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  • The Menstrual Room Keeping Rwandan Girls in School

    Germain Nsanzimana

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Chronicles |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Since 2012, the government has required schools from primary to university to create a Girl’s Room, stocked with pads, pain medicine, a bed, soap and water for girls to seek refuge in during their menstrual cycles, in an effort to address the issue of period poverty. By the end of 2021, 2,046 primary schools across the country had established a room for girls, representing 55.4% of all primary schools in the country. Schools with a Girl’s Room have also reported reduced rates of absenteeism and dropouts.

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  • Is Maryland's community schools investment paying off?

    Hallie Miller Kristen Griffith

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Baltimore Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, South Baltimore, Maryland

    Maryland allocates extra funding to community schools, which are designed to provide social services and resources such as family centers, clothing closets, mentorship programs, and community partnerships. In one community high school, the addition of resources for teen parents has helped lower absences and increase college-admission rates.

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  • Can the Increase in Higher Education Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Solve Health Disparities?

    Margo Snipe

    March 15, 2023 |

    Capital B (National) |

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    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    Medical schools and public health programs have shifted some of their practices in an effort to attract more Black students, such as by removing GRE requirements and recruiting more Black faculty, and these schools have seen an influx of applications during the pandemic. One example is Brown University's Health Equity Scholars program, which offers tuition support, a paid research assistantship, and formalized mentorship to a diverse cohort each year.

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  • Vermont school district tries new approach to helping homeless students: find them a home

    April Barton

    March 09, 2023 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    A family outreach and assessment coordinator for a school district in Vermont helps families experiencing homelessness get connected to services to address their needs and keep the children on track with their education.

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  • Durumi IDP camp, Abuja lacked a functional school and library; but here's how Changemakers' help puts behind the challenge

    Daniel Adaji

    March 09, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Change Makers Network established a library and provided volunteer teachers to serve children in a camp for people displaced by violence. The program allows students to access free classes and educational materials and improve their literacy skills.

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  • Menstrual products, education restoring dignity of adolescent girls in Migori

    Polycarp Ochieng

    March 07, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Migori County

    Tucheze Mtaani provides sexual reproductive health education support to young, school-age girls, specifically those in remote, rural areas where access to menstrual products and sexual education is scarce. The group provides educational resources, mentorships and counseling, as well as access to pads and sanitary supplies within schools to ensure girls feel supported at school and no longer have to miss days or drop out altogether.

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  • How an ASU program is addressing the diversity gap and teacher retention in Arizona's education workforce

    Beatriz Limón

    March 07, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    New multilingual and multicultural education programs like the one at Arizona State University help prepare future teachers to meet the needs of Latino students and lessen the teacher-retention crisis in the state.

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  • How NGO is Bridging Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities Through Distribution of Hand Tricycles

    Baba Abdullahi Machina

    March 07, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Yobe

    The North-East Youth Initiative for Development provides hand tricycles to people with disabilities who require wheelchairs to help improve their access to education and other social activities that they wouldn’t be able to access otherwise. Access to the hand tricycles not only increases individuals’ access to activities and school but also increases their independence, self-esteem, and feelings of inclusion. So far 50 people have benefited from this program.

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  • New program trains South High students to become teachers

    Becky Z. Dernbach

    March 06, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    A Minnesota high school's "Grow-Your-Own" program gives students of color the opportunity to earn college credit, learn culturally-relevant history, and explore careers in education while still working toward their high school diplomas. The students create their own lesson plans within an ethnic studies framework and volunteer at elementary schools mentoring younger kids.

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  • L.A. high school's AP African American Studies course fills a void prohibited elsewhere

    Jackson Tammariello

    February 28, 2023 |

    AfroLA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Susan Miller Dorsey High School is the first school in California to pilot a new advanced placement African American studies course, which covers the history of Black social movements, societal achievements, and in the United States. Students in the course say it has exposed them to deeper knowledge about their communities and helped them express themselves.

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