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Weathering This Year's Testing Season

Alex Madison

May 21, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Standardized testing is beginning to take over school curriculums as test material becomes the predominantly taught information. Teachers begin to wonder how worthwhile the tests are on their students overall education while trying to keep the events positive for the children.

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Evergreen, a state college too few know about

Katherine Long

May 09, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

At Evergreen College, students take fewer classes for longer durations and are instructed by teams of teachers who have not been sorted out by subject departments. As a result, students’ education is exploratory and often self-directed, rather than geared towards grades and tests.

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These Schools Are Refusing to Throw Out Arts Education in Favor of Test Prep

Sara Neufeld

April 27, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

With arts funding on the cutting board across the country, students can lack motivation to go to school and the creative resources for critical thinking skills. In Brooklyn, Ascend Learning is an inner-city network of public charter schools that offer a rich arts environment to teach Common Core and the student academic performance has surpassed other schools in the neighborhood.

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Teaching Law in a Country Where Justice Hardly Exists

Jessica Carew Kraft

April 22, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Advocates are on a quest to improve the quality of life in Haiti through legal education.

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Sex Ed That Turns Boys into Men

Leslie Garrett

April 21, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

A nonprofit based in Calgary, Canada, created a sex ed class for boys that includes critical discussion of human rights, sexual health, gender, and healthy relationships, as well as a safe space for boys to share their thoughts.

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Overcoming Poverty's Damage to Learning

David Bornstein

April 17, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Turnaround for Children, an organization founded to address mental health issues and their repercussions in the classroom, focuses on preparing teachers and schools to structure classroom environments in a constructive way. They create opportunities for learning in rigorous ways with high expectations so that children thrive and are well cared for, helping them to thrive both academically and emotionally.

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In Classroom Discipline, a Soft Approach Is Harder Than It Looks

Ruben Brosbe

April 14, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When students misbehave in school, teachers struggle to decide the right kind of intervention, with school suspension a common outcome. However, research has shown that school suspensions can increase the likelihood of dropouts and incarcerations so that there is pressure to decrease the rate of suspensions. Restorative justice has become a favorable alternative because misbehaving students can participate in a number of supportive activities such as peer meditation or collaborative negotiation to build community, trust, and confidence.

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Education lessons from Maine, New Hampshire

Jane Lindholm Patti Daniels

April 07, 2015 |

Vermont Public Radio |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Maine

As Vermont struggles to create legislation regulating school district management and financial efficiency, the state looks to models in Maine and New Hampshire for guidance. In Maine, school districts have tried to save money and resources through consolidation; in New Hampshire, officials have reworked the way schooling is financed altogether.

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Dutch nursing home offers rent-free housing to students

Carey Reed

April 05, 2015 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Deventer

A Dutch nursing home brings together students and seniors with an innovative housing plan: offering rent-free apartments to students. In exchange, the students must partake in nursing home events for at least 30 hours per month as an effort to help bridge the generational gap and give senior residents a larger community.

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How this private college maintains a $1 billion endowment without charging tuition

Abby Jackson

March 30, 2015 |

Business Insider |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Berea, Kentucky

Berea College, a liberal arts college located in Kentucky, has a massive $1 billion endowment. But unlike other private liberal arts colleges with whopping endowments, Berea has accumulated its endowment all while offering four-year degrees to students tuition-free, keeping costs down by employing students and fundraising.

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