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How Schools in Brazil Are Teaching Kids to Eat Their Vegetables

Rhitu Chatterjee

February 12, 2016 |

Pulitzer Center |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo City

Childhood obesity is on the rise in Brazil and kids tend to reject vegetables. But thousands of school gardens around the country are changing children's eating habits by helping to build a connection to fresh food.

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A Bold Shift to Make Public Schools Serve Poor Students

Abigail Savitch-Lew

January 25, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Last year, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools—combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.

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How to Teach Kids Empathy Through Dance

Audrey Cleo Yap

January 22, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Dancing promotes strong social-emotional development. In areas of Los Angeles where arts education has disappeared due to cuts in school funding, a New York-based non-profit organization has stepped in to teach kids to dance. The program, launched in Los Angeles County, brings dance to socio-economically disadvantaged students, growing to include hundreds of middle school and high school students. Cognitive benefits for students go beyond improved respect, teamwork, and cooperative skills observed in the classroom; dancing provides a therapeutic outlet for children in difficult circumstances.

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The Importance of High-School Mentors

Alyza Sebenius

January 13, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When it comes to helping young people succeed, education experts and nonprofits are embracing the idea that a broad web of formal and informal role models is key.

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How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college

Kirk Carapezza

January 11, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

Through a new program called Transitioning Together, volunteer-mentors help underserved students in Newton, MA navigate college essays, meet deadlines and fill out financial aid forms. The program has demonstrated success in its first year and aims to reduce the disparity in matriculation between high- and low-income students.

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In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

James Vaznis

January 05, 2016 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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What happens when instead of suspensions, kids talk out their mistakes?

Emily Richmond

December 29, 2015 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

Instead of suspending them, a New Hampshire high school asks students to talk, listen, and make amends. The idea—termed "restorative justice"—aims to be more productive than traditional punishments.

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‘Early college' offers chance to achieve in high school

Michael Levenson

December 07, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pharr, Texas

A growing number of high schools across the U.S. offer free college courses to low-income students in an effort to help them make the transition from high school to college and afford the rising cost of a degree.

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Fresh-made meals a learning experience at schools

James Vaznis

December 05, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Most public schools lunches are cheap, frozen meals, which satisfy federal nutrition standards but kids don't eat them so student performance suffers. A school in Boston partnered with a non-profit to test entrees that are cheap, healthy, and that the students like.

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How an ambitious new program aims to fight poverty and help kids learn, one block at a time

Ann Schimke

December 02, 2015 |

Chalkbeat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arvada, Colorado

To mitigate the pernicious effects of poverty on student success, nonprofit 'Blocks of Hope' in Colorado aims to provide both educational and social services to students and their families, with the goal of leveling the playing field.

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