urban Debate Leagues engaged minority students and challenged the traditional style of debate, which was disconnected from communities of color. In cities like Baltimore, students of color are encouraged to debate by talking about their “black identity and structural racism.”

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There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers Of Color. NYC Is Working To Fix That.

Rebecca Klein

July 25, 2016 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

While many of America's classrooms are increasingly diversifying, the demographic makeup of their educators is not, and turnover of minority teachers remains high. A program in New York City called NYC Men Teach is working to foster better representation of minorities at the front of the classroom, providing resources like financial incentives, professional mentoring and training, as well as increased visibility to the growing need for male teachers of color.

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Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

Richard Davies Jim Meigs

July 20, 2016 |

How Do We Fix It? |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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Some Seattle schools end ‘tracking' in push for equity and success

Claudia Rowe

July 09, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Educators in the Seattle area are making a move to desegregate schools by removing track-based course structures. Inspired by the work and research of one school in New York, Washington is seeing results in closing the achievement gap by blending general-education students with those in advanced courses, creating a stimulating environment for all and better opportunities for minority students.

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