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  • The Power of Being Seen

    Holly Korbey

    October 27, 2017 |

    Edutopia |

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    Response Location: United States, Cold Springs, Nevada

    For a decade, only a little more than half of the students from Washoe Country District graduated. So, school leaders launched a Social Emotional Learning program. That’s because research shows that kids that don’t form emotional connections at school are at a higher risk of dropping out. The “district’s three signature SEL classroom practices [include]: welcome rituals and routines, more engaging or interactive teaching methods, and end-of-class reflections.” In the five years since implementing the program, graduation rates increased by 18 percent.

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  • This Tiny Country Feeds the World

    Frank Viviano Luca Locatelli

    September 15, 2017 |

    National Geographic |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Wageningen

    By using new technology and shared knowledge, the Dutch have become global leaders in agricultural innovation and solutions to fight famine. Work being done at Wageningen University & Research has allowed farmers in the Netherlands to grow crops year-round and in all kinds of weather, while eliminating the use of chemical pesticides and reducing the dependence on water by as much as 90 percent at some farms. Exporting these techniques to other countries has its challenges, but international graduate students are working to implement these programs in their home regions to help people experiencing hunger.

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  • A system of support: How Ontario sets its teachers up to succeed

    Kevin McCorry

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 3 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students. One of the key factors to their success is rigorous preparation of and support for their teachers. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, struggles to find and retain educators.

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  • English learners: Other places are showing what works

    Jacqueline Rabe Thomas

    June 12, 2017 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Dual language programs that split the school day into half English instruction and half in a different language have been shown to be effective for students learning English as well as native English speakers to learn a second language. For the programs to work, however, a school needs to be able to recruit bilingual teachers, the commitment of leaders, and adequate funding.

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  • Can Teacher Residencies Help With Shortages?

    Sarah Sparks

    May 09, 2017 |

    Education Week |

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    Response Location: United States

    A small but growing group of programs in the U.S. are offering teaching "residencies" to college students. Students earn a stipend to student-teach in local schools in exchange for their commitment to work in the schools for a set number of years after graduating. Researchers found that 45 percent of residency teachers nationwide were teachers of color compared with 19 percent of all new teachers. Participants were also more likely to still be teaching in the school system four years later.

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  • Addiction doc says: It's not the drugs. It's the ACEs – adverse childhood experiences.

    Jane Ellen Stevens

    May 02, 2017 |

    ACES Too High |

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    Response Location: United States

    ACEs quantifies the adverse event in an individual's childhood, as a means to treat addiction. Understanding addiction as resulting from past events helps to treat these individuals through medication and developing a plan to help each patient live a sober life without medications while de-shaming and de-blaming them.

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  • Takto učí dobrý učiteľ. Novinár odišiel z Bratislavy na východ a odpísané deti vyťahuje do normálneho života

    Juraj Koník

    April 06, 2017 |

    Denník N |

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    Response Location: Slovakia

    Učiteľ, produkt programu Teach for Slovakia, robí pozitívne zmeny v triedach, v ktorých žiaci zaostávajú v čítaní, matematike a prírodných vedách.

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  • Preparing Young Americans for a Complex World

    David Bornstein

    February 08, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    In a globalized world, increased focus has been put on expanding the frequently under-studied global competency component of American Student's education. By integrating lessons on this type of global thinking and knowledge into common courses, educators across the country are attempting to remedy this lack of global competency.

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  • Why keeping minority teachers in the classroom matters

    Josh Kenworthy

    January 10, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    While minority students in K-12 account for almost 50%, there are significantly fewer minority teachers. Most of the efforts are focused on recruitment but not on retention as teachers spend on average three years at a job. There are a few programs that are helping to increase retention by creating a collaborative community of teachers. However, a more systemic approach is needed.

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  • Colorful maps and wooden blocks have lured some skeptical parents — but can free public Montessori survive in Detroit?

    Erin Einhorn

    December 14, 2016 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit implemented the Montessori Method at several public schools, despite funding constraints. The program has attracted families that might otherwise look to the suburbs and private schools for education. It has resulted in more diverse classrooms and more opportunities for students.

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