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  • Old learning concept can help students without resources learn online amid the pandemic

    October 12, 2020 |

    KDVR-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    In Denver, learning pods are helping students access virtual classes during a pandemic. At the Adams 12 school district, 4000 students, district-wide, participate in the pod. Similarly, HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op launched a learning center. Students can sit in a classroom, access Wi-Fi, and count on the support of an adult. They also distributed 600 computers, 400 webcams from PCs, and 1,077 laptops to enrolled middle and high school students.

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  • Only 1 of 3 Black boys is ready for kindergarten. How one organization is trying to improve that

    October 12, 2020 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The African American Youth Harvest Foundation in Austin, Texas, is aiming to close the gap for young Black boys who are not ready for kindergarten. The nonprofit works closely with families, and helps provide for immediate needs, like food, childcare, and utility bills. In the future, it hopes to employ social workers to address a wider swath of critical concerns and address learning issues among both Black and Hispanic boys, from birth to age 5.

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  • ‘Smart Buses' roll WiFi to students without access

    October 12, 2020 |

    WAVY-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    In order to bridge the digital divide one school district in Virginia is putting Wi-Fi routers on its school buses. They call them Smart Buses. They buses drive out to neighborhoods where students don't have access to fast, reliable internet. “Four of the Smart Buses go out every day. Each can serve about 40 students, covering about three-quarters of the need in the district.”

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  • How one state is sending thousands of WiFi hotspots to keep students in school

    October 12, 2020 |

    WSPA-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Travelers Rest, South Carolina

    In South Carolina, 180,000 households don’t have access to Wifi, according to estimates. A problem for students who are trying to attend virtual classes. Using CARES funds, the state purchased hotspots. In one county, almost all of the students are connected. “The hotspots are working well, with just about all of the county’s 77,000 students logging on to learn.”

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  • How one school district is closing the equity gap with a school bus and a card table

    October 12, 2020 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Hutto, Texas

    While virtual learning can work for some, for special education students, many services and lessons get lost. “When it comes to those occupational needs and those speech needs, they’re not getting those services met because they’re not in school.” In Texas, one school district is using a bus to provide curbside education to special education students. A teacher, a table, and materials are all inside the bus. Once inside, students receive lessons from specialists. “As soon as Arwyn got on the bus the first time, she was super excited to see her teachers, to see her occupational therapist."

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  • Where are they now? The graduates of India's Door Step School

    October 12, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    Back in 1988, Bina Sheth Lashkar, started noticing that students who lived in Slums were dropping out at high rates because they had to work to support their families. So, Bina and her colleague created Door Step School.“If children can’t go to the school, let the school come to them.” What began as a class of 25 students has now evolved to 200 centers in Mumbai and Pune, and a schools-on-wheels project.

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  • College recruiting of California students turns virtual during pandemic

    October 12, 2020 |

    EdSource |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    High schools and colleges across California are turning to virtual campus tours and remote recruiting in order to appeal to college-bound students. College representatives are hosting Zoom sessions to connect with students and hosting college fairs online. Although the virtual aspect has decreased the excitement of being on campus in person, it has also widened accessibility to students who wouldn't have otherwise been able to attend for a variety of reasons.

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  • Nashville schoolroom helps single parents with students' online learning

    October 12, 2020 |

    WKRN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    The Dream Center is providing a free schoolroom in Nashville for the children of single parents to stay on track for school. The nonprofit, which is run and staffed by volunteers, provides free meals to 32 students throughout the day, and helps them complete their daily lessons, all while following Covid-19 protocols.

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  • For Kids at Home, ‘a Small Intervention Makes a Big Difference'

    October 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Engaging parents during the pandemic is crucial for student learning. This story takes a look at methods undertaken by an organization in U.S. and another in Botswana. In the U.S., Springboard, has a five-week summer program that helps parents assist their children with book reading. The group also trained 3,000 new Teach for America members and went from working with 62 schools to 667. In Bostwana, the organization Young 1ove launched the Low-Tech Remote Education program, which gives student math classes through text or calls.

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  • How can students learn online if they don't know the language? This city tackled the issue

    October 05, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    The city of Tulsa took a variety of steps to make sure English as a Second Language learners didn’t fall behind in their virtual classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, school officials made sure students had their basic needs by providing them with meals, hotspots, Chromebooks, and classroom supplies. Families were also given access to social workers that check in one of them, had support from teachers, and could network with other ESL parents through the English Learner Parent Advisory Committee. “Everything they’ve given us has been a miracle.”

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