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  • Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons

    January 14, 2021 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: Iraq

    Hello Future is a non-profit teaching digital literacy at a refugee camp in Iraq. The program aims to teach refugees aged 13-18 marketable skills, and does so through "mobile-first" initiatives, where "90% of the program is taught on a phone," coupled with in-person classes, where students learn how to use search engines, and Google Docs. The organization has now expanded its program to students in the U.S., while adapting it to fit into remote learning due to restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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  • 'The largest classroom in Africa': How text messages mean millions of children can stay connected to education during Covid-19 school closures

    January 04, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In Sub-Saharan Africa, “almost half of schoolchildren, or a total of 121 million pupils, are unable to access remote learning,” according to a 2020 UNICEF report, an even bigger problem during a pandemic when students can’t access virtual classes. Eneza Education is using texts messages to deliver classes. Their bite-size lessons delivered via text and “Ask a Teacher” feature are providing education to millions of subscribers.

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  • California schools build local wireless networks to bridge digital divide

    January 04, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    School districts and cities in California are looking to create their own local Wifi networks as a long-term solution to the digital divide, and an alternative to hotspots. Some are even becoming internet service providers themselves (ISP) — efforts, they say, that will make it easier to provide internet access to those who can’t afford it.

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  • Foundation offers tutoring opportunities to inner-city youth

    December 31, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Wave |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Ed Center provides tutoring assistance to children from fourth through the 12th grades in South Los Angeles. The center makes tutoring as financially accessible as possible by charging $6.25 for two hours of tutoring and provides full or partial scholarships for families. University students volunteer as tutors The center has helped close to 500 students pursue higher education.

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  • How a program in Bangladesh is preparing garment workers for college

    December 31, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Pathways to Promise is a program helping garment workers in Bangladesh, mostly women and young girls, overcome financial obstacles when pursuing higher education. Pathways, which was started in 2016, helps offset salary loss for enrolled garment worker's, whose families depended on to survive, by providing a stipend. While enrolled, students receive academic preparation, and tutoring, to make it easier for them to transition into college. Since the program's inception, 470 students have enrolled and 25 graduated from its first cohort.

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  • While many colleges are making big cuts during the pandemic, a few opt for permanent transformation

    December 30, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Unity, Maine

    Across the U.S. many colleges and universities adapted their courses and curriculum to meet Covid safety guidelines, but many are seeing the pandemic as a catalyst for the necessary innovation, acceleration, and changes. Unity College in Maine is shifting the traditional semester system into eight, five-week terms both online and in-person, at a much lower price for students. Over in Colorado, Metropolitan State University pivoted its approach by creating a free program to retrain people who lost jobs due to the pandemic.

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  • What A Solar-Powered, Portable Library Looks Like

    December 30, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    Arizona State University’s SolarSPELL project developed a waterproof device with a solar panel and other equipment that allows users to connect to “offline WiFi” networks and browse preloaded webpages. SD cards store open access educational content and national education ministries have the ability to add national textbooks and other culturally relevant content. About 25 users can connect without slowing browsing speeds and the ASU team provides training on how to use the device. While the device is primarily charged using the solar panel, it can also be charged using electricity during cloudy weather.

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  • How Tulsa Is Reconnecting Immigrants and Refugees to High-Skill Careers

    December 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Skilled immigrants are better able to capitalize on their education and work experience with some help. Initiatives in Massachusetts and Oklahoma aim to help immigrants and refugees navigate complicated higher education systems to better match their previous education with credits in American universities. These programs also help them recognize cultural differences that could affect their job search in addition to increasing “cultural competency” for employers.

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  • Nashville's ‘Navigator' Tries to Keep Students in Remote Learning From Getting Lost in the System

    December 20, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    In order to keep track of students and prevent them from dropping out, the Nashville district created “Navigators.” A corps of 5,600 school employees- teachers, lunchroom workers, and bookkeepers, who track students through weekly phone and video calls. The navigators have “completed roughly 220,000 calls to parents and students since school started in August,” each with a caseload of 6 to 12 students. Their conversations have led from everything to helping students complete assignments, to buying groceries, to finding out students are homeless.

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  • These Buses Bring School to Students

    December 17, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Michigan

    In Jackson, Michigan, 1 in 5 children have access to wifi through school buses. Out of the roughly 5,000 children, 70 percent qualify for free and reduced lunch. The buses guarantee they have reliable access to the internet during a pandemic. The buses park outside apartment complexes, a homeless shelter, and the rec center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s just one way the school district is adapting to student needs during a health pandemic.

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