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Here's What Happens When Child Brides Go to School

Priti Salian

March 08, 2016 |

GOOD Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, India, the literacy rate of women stands at 53%, which falls far below the country's rate of 74%, the low literacy rate is also believed to be a likely contributor to the high rate of child brides in the state. The Veerni Project started as a way to give girls the opportunity to continue their education through and past high school, by providing safe, clean room and board, meals and empowering its students and graduates to be agents of change.

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How Can the College Application Process Be Improved?

Holly Korbey

March 07, 2016 |

KQED |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

To help fix the hyper-competitive college application process, a coalition of universities are trying to develop a more equitable process. The coalition has developed a set of tools for students including a free app that helps provide straight-forward information about the application process to more than 600 colleges and universities, a "collaboration platform" where students can share their application materials and receive feedback from mentors or coaches, as well as virtual storage for students to save documents and work pertinent to their college application.

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Without support, Minnesota students left behind at graduation

Laura Yuen Brandt Williams

March 07, 2016 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota's students of color graduate at rates lower than their counterparts in nearly every state. A lack of spending on student support statewide may have something to do with it.

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The Math Revolution

Peg Tyre

March 01, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The number of American teens who excel at advanced math has surged, as new programs cater directly to the uppermost echelon of math students, training them for international competitions.

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In Silicon Valley, a bold approach to preschool access

Deepa Fernandes

February 26, 2016 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Although Silicon Valley is full of high-end preschool options, the surrounding low-income areas have been deemed child care deserts, with most families resorting to informal care options. Educare, a model that has spread to 14 states, is trying to change that. Serving as both a preschool and a community gathering center and funded largely by public preschool funds, Educare brings play-based preschool to local students so they can enter kindergarten on a level playing field with their wealthier peers.

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Hillary Clinton Wants to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline. She Should Embrace Restorative Justice.

Alexandria Neason

February 23, 2016 |

Slate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Restorative justice programs essentially focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment. Schools that use the model try to understand and address the deficits that provoke students to misbehave, and teach students how to reconcile the consequences of their actions with all those affected by them.

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Why Oklahoma's public preschools are some of the best in the country

Lillian Mongeau

February 02, 2016 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Clinton, Oklahoma

Free, universal preschool education has been a priority - one that transcends politics - for leaders in the small town of Clinton, Oklahoma.

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Denver's unified school enrollments may offer Boston a lesson

Jeremy C. Fox

January 25, 2016 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The one-stop shopping for public, magnet, charter and innovations schools has proved popular in Coloroda but generated controversy in Massachusetts.

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Ethnic studies classes in S.F. surprisingly successful

Jill Tucker

January 13, 2016 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Stanford University researchers found that at-risk students who enrolled in a ninth-grade ethnic studies class saw significant improvements in performance and attendance compared to their peers who were not enrolled. Reporter Jill Tucker writes, "the academic benefits of the course were so significant, the researchers who conducted the Stanford study said they were shocked by their own findings." The research could have major implications for the education of San Francisco's predominantly non-white public school population.

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Walsh, de Blasio take different paths on preschool promise

Stephanie Ebbert

December 28, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Two years after his election, the mayor of New York created a universal preschool program. In Boston, progress has been much slower.

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