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Street to Class: NGO Provides Free Education, Transforms Lives

Toheeb Babalola

April 29, 2024 |

African Change Stories |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Magboro, Ogun State

Dolly Stars School is a tuition-free school run by the Dolly Children Foundation, which helps students who have been out of the education system get back on track with their studies. The foundation has programs in 30 communities that have reached more than 23,000 out-of-school children.

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'Transformative': More college programs are slowly coming into prisons

Amanda Hernández

April 29, 2024 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The United States Department of Education made federal Pell Grants available to college students who are incarcerated to help cover school expenses. This spurred the development of new prison education programs and partnerships with colleges.

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‘Ruthless in our pursuit of equity:' Inside Denver's Black Student Success work

Melanie Asmar

April 29, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

To better serve Black students, Joe Shoemaker Elementary School uses “equity cohorts.” Teachers select four to seven students of color who are reading below grade level and then focus on building relationships with them, helping to nurture their social and academic skills. Over the past two years, they’ve seen improved test scores and reading levels among students who participated.

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A lifeline for orphaned children in Taraba

Yahuza Bawage

April 26, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Jalingo, Taraba State

The United Methodist Church in Nigeria Orphanage provides children who have lost their parents with a place to live, education, and healthcare.

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For Gary Kids Struggling with Truancy, This Program Offers a Lifeline

Maddy Franklin

April 25, 2024 |

Capital B (Gary) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Gary, Indiana

To help address chronic absenteeism, Project Rebuild works with families to determine the root cause of school absences and connect them to needed resources and services. In the 2022-23 school year, 81 percent of families referred to the nonprofit completed the program, with a total of 61 families participating. Only one percent of families who participate have to be referred again for continued truancy concerns.

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More public colleges admit high schoolers even before they've applied

Elaine S. Povich

April 24, 2024 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

Some public universities are sending acceptance letters to students who meet certain academic criteria before they apply to college in an effort to fill college rosters in the face of declining high school populations. These “direct admissions programs proactively reach out to students to let them know what their next steps are if they want to attend college, eliminating the need for fees and complicated applications and helping make higher education more accessible.

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El modelo de escuelas comunitarias en Aurora sirve de ejemplo mientras el interés crece en el estado

Yesenia Robles

April 23, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

Las escuelas comunitarias se enfocan en usar a socios comunitarios para abordar las necesidades integrales de las familias; trabajan con organizaciones para evaluar la vista de los estudiantes en la escuela, ayudar a los padres para que aprendan cómo continuar las lecciones en sus hogares, y reunar a las familias para que compartan sus diversas culturas. El año pasado en Colorado, atendieron a más de 4,700 personas en los eventos, y líderes dicen que los estudiantes cuyas familias participan están demostrando mejores resultados en comparación con aquellos cuyas familias no participan.

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ULead Athens Supports Immigrant Students to Help Them Succeed And Much More

Izzy Wagner

April 13, 2024 |

WUGA |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Through ULead Athens, Latino youth interested in pursuing higher education get access to mentorship, standardized test tutoring, college prep, and scholarship support. The organization also has a civic engagement initiative that focuses on voter registration and education within the Latino community. Since it was founded in 2014, ULead has helped roughly 98 percent of participants interested in attending college to get accepted.

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Transitional kindergarten is growing in Oakland to meet increased demand

Ashley McBride

April 10, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In California, four-year-olds who don’t meet the traditional kindergarten cut-off requirement can attend transitional kindergarten, which can help improve their kindergarten readiness and help educators identify English language development and special education needs much earlier. Oakland Unified School District’s transitional kindergarten program has become so popular that it has added about 10 new classes each school year.

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An Elementary School Tries a 'Radical' Idea: Staying Open 12 Hours a Day

Troy Closson

April 09, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help address falling enrollment and families’ lack of child care, Brooklyn Charter School extended the school day to twelve hours, providing before- and after-school activities and meals. So far, 80 students have signed up for the expanded hours and the school’s enrollment has rebounded from pandemic lows.

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