Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 579 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • A Peek into Silicon Valley's Newest Bet: AltSchool

    July 01, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    AltSchools use a completely different education system - interconnecting technology and hands on experiments - to help students achieve a higher degree of learning. Students are grouped into small, personalized cohorts so they can be both mentors and mentees for their fellow peers, creating a collaborative learning space for all.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Everything you think you know about disciplining kids is wrong

    July 01, 2015 |

    Mother Jones |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Berwick, Maine

    Disciplining schoolchildren has led many students down the “school-to-prison-pipeline” because teachers have focused on controlling students rather than instilling problem solving skills. Ross Greene has developed Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS), which is a method that trains staff at schools to develop relationships with disruptive kids and help them problem solve. With the CPS method in practice in 2012, Central School has reported fewer students sent to the principal’s office and no suspensions.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • A College in Maine That Tackles Climate Change, One Class at a Time

    June 30, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bar Harbor, Maine

    As institutions look for ways to fight climate change, the College of the Atlantic has made the search for solutions a central part of its curriculum.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How Seattle Got Its (Arts) Groove Back

    June 29, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Illustrations |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Arts education programs in the United States are subjected to cutting for maintaining tight school budgets. Technology sectors in Seattle seek professionals who have been trained in problem solving skills and innovative idea generation. In response, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture collaborate to promote equity in students’ access to the arts.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Case Against Isolating English Learners

    June 22, 2015 |

    Voice of San Diego |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    School districts across the country struggle with helping their “English-learner” students learn English and academic content at the same time. Kearny High School in San Diego does not isolate these special students, instead using the school-within-a-school model to help place their non-English speakers in content areas that interest them. This model has shown to put the English learners at Kearny in the top API scores in the San Diego district.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Where Dreams Come True

    June 18, 2015 |

    Politico |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    Community colleges were originally designed to be affordable and accessible, yet the myriad pressures on students means that the best intentions often don’t lead to positive results. But the University of Central Florida and its partners are proving a new model called DirectConnect—heavy on individual attention and clear academic goals—that paves a surer path.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How a school is transforming not only its students, but its community

    June 16, 2015 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is making efforts to close the achievement gap between poor children and more advantaged students by fighting the effects of poverty. Lower Price Hill’s Oyler School is part of a growing national movement to help poor children succeed by meeting their basic health, social, and nutritional needs at school.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Kindergartens Ringing the Bell for Play Inside the Classroom

    June 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pasadena, Maryland

    As American classrooms have focused on raising test scores in math and reading, an outgrowth of the federal No Child Left Behind law and interpretations of the new Common Core standards, even the youngest students have been affected, with more formal lessons and less time in sandboxes. Washington and Minnesota are beginning to train teachers around the state on the importance of so-called purposeful play — when teachers subtly guide children to learning goals through games, art and general fun.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • What Do Teachers Do After Saying Goodbye to the Classroom?

    June 04, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Five past teachers take their knowledge, after years of being educators, to make greater movements and developments in the educational sphere.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • In Colorado, Teaching to a Changing Climate

    June 02, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Telluride, Colorado

    Colorado has had challenges teaching climate change to elementary and secondary school students because of political divisiveness. Regional advocacy groups and professionals manage to teach climate change through engaging field trips, filmmaking, and outdoor learning.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus