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A digital solution when children can't find books in their mother tongue

Gretel Kauffman

December 26, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Research says that bilingual kids reap significant benefits from reading in their primary language. One nonprofit working in Rwanda, Congo, Haiti, Cambodia, and Mongolia provides digital books in students' strongest language and recruits local writers to create age-level books with local context: "It's not just a matter of translating materials," a professor at Columbia's Teachers College notes. "It's a matter of valorizing the home culture and language of the learners."

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Meet The School Educating Homeless Kids

Kristi Eaton

December 13, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

A private school in Oklahoma City that exclusively educates homeless children also provides medical services, clothing, school supplies, and parent counseling. Proponents point to increased stability for families and academic improvements for children, while dissenters say the approach is flawed, costly, and difficult to scale.

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How a struggling school for Native Americans doubled its graduation rate

Emrys Eller

November 28, 2017 |

The Hechinger Report |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Since opening its doors in 2006, the Native American Community Academy has built up a school led by native leaders and centered around curricula informed by tribal cultures in New Mexico. The charter school has had remarkable success educating a population that has traditionally sat at the bottom of math and reading test score rankings and is now exporting its model to other tribes around the country.

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On the Move With the Donkey-Powered Mobile Libraries of Zimbabwe

Christine Ro

October 02, 2017 |

Literary Hub |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe, Tsholotsho

An organization in Zimbabwe has taken a creative approach to libraries; the Rural Libraries and Resources Development Programme sponsors donkey-powered mobile libraries that travel around the country to brink books and Internet access to rural communities. Using donkeys to carry over 1,000 books across the country, the program has increased country-wide access to English learning resources and the Internet.

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Switching The Script: Kansas City Public Schools Operates Charter Of Its Own

Tammy Worth

September 12, 2017 |

KCPT |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

With support from Kansas City Public Schools, a group has built an innovative new charter school that incorporates family services and social services into the fabric of the school. Kansas City Neighborhood Academy follows in the successful footsteps of a charter in Georgia and serves as a pilot project and important learning experience for the rest of Kansas City's schools.

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The Social Wall: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

Kevin McCorry

August 29, 2017 |

Keystone Crossroads |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. However, one elementary school seems to have succeeded in desegregating students by offering a choice of academic tracks.

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Teaching Teachers About Trauma Helps Kids Learn

Kara Leigh Lofton

August 24, 2017 |

West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, West Virginia

A new initiative in West Virginia is training elementary school teachers to identify signs of intergenerational trauma in their students and adjust their teaching methods accordingly.

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Finland found a proven way to combat bullying. Here's what it'll take to make it work in the US

Dakin Andone

August 11, 2017 |

CNN |

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Response Location: United States, Delaware

In Finland, an anti-bullying program that focuses on the whole class rather than individual bullies and victims and provides students with the space to discuss unresolved issues has been proven highly effective. Several researchers and professors in the U.S. are exploring whether the model could be translated to the American public school context. So far, concerns revolve around whether the approach could be as effective with a much more diverse population and with differences in funding and teacher buy-in.

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Forging Their Own Path: Parental Activism Helps Launch Citizens of the World Charter School

Tammy Worth

July 31, 2017 |

KCPT |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

A group of Kansas City parents were frustrated with the local public and charter school offerings and sent out an RFP seeking potential partners and funders for a new type of school. The group ultimately decided to work with Citizens of the World to design a school more reflective of the cultural and economic diversity of the population. “Education needs to be parent-driven, and if they feel their needs aren’t being met by traditional schools, they ought to be in a position to affect change in that system or seek alternatives,” Al Dimmitt, superintendent of a local charter school network, noted.

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At Leschi Elementary, equity conversations are common — among teachers, parents and, increasingly, students

Paige Cornwell

July 07, 2017 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

For many years, Leschi Elementary was a divided school - white kids were overwhelmingly enrolled in Leschi's Montessori program, while students of color were most likely found in the "contemporary" classes. In 2014, staff decided to combine the two curricula, offering all students a "Best of Both" blended model. Leschi now openly encourages conversations about social justice and inclusion among both students and parents and while there was some initial attrition after the change, most families are now quick to point to the clear benefits of the school's shift.

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