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  • ‘It's been such a gift for me.' Apps help schools and families overcome language barriers

    March 13, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The ReachWell app helps break down language barriers by allowing teachers to text in English and parents to receive messages in their own language. Translation apps like ReachWell allow parents to be more engaged in their child’s education. The app is currently used in several school districts and is also beginning to partner with emergency service agencies to provide alerts in other languages besides English.

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  • Deep red Utah wants to keep voting by mail

    March 12, 2024 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Utah has universal vote-by-mail, in which every eligible voter receives a ballot in the mail ahead of elections. Even as other Republican-led states have placed more restrictions on voting by mail, Utah legislators have rejected proposed changes, and roughly three-quarters of likely voters in 2024 say they think the process produces “fair outcomes.”

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  • How people like Brenda Glass help violent crime survivors rebuild

    March 11, 2024 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Trauma recovery centers are spreading across the United States as a way to help people involved in violent crime escape it and prevent future crimes. These centers provide personalized, wraparound services to anyone in need, regardless of whether the crime they survived was reported or whether they’ve participated in violence in the past.

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  • English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents

    March 11, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    ourBRIDGE for Kids is a school-based program that helps English language learners improve their language skills. Since the pandemic increased rates of chronic absenteeism among English language learners, ourBridge shifted its focus to also provide family services to provide comprehensive support, like secure housing and grocery delivery, that helps keep youth in school.

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  • Enrollment in tribal language courses grows in Oklahoma as tribes aim to increase fluency

    March 11, 2024 |

    Oklahoma Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    In an effort to increase language fluency and preserve the Indigenous culture, public schools in Oklahoma are offering Indigenous language programs to teach a variety of languages, like Cherokee and Choctaw, to interested students. In the 2022-2023 school year, 3,314 students from elementary through high school participated in an Indigenous language program.

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  • 'Happier families, happier students': How Denver's community hubs are helping migrants

    March 11, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver Public Schools’ Community Hubs provide wide-ranging support for students and their families, from language classes and GED programs for parents learning English to food pantries, financial education courses, and mobile medical appointments. The hubs have served more than 4,000 families since launching in 2022, with roughly 600 migrant families being served this year.

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  • The Government Set a Fire in New Mexico. It Burned 341,735 Acres

    March 10, 2024 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    The most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s modern history started as a prescribed burn managed by the United States Forest Service. These fires are meticulously planned and executed to remove flora that increases the risk of extreme wildfires, and the vast majority of them go as planned. The Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak Fire did not, leaving officials and locals to assess what went wrong and rebuild the impacted communities.

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  • 'Wraparound Support' Meets Black and Hispanic Girls' Overlooked Mental Health Needs

    March 08, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Waukegan, Illinois

    Working on Womanhood (WOW) hosts weekly, school-based meetings for Black and Hispanic girls in grades six to 12 to connect, work through personal problems and build a sense of self-awareness and confidence, as this population is largely underserved by mental health programs. Research shows that WOW participants experience decreased anxiety and depression and WOW counselors also report seeing less anger and fights among the participating students.

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  • Oakland debate group gives low-income students opportunities usually exclusive to private schools

    March 07, 2024 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Bay Area Urban Debate League serves students in low-income communities by providing debate opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t be able to access or afford. Teaching debate and participating in tournaments teach students valuable life skills like argumentation, critical thinking, research and logic. In 2023, the Bay Area Urban Debate League served 300 middle and high school students.

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  • Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

    March 07, 2024 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at Standford University analyzes aerial photographs to detect fields with manure illegally spread on them in the winter. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can use that information to manually check fields for compliance with regulations that are meant to prevent water contamination.

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