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  • A turnaround school on the rise sees progress halted by the pandemic

    June 01, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Metaire, Louisiana

    When the John Q. Adams Middle School in Louisiana received a D rating, a new principal stepped in to restructure and address the ongoing issues with staff and students and was seeing success—but that changed when the pandemic hit and the school was unable to shift to remote learning. Progress started by holding one-on-one sessions with all staff and administrators at the school, tidying up the campus, and by approaching school discipline with a perspective that is conducive to long-term positive change.

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  • Teaching in the time of coronavirus: Finding creative ways to engage students

    May 31, 2020 |

    San Diego Union-Tribune |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    As teachers have shifted their classrooms to remote learning during the pandemic, the challenge of keeping students actively engaged and interested remains. For some teachers in California this included enhancing lessons by taking students on a virtual field trips, hosting online poetry slams and workshops featuring prominent local artists, and even meeting students at the "place" they seem to be frequenting the most, the popular visual social media platform TikTok.

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  • From dance to karate, schools keeping kids active with online sessions amid coronavirus

    May 31, 2020 |

    Staten Island Advance |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    Dance, karate, and music instructors in Staten Island, New York are adapting and shifting the ways they deliver lessons to work within the virtual landscape their students, and the rest of society are living in due to the pandemic. Some of the new ways these instructors have approached lesson delivery include using Google Classroom, developing a new music-specific learning platform, and incorporating new classes normally not offered.

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  • How Denmark Got Its Children Back to School So Soon After Lockdown

    May 28, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    Starting in mid-April, Denmark welcomed its students back to school with new hand washing stations, extra sinks, spaced out desks, and some classes outside. After initial hesitance from some parents, the thorough approach and lack of resulting COVID-19 cases have won over the majority of families.

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  • “A communal trauma:” Counselors help students combat stress amid pandemic

    May 28, 2020 |

    The Notebook |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    As high schoolers across the nation grapple with the stress of the sudden shift to online learning, unstable home environments, and for some students the toll of coronavirus on family members, school counselors are looking for the best ways to support them. For some counselors, outreach has taken the form of weekly check-ins, helplines and texting, but that comes with its own challenges. “We have to remember that we’re suffering a communal trauma here. We have to step back and really make sure the children are doing OK emotionally.”

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  • Meals on the bus go round and round

    May 27, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    The Sweetwater County school district in Southeastern Wyoming is distributing meals to students around the county, while addressing obstacles some families may face due to lack of transportation or conflicting work schedules. With the assistance of federal funding, the district developed bus routes and pick-up locations based on the degree of need in order to deliver more meals.

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  • Enseñar a leer y escribir en casa: cómo se las ingenian las familias de un millón y medio de niños y niñas

    May 27, 2020 |

    Red/Acción |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Argentina

    Este informe muestra cómo los maestros de educación temprana se ocupan de cuidar a sus alumnos a través de Internet en el año en que sus estudiantes aprenden a leer. Las madres se convierten en maestras y las maestras guían todo digitalmente.

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  • A collective approach to distance teaching

    May 27, 2020 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    When schools across New Hampshire, and the U.S., suspended in-person classes as a result of the pandemic, each developed its own way of dealing with a new teaching landscape, including Beech Street Elementary in Manchester. Instead of having teachers individually their class, the school took a "collective approach" and had teachers work as a team, with each teacher in charge of one specific lesson, to deliver the lessons to all students within the same grade. The school also accommodated ELL students by relying on a translation app, and used social media platforms to communicate with parents.

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  • Tribe aims to improve dental health by bringing smiles to the dental visit

    May 25, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Carlos, Arizona

    The San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona has been able to increase dental healthcare access for children through targeted outreach and an educational marketing campaign. The goal of the multifaceted approach is to address fears, both on the part of the child and parents, through education about going to the dentist. The result has been a significant uptick in the number of children's dentistry appointments and caregivers reporting that their children are no longer afraid.

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  • How some Mississippi teens are saving their town from climate change

    May 23, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Duck Hill, Mississippi

    Through the Achieving Sustainability Through Education and Economic Development Solutions (ASEEDS) Creek Rangers program, teens and community leaders are raising awareness of the effects of climate change in their small Mississippi town. They’ve fixed their community’s drainage system to help mitigate floods that have impacted the area for years. While some people were skeptical of their efforts, they’ve been able to work with pastors and other people to show how climate change is already impacting them.

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