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  • This high school finds success combining college-ready classes with career training

    April 16, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Hathorne, Massachusetts

    At Essex Technical High School, students split their time between vocational classes and traditional coursework. While most teachers praise the model and point towards rising test scores as evidence of its success, others think there are several kinks still to be worked out; educators worry about overworking students and creating silos between the two types of learning.

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  • How One Small School District Embraces A Challenge For Computer Science Education

    April 12, 2018 |

    KRWG-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Melrose, New Mexico

    In many states, schools are now required to offer computer science curriculum. But in New Mexico, particularly in rural towns, there are few resources in place to expose students to the growing field. In Melrose, a town of 700, the state's Supercomputing Challenge is an attempt to fill this gap. By participating in after school sessions and submitting their final work to the competition, teens who wouldn't otherwise learn these highly marketable skills may even receive related college scholarships.

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  • Using vocational education to teach academic courses

    April 11, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Redmond, Washington

    Two schools in New York and Washington state are breaking the traditional high school mold by combining college preparation with career and technical education. Amadou Diallo writes, "Debating whether kids need hands-on training or academic rigor misses the point."

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  • At 25, Running Start is a success. Now it must attract students who need it the most.

    March 15, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington state boasts one of the country's most established and successful dual-credit programs, allowing students to earn college credits while still in high school (at no cost). Some participants even graduate high school with an associates degree, significantly cutting potential student loans. Now the nationally recognized program is turning to face its own limitations - how can it increase access for low-income students, who only made up 5 percent of the 2016-2017 cohort?

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  • The factory that combines school and work to give El Salvador a brighter future

    March 05, 2018 |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    A garment factory in El Salvador combines work and education by offering classes and incentives to study for the one-fifth of its workforce without an education. Those who do not study are often let go, but have the chance to return should they resume their studies.

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  • Negative cycles broken as families learn better ways to cope

    March 02, 2018 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Communities in Arizona, Washington, and Colorado are creating programs that center collaborations to provide guidance and a listening ear to foster healthy relationships between children and parents. These programs, which include education for parents with addiction and trauma-informed approaches to school discipline, help families live better lives.

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  • Meet the Digital Stewards of the Equitable Internet Initiative

    March 01, 2018 |

    Hour Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is transforming community organizers into “digital stewards” who are literally building out internet connection in their communities. In Detroit, where 40% of residents don’t have internet access, this service through the EII is invaluable. The program is also equipping youth of color with relevant technology skills and creating a stronger sense of place for the three Detroit neighborhoods it serves.

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  • When the shooting stops: how US schools handle mass trauma

    February 21, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Trauma is a growing problem for school children, particularly in the age of mass shootings. But trauma also comes from a variety of triggers, including losing a loved one, poverty, immigration status and witnessing violence. Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools has proven effective, especially for younger kids, at giving children tools to manage trauma but it has been a struggle to find funding for this program around the country.

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  • U.S. Program in Greece Helps Refugees Become Students Again

    February 05, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Greece, Athens

    Thousands of refugees have settled in Greece, many of them want to continue their education. One program helps them do that, “Education Unites: From Camp to Campus, gives 200 scholarships to refugees so they can attend classes at one of three U.S.-affiliated colleges in Athens and Thessaloniki.”After finishing the program students earn a certificate that could help them attend a U.S. affiliated school. ‘“One door has opened, and we’re now waiting for other doors to open as well.”

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  • California School District Explores Strength-Based Learning

    February 02, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Galt, California

    Lake Canyon Elementary School in California takes a strength-based approach to instruction - teachers identify students' natural talents and create personalized lessons to encourage the development of these skills. "Focusing on the traits and skills kids don't have can lead them to become disengaged, while focusing on strengths produces greater levels of happiness and engagement at school and higher levels of academic achievement," one psychology professor explains. Teachers discipline by highlighting "a surplus of something good, not a deficiency." Can the expensive, time-intensive model succeed elsewhere?

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