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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 Colorado |

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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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How a diverse yet divided school blended ‘segregated' classes

Ben Stocking

October 19, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In the U.S., the practice of tracked classes or special programs have exacerbated racial separation in schools. Leschi Elementary, in Seattle, made changes to their curriculum to draw white families to a traditionally black school.

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Write a House

Emma Eisenberg

October 07, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

An organization in Detroit is piloting free housing for writers in exchange for staying in the city for three years and revitalizing the community. The program was started through a robust crowdfunding campaign and then later from foundation grants and more crowdfunding. It is transforming foreclosed homes in the NoHam neighborhood and offers community growth, through “neighborhoods and culture.”

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Catholic Schools In D.C. Adapt To Lower Budgets, Changing Requirements

Kavitha Cardoza

September 21, 2015 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Across the globe, there are nearly 60 million students studying in Catholic institutions. In the United States, however, those numbers have been falling in recent years, forcing schools to come up with new ways to collaborate.

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The Classrooms Hidden in Mumbai's Seams

Ankita Rao

July 28, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Educators are bringing the classroom to the thousands of Mumbai’s children out of school — in school buses, treehouses, and beyond—enabling them to receive a quality education despite their poverty.

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Facing decline, Catholic schools form a charter-like network

Eliza Shapiro

July 20, 2015 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The private Catholic schools in East Harlem and the South Bronx experienced the plummeting of enrollment, funds lacking for upgrading facilities and technology, while still charging high tuition. Now these six Catholic schools comprise a charter school network and serve low-income children. The results of the new system have enabled teachers to devote more time to academics, students to become disciplined for character development, and technology has improved.

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D.C.'s Education in School Reform

Debra Bruno

July 16, 2015 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The ecosystem of D.C. charter schools that has evolved over the last two decades represents a cornucopia of creative and nontraditional approaches to education, in addition to fairly traditional college-prep schools, and is now producing some of the highest graduation rates, college acceptance rates, and average test scores in public schools in the nation.

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The State of Education Innovation in 2015

Matt Candler

June 27, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The United States spends more than any other large, industrialized nation on education. The education system is slowly being reformed through tester groups in charter schools, but it takes a lot of time and money to decide if these programs work.

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When High School Means a Build-It-Yourself Education

Deborah Fallows

June 23, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Redmond, Oregon

When students take ownership over their own learning, they are more likely to be successful, the executive director of Redmond Proficiency Academy in Oregon, believes. He has used this philosphy to develop a charter school where students choose their own classes and are assessed based on their proficiency in the related content and skills.

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A Recipe For Success With Two Student Groups That Often Struggle

Jennifer Guerra

June 23, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Brimley, Michigan

Students in a small town in Michigan are outperforming their peers statewide. Over half of the students are American Indian and many come from low-income families. Because the town's reservation can't be taxed, the school receives additional federal funding. And teachers have put it to good use - by hiring more staff, decreasing class sizes, and frequently evaluating students' progress. One fourth grader offered her own theory: "Well, everyone's accepted here for who they are, no matter if they're Irish, Native, African American or just French."

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