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Some Minnesota school districts made changes to grading systems during pandemic to help protect GPAs, they may not go back

Josh Verges

June 06, 2021 |

The Bemidji Pioneer |

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Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

In St. Paul, Minnesota, the St. Paul school district switched from a letter grade structure to a pass/fail system. A trend that was seen across other districts in the states. The move came after the pandemic resulted in an increase in students failing classes across the district and was part of a “do no harm” philosophy. Data shows the change helped some students and some said they felt more supported. The move is part of a larger effort the district is trying to prevent students from failing like credit recovery.

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The Pandemic Modernized School Board Meetings — Will the Changes Last?

Darcy Sprague

May 13, 2021 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

School districts across the country from Miami, FL, to Richmond, VA, had to modernize their school meetings to follow safety precautions of the pandemic. To do this, school districts moved their school board meetings to online platforms, or allowed participants to leave comments through voicemail messages. While these solutions were not perfect, it made it easier and convenient for parents to participate.

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Free Tuition Might Save Community Colleges — But What If Students Need More?

Melanie Bavaria

April 22, 2021 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

While community colleges across the country saw a decrease in enrollment during the pandemic, one school, Nashville State, saw a slight increase in the number of Tennesse Reconnect students enrolled. Tenneese Recconnect is a statewide program that helps students pay tuition at a community college. It wasn’t just the financial assistance that helped those students stay in school, but the support. At Nashville State, Reconnect students are part of a program that gives them support, connection with other students, and even helped to pay for their textbooks.

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The equalizers

Katherine Stanley Obando

March 19, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Education quickly pivoted when COVID-19 led to school closures by training teachers to teach online, providing email addresses, and giving families autonomous learning guides. The Ministry also digitized its enrollment data so that it could track and stay connected with students, while also ensuring that all families had the food and nutrition they needed while children were not able to attend school in person.

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The tutoring revolution: How it could transform education

Stephanie Hanes

March 16, 2021 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States

Research shows tutoring can increase learning. Two years into the pandemic, the exact rates of learning loss due to pandemic learning are still unknown, but its effects have been documented. Researchers, teachers, and academics are advocating for “high dosage,” or “high impact," tutoring (a form of tutoring where one tutor is paired with one student, or a group of small students) at a national level. Students at Chicago public schools who got high impact tutoring “two to three times as much as their peers.”

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To serve kids in the pandemic, a tribe and a Washington school district create a unique learning space

Dahlia Bazzaz

March 09, 2021 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Port Angeles, Washington

Leaders from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Port Angeles School District had a vision of creating a go-between space for students while school buildings were closed. Within the span of a month, this small community managed to create one.

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Lifeline: How Bilingual Learning Pods Are Helping English Language Learners Navigate Classes During the Pandemic Without Teachers or Peers

Patrick O'Donnell

March 03, 2021 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

English language learners in Cleveland, Ohio are getting the help they need to get through school through bilingual learning pods. Esperanza Inc., a local non-profit, opened up centers for Spanish-speaking students catch up on their remote learning lessons, but the crucial part was staffing the center with bilingual staff. The centers currently have a waitlist and serve anywhere from 40-50 students.

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‘Learning pods' taking root in Black, Latino neighborhoods

Meghan E. Irons

February 14, 2021 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

In Boston, four organizations that serve Black and Latino families formed an alliance to provide low-cost learning pods to students of color. Run out of two churches, the full-day learning pods “serve nearly two dozen kindergarten through sixth-grade students.” The service comes at a crucial time, since pandemic learning is leaving behind students of color who already were at a disadvantage.

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Even older teens benefit from catch-up classes

Jill Barshay

February 08, 2021 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: Israel

Despite the evidence of early interventions when children are failing academic, a now-defunct Israeli remedial high school program had long lasting effects on the participants. The teens that participated in the program attended college at higher rates, rose on the income ladder and even had higher marriage rates as adults. “I don’t think that we have evidence to give up on students who are older.”

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From language lessons to rap: a day centre fights to keep Lithuania's Roma kids in school

Giedrius Vitkauskas

January 30, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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Response Location: Lithuania, Vilnius

A nonprofit in Lithuania is providing resources for children from the Roma community in order to decrease the rate of students who drop out of school early. The historically-marginalized group faces social stigmas and economic challenges. A day center offers a space to participate in extracurricular activities and volunteers also visit children who skip school with offers of homework help. Their efforts have resulted in a gradual increase of Roma children who stay in school.

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