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PRISM LGBT Art Program Provides Support, Art to LGBT Youth

Rachael Beardsley

October 30, 2018 |

WOUB Public Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

LGBT adolescents are invited to come to the PRISM Art Education classes put on by an Athens, Ohio arts organization. Through these classes, the youth learn skills, but more importantly get to know peers and build a supportive community.

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Students Most Likely To Succeed

Bekah McNeel

October 26, 2018 |

Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

In areas of high poverty, students in San Antonio, Texas are highly encouraged and supported to take the next step after high school to go on to challenging universities and gain a degree. Their efforts, which include talking about college as early as kindergarten and one-on-one year-long guidance to identify strengths and choose the right college, are particularly targeted at students who will not only be the first one in their family to attend college, but the first in their family to leave the state. Students share that they feel prepared, challenged, and optimistic about their time away from home.

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Teaching Curiosity

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

October 24, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Since Ascend Charter Schools switched from the popular "No Excuses" model to a Responsive Classroom philosophy, test scores have steadily risen, suspension rates have dropped dramatically, and the racial achievement gap has all but disappeared. While traces of the former structures, such as repeated routines, still exist today, the school has also incorporated trauma-informed elements and social-emotional learning curricula.

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How one tiny town is battling ‘rural brain drain'

Kaitlin Gillepsie

October 24, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Onalaska, Washington

Although only 16 percent of residents in Onalaska, Washington hold a bachelor's degree, all 43 seniors in the class of 2017 were accepted to college. Even as more students are college bound, in the past five years, the town's population has grown and the median age has decreased. So how is Onalaska fighting the "brain drain" that plagues other towns?

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Would You Let Uber-like Companies Take Your Kids to Soccer Practice?

Joe Pinsker

October 23, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In the era of Uber and Lyft, smaller companies are cropping up to fill a persistent gap and transport minors from school to extracurricular activities. The kids'-ride industry is a practical option for affluent families, but doesn't necessarily offer a consistent solution for the majority of families facing these transportation issues.

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Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class

Tara Garcia Mathewson

October 18, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

As more states have added computer science courses to required education standards, teachers are taking creative approaches to integrating computer science into traditional subjects such as music and social studies. “When I think about entering a digital future, it’s simply understanding how machines work on a conceptual level and understanding what they can do," one high school English teacher says.

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A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces

Tara Garcia Mathewson

October 11, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Havre, Montana

A coalition of philanthropic and professional development organizations are partnering with a rural Montana school district to provide donated hardware and software and professional development training. By developing "makerspaces," the initiative aims to ensure students and teachers learn tech literacy, a skillset many of their urban and suburban counterparts take for granted.

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Can a program designed for British diplomats fix Chicago's schools?

Steve Hendershot

October 09, 2018 |

Chalkbeat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

International Baccalaureate programs have traditionally been associated with elite boarding schools. But Chicago Public Schools, IB's biggest North American customer, is quickly changing that perception. IB’s founders “would never have imagined in their wildest dreams that the people that benefit most from it seem to be kids in urban schools,” said Paul Campbell, who heads up regional development in the Americas. Other urban districts are learning from Chicago's successes and efforts to build an effective elementary school pipeline to the diploma program.

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At Animas High School, hero's journey is a model for tackling challenges

Mary Shinn

October 05, 2018 |

Durango Herald |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

A high school in Colorado is focusing efforts on combatting the recent increases in adolescent suicide rates. Known as Project Basecamp, the curriculum is "designed to prevent mental crisis, encourage students to advocate for themselves and build strong bonds between students," all while also teaching outdoor wilderness skills beyond the confines of a classroom.

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The Hellerup School: Lessons from a school without walls

Daisy Yuhas

October 02, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Denmark

An innovative school and architectural endeavor in Denmark offers 16 years of lessons for the increasingly popular personalized learning movement. At the Hellerup School, students check in with their teachers at the beginning of the lesson and then disperse throughout the open-plan building to work where they are most productive. While the school has found the model highly rewarding, in recent years, Hellerup has grappled with how to build more group interactions into the intensely individualized curriculum.

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