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

    April 14, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    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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  • One city's answer to the high two-year college dropout rate

    April 09, 2015 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Yonkers, New York

    Yonkers Partners in Education offers free SAT test prep and college guidance counselors in Yonker's high schools. The program aims to increase college enrollment rates for low-income students who lack the same access to expensive tutors and courses as their afluent peers.

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  • Fresno's Tiniest Citizens: An Elementary School Of and For the Urban Community

    March 16, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Located in downtown Fresno, Kepler Neighborhood School is raising the city's next generation of informed citizens. Through a service learning model, students regularly engage with local businesses and leaders and complete projects related to the history and revitalization of their city.

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  • Stunning surge in graduation rate as Rainier Beach gamble pays off

    March 16, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    After implementing the International Baccalaureate curriculum, graduation rates at Seattle's historically underperforming Rainier Beach High School increased 25 percentage points from 2011 to 2015. In a city whose public schools are known for racial tracking in advanced classes, Rainier's programs are uniquely focused on serving its predominantly minority student body. With funding in jeopardy, in the coming years, Rainer will have to prove the worth of the programming.

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  • Changing the world with new teaching?

    March 06, 2015 |

    San Diego Union-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, La Jolla, California

    The idea of changing the world by teaching children how to get along in a classroom might sound broad, overly ambitious and even a little “touchy-feely” to skeptics or traditionalists who question whether schools are straying too far from their mission of education. Teachers who have used it in their classrooms, however, say the program is successful, and researchers who developed the curriculum at National University’s Sanford Education Center say results include improved grades and more time for teaching.

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  • Classroom observers using new tools to make teachers better

    February 22, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Throughout Washington, administrators have rolled out new preschool teacher evaluation methodology. Called "CLASS", instructors are observed at length and judged on their interactions in categories including emotional, social, and intellectual growth. The model, which moves away from principal evaluation, has been shown to improve both teaching and student performance. Now the state is piloting similar programs in K-12 classes. One researcher writes of the importance of the right assessment tool, “People say that teaching isn’t rocket science and I would argue that it's actually more complicated..."

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  • Only 1 in 5 NYC students graduates from college. This nonprofit is going to change that

    February 20, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Educational nonprofit OneGoal has proven that its model of education helps provide low-income students in Chicago and Houston with the tools needed to pursue a college degree. Now, the nonprofit hopes to improve the college graduation rate in New York City by assisting high school students in understanding the basic techniques to achieve success.

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  • Principal in the Classroom: Can New Orleans make it work?

    February 18, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    When a New Orleans school principal prioritizes and structures her day to maximizing opportunities to empower her staff and provide targeted professional development so that the teachers can best serve under-performing students and ensure they receive the best education possible.

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  • In school discipline, intervention may work better than punishment

    January 25, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Burien, Washington

    When tackling the topic of student discipline, some of the country’s toughest schools have done a turnaround. Instead of focusing on rules broken, they now ask kids to confront themselves. The result? Fewer suspensions and new perspective on the point of school itself.

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  • In Egypt, Sowing Seeds of Gender Equality

    January 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Muslim women in Egypt are expected to marry young and to stay close to home, and if they do not, they can be subjected to abuse or heavy criticism by men in the household. Save the Children’s Choices program offers educational workshop sessions for boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, which help them explore gender identity. Through discussions, the program hopes to change gender norms.

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