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The University of California Stands Out Among Top Schools When It Comes to Serving Poor Students

Adam Harris

May 01, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, California

Compared to its peers, the University of California system is the best at enrolling and graduating low income students. In addition to funneling state funding towards these efforts, the UCs provide support throughout students' time in college and reach out to local high school students before the application process even begins, with summer academic enrichment programs and school visits.

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One big upside of career and tech programs? They push more kids to graduate

Matt Barnum

April 19, 2018 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

A former high school teacher turned researcher found that both high-income and low-income students who attended career and technical education high schools were more likely to graduate than their peers enrolled in strictly academic programs. In this article, the teacher, Mr. Dougherty, explains why is he unsure of all of the reasoning behind his findings and still hesitant to suggest districts scale up the model.

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The Posse Foundation

Jill Harkins

April 12, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States

Jill Harkins writes, "As the research shows, it’s not enough to get students into college. We need to also get them through college, and into jobs." The Posse Foundation recruits driven and accomplished low-income students to attend partner colleges in 10-person cohorts, a model that the Foundation believes offers a built-in support system that may prevent students from dropping out when facing the stressors of a new and challenging environment. And that is just the beginning - the Foundation continues to provide students with support and career advice through and after graduation.

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How More Meetings Might Be The Secret To Fixing High School

Anya Kamenetz

March 31, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Schools in 13 states have found a promising and "decidedly unsexy" solution to "ninth-grade shock" - one with a 40 percent decrease in failure rates to its name. In the "Building Assets, Reducing Risks" (BARR) model, teachers, counselors, and social workers meet twice a week to compare notes on students' attendance, behavior, and social life. With many adult figures in the same room and sharing the same Google Doc, the school has found it easier to identify troubling patterns and develop personalized plans for each struggling student.

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Long-Term Gains: Pre-K Programs Lead to Furthered Education Later in Life

Abigail Fagan

March 22, 2018 |

Scientific American |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Child-Parent Centers (CPCs), Chicago-based early care education programs serving low-income children, opened their doors in 1967. A recent study of over 1,500 kids shows that students who enrolled in a CPC, which encourages full family involvement, were 47 percent and 41 percent more likely to go on to obtain an associate’s and bachelor’s degree respectively. Now, the study lead says, the question is “How do we implement these high-quality and highly effective programs at the state and national levels so all children have access regardless of their zip code?”

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Here's one of the best things schools can do to prevent mass shootings

Matt Rocheleau

March 14, 2018 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, New Bedford, Massachusetts

As gun violence continues to threaten schools across the country, school districts have stepped up to put preventative measures in place. One such measure are threat assessment teams, comprised of mental health professionals, teachers, and law enforcement, who work to proactively identify students that may be a potential threat. In doing so, they seek to address issues like bullying or problems at home that may cause students to turn to violence in the first place.

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When Parents Teach Children (and Vice Versa)

David Bornstein

March 13, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

PowerMyLearning, a U.S. nonprofit, is changing the culture around homework by more actively involving parents in the process. Based on the belief that both students and parents can learn from each other in these exchanges, PowerMyLearning utilizes a digital platform to streamline communication and strengthen the triangle between student, teacher, and family. A Johns Hopkins Education professor explains, "Right now the conversation about homework is whether we should have it, or is it effective. We’re not asking a more important question: Is there a different kind of homework that can give us better results?"

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University of Arizona tracks student ID cards to detect who might drop out

Shannon Liao

March 12, 2018 |

The Verge |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

The University of Arizona is tracking activity on students' ID cards to identify the likelihood of freshmen dropping out and intervene when appropriate. Combined with information on student grades and financial aid, students' visits to the library, student center, mail room, dorm, etc. are an accurate predictor of whether or not they will advance to sophomore year. And U of A has seen improvements in retention rates.

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Helping Montgomery Families Initiative seeks comprehensive approach to truancy, suspensions

Melissa Brown

March 09, 2018 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

Inspired by Mobile, Alabama's own program, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is implementing a crime prevention program that identifies students missing school and intervenes with informational meetings and home visits. Since the Mobile program began in 2003, over 4,000 children have benefited from the services. District Attorney Daryl Bailey noted, "It’s a proactive program in terms of law enforcement, which is unusual."

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Three years in, an ambitious experiment to improve the odds for kids at one elementary school is scaling back

Ann Schimke

March 08, 2018 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

A Colorado nonprofit takes a "place-based" approach to improving student outcomes. By offering wraparound social and educational services, Blocks of Hope aims "to flood a carefully defined geographic area with services in the hopes of touching a critical mass of residents, usually around 60 percent." On its third anniversary, the trumpeted program has started to lose steam, running up against the realities of a gentrifying neighborhood and funding shortages.

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