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  • Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

    David L. Kirp

    April 01, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Despite a deplorably small budget and an ominous lack of support from the government, the Union Public Schools district of Tulsa, Ok is achieving the incredible. Though many of the students are minorities and hail from low-income families, Union boasts exceptional graduation rates and a remarkable STEM-focused curriculum. Their success stems from a comprehensive focus on each individual child within the classroom and beyond, creating a hub for the greater community that includes resources like child care for teen mothers and a student-run garden.

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  • Minneapolis North High School dramatically increased its graduation rate. How'd they do it?

    Erin Hinrichs

    March 17, 2017 |

    MinnPost |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    High school graduation rates, especially for Black and Hispanic students, are alarmingly low, which led North High School in Minneapolis to rebuild the school model and foster a dramatic increase in the number of students graduating. Through daily advisory periods with teachers, a community of peer support, close contact between teachers and parents, and outside guidance, the school has seen overwhelming improvement.

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  • In a Rust Belt Town Where Tuition Is Covered, Economy Begins to Revive

    J. Gabriel Ware

    March 02, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    For over 10 years, a non-profit in Kalamazoo, Michigan has been covering 65 to 100 percent of college costs for local public school students. Kalamazoo Promise, which has inspired similar programs throughout the country, aims to retain and increase the city's population (after dropping numbers in recent decades) and improve college attendance and completion rates. So far, high school dropout rates have declined and more Kalamazoo students are enrolling in college. Furthermore, the improvements have been the same for low-income and minority students as for middle-income and white students.

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  • Is your kid absent more than classmates? School ‘nudge' letters tell parents just how much

    Neal Morton

    March 02, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    Adapting tactics that have helped persuade homeowners to use less electricity by comparing them to their neighbors, schools in Tacoma and other school districts across the nation are trying to boost student attendance with “nudge” letters. These nudges compare students’ attendance rates with school and district averages. Research has shown that the nudges reduces chronic absenteeism.

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  • America's Great Working-Class Colleges

    David Leonhardt

    January 18, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    CUNY has launched 6x as many students into the middle class as all the Ivy League schools combined. Dozens of colleges are vaulting thousands of low-income students into the middle class and beyond, allowing children from poorer families to enjoy brighter futures. But cuts to public funding for education may stand in their way.

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  • Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse but the rest of the world isn't listening

    Emma Young

    January 17, 2017 |

    Mosaic Science |

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    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

    In Iceland,the relationship between people and the state has allowed an effective national programme to reduce teen consumption of alcohol and drugs. The program identifies youth that are likely to abuse drugs and offers them physically challenging after-school activities that can reduce anxiety or provide a rush, such as dance classes and martial arts, along with curfews and parent education.

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  • Did free college save this city?

    Simon Montlake

    December 17, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    In 2005, anonymous donors announced they would cover college tuition for most students in all future Kalamazoo, Michigan classes: "Other cities declare themselves open for business or tourism. Kalamazoo wants you to know that it’s funding knowledge." While the culture around college has changed dramatically since the program's inception and more students are attending college, the program hasn't come without challenges: many get to college but don't necessarily have the preparation to make it to graduation. As other cities start similar programs, Kalamazoo's long-standing initiative offers important lessons.

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  • What Keeps Women Out of Career Programs — and What Will Make Them Stay

    Johnny Magdaleno

    December 16, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Newport, Kentucky

    Research is recognizing that to help women graduate from career programs additional supports and services are needed such as child care, domestic violence aid and emergency cash assistance. Programs, such as The Brighton Center, provide systems of support where students can list additional supports they need and receive the help they need to graduate.

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  • The Sea Creature That Saved a School (How Lobsters Are Keeping Students in School)

    Tanya Paperny

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Deer Isle, Maine

    Deer Isle, Maine, struggled to keep students in school; many students felt that a diploma was unnecessary, since they could drop out and join the lobster fishing industry. But the local high school found a creative solution to keep students engaged and ensure more opportunities in what can be a volatile industry. They redesigned courses to suit the interests of students, moving to project-based learning that explores traditional academic topics through fishing and marine themes, such as studying geometry through boat building. The approach has helped increase graduation rates by more than 30 percent.

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  • Ultimate internships: 15,000 high schoolers get job ops year-round

    Lori Higgins

    November 19, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    After School Matters, provides thousands of apprenticeships and internships to Chicago high school students exposing them to career paths and making them more likely to graduate and pass their classes.

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