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How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes

Kate Schimel

October 10, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Paonia, Colorado

In 2011, the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), an education advocacy and research organization, launched the Colorado Legacy Schools project. The program funded innovative ways to increase the number and diversity of students taking AP classes. Instead of applying for funds to train teachers and subsidize test fees, Paonia High teamed up with two nearby schools to more than triple their collective AP offerings. It’s a promising model for rural, resource-limited schools trying to bring more college-prep opportunities to their few students.

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A helping hand for migrant students

Lyndsey Gilpin

October 09, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Center, Colorado

The Migrant Education Program, which offers educational and social services to migrant worker families in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, is growing in popularity among the valley’s migrant worker population, and has recently begun to focus on getting migrant students geared up for college .

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Addressing The Digital Divide In Education

Megan Kamerick

October 07, 2016 |

KNME-PBS |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Farmington, New Mexico

Many families in rural New Mexico still do not have high speed internet access at home. In Farmington, the public school district, a local college, and nonprofits are working to close the gap in the digital divide for students by addressing access to technology and the internet.

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In Arkansas, schools are supposed to teach in English. Here's how one district gets around it.

Jia H. Jung

September 28, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Springdale, Arkansas

In Springdale, students who speak Marshallese have a hard time performing at school due to their lack of English language comprehension. “Community liaisons” between the children, their parents, and the school became essential in ensuring that there is effective communication between all parties.

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Why are 63 million girls missing out on education?

Lucy Lamble

September 19, 2016 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a diverse group of leaders are tackling the persistent barriers to quality education for girls. By providing menstrual products, distributing bikes for transportation, and changing the perception of female education in the community, a combination of grassroots and big-picture efforts are gradually bringing some of the 63 million girls out of school into the classroom.

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An Effective but Exhausting Alternative to High-School Suspensions

Susan Dominus

September 07, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Suspensions are a common method to address behavioral problems at schools, but they can discourage academic progress and success. An alternative practice called "restorative justice" focuses on building relationships, empathy, and communication. The practice requires educator training and mindset shifts but has proven effective.

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Tired of being humiliated, these girls fought the school dress code. And won.

Evan Porter

September 01, 2016 |

Upworthy |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

School dress codes overwhelmingly affect girls, and being accused of breaking the code results in missed school and wearing 'shame clothes'. A few Portland students fought the school board, and it resulted in a new gender neutral dress code.

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Is universal preschool the answer? Britain says ‘yes'

Lillian Mongeau

August 23, 2016 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Bristol

Since 2004, the national government in England has paid for all three-year-olds to receive 15 free hours of child-care per week. Since the program was implemented, the academic achievement gap between high-income and low-income children has been shrinking and more children are performing well upon entering primary school on both academic and non-academic measures. Can the United States, where the average family with children under 5 spends 9% of its annual income on child care, translate any parts of the UK's model to its own early education policies?

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A light of hope for China's rural children

Vaidehi Shah

August 12, 2016 |

Eco-Business |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: China

In western and remote parts of China, where infrastructure is not fully developed, youth have a difficult time studying at night due to the lack of electricity. A social entrepreneur has designed a solar-powered light called Loving Lamp, with the help of Autodesk. The lamps are donated to the youth and are financed through the sales of another technology called ELittle Nut, which helps children study at the right distance from their books.

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Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities

Paul Nyhan

August 10, 2016 |

Equal Voice News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Native American students are 237% more likely to drop out than their white counterparts. Organizations like the Native American Community Academy (NACA), are changing those statistics by creating curricula that focus on tribal identity values. These alterations have proved successful as graduation rates and college attendance have risen among Native American students attending NACA.

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