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How a Tulsa 'failure factory' turned around its graduation rate in three years

Amadou Diallo

December 05, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

In high-poverty urban schools student retention is a major issue, often school is the last concern for these children. Now, City Year and other nonprofits have university students come to the high schools and tutor or mentor the high school kids and provide a place for them to talk, as well as other measures that help keep students in school.

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Rural schools unite to make college the rule, rather than the exception

Amadou Diallo

November 16, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

High school students in rural areas show lower rates of college degrees and have fewer opportunities such as not having a dual enrolment program that allows them to take college courses while in high school. Ohio Appalachian Collaborative involves rural schools working together to fight for grants and opportunities for the students in rural areas, and so far the statistics show that more students are going to college and are more engaged in high school.

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The ‘Problem Child' Is a Child, Not a Problem

Suzanne Bouffard

October 24, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Isolating or punitive methods in early childhood education can have a lasting effect on a 'problematic' child, leading to greater behavioural problems. Collaborative Problem Solving techniques, such as 'Plan B', require the child and teacher or parent to work together to identify each of their concerns and come up with a mutually beneficial solution, allowing both sides to be heard in a calm environment.

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The One Simple Way to Help Poor Kids Stay in School

Debra Bruno

October 19, 2017 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A study of high school students in Chicago has has found that personalized tutoring can help low-income students advance academically, challenging conventional wisdom that once a student falls behind, it's almost impossible to bring them back to speed. Many advocate for a "scaling-up" of tutoring programs, as the personalized attention and relationship with the tutor has been proven valuable.

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"Stop the Bleeding"

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

October 18, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Far too many students in Philadelphia are not successfully completing their university degrees. A new program at Community College of Philadelphia involves high school freshman taking the equivalent of two years of college courses to obtain an associate's degree, while also obtaining their high school diploma. The hope is that this will encourage students to go on to complete their university degree.

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India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

Liz Willen

October 16, 2017 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: India

In India, an intense gender disparity has continued to develop in the sphere of educational attainment. This article discusses new innovations, both public and private, seeking to bridge this attainment gap and increase female enrollment in schools.

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Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?

Benoit Denizet-Lewis

October 11, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Anxiety is growing amongst adolescents, possibly due to the rise of the smartphone. Teachers and parents are struggling to find help for anxious teens, Mountain Valley is a treatment facility that involves group therapy, exposure therapy and more to help reduce their patient's anxiety.

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Recruiting teachers with a social justice hook

Jana Hollingsworth

September 24, 2017 |

Duluth News Tribune |

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Response Location: United States

In 2011, a professor at the University of Colorado implemented Pathways2Teaching in several local high schools. Through this "grown your own" program, juniors and seniors study teaching and education through a race and equity lens. The program has motivated students to stay in school and attracted more students of color to the profession. Now, Duluth's public schools are working to implement a similar curriculum in the hopes of developing a long-term pipeline for local teachers of color.

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Mother shares story of teenage son's suicide: 'He never seemed depressed'

Kym Klass

September 14, 2017 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Alabama

Teenage suicides are gaining attention in order to prevent the "Silent Epidemic" of youth epidemic. Programs are now being implemented in schools to provide a place for students to get help, teachers are being educated about warning signs, and parents are also being educated about identifying children who are suicidal.

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How high schools break up the ‘ninth-grade bottleneck' to help students graduate on time

Neal Morton

September 02, 2017 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Acting on research that suggests students' freshman year grades are a reliable predictor of whether or not they will graduate from high school, administrators and teachers in Seattle are implementing new efforts to avoid "the ninth-grad bottleneck." With the addition of new counselors and tutors and close monitoring of students throughout their freshman year, schools have seen improvements in retention rates, grades, and test scores. One principal said, “Our aim was to create a culture where failure was literally not an option.”

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