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How Philadelphia Flipped: Second Chances for Youth

Zari Tarazona

January 08, 2020 |

YR Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia has made a concerted effort toward reducing the number of youth being arrested in schools. Leadership, including the school police commissioner and district attorney, changed procedures so that youth, instead of getting arrested, are enrolled in diversion programs. While there’s been pushback from some law enforcement, early studies have pointed to a decline in arrests without a decline in safety.

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ALICE Is Overstating the Effectiveness of Its Active Shooter Trainings

Champe Barton

January 08, 2020 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The ALICE Training Institute provides active-shooter training for schools around the United States. The organization’s website says that 18 schools have had success using its protocol, and yet an investigation by The Trace found that many of the schools they count as a success actually strayed from its methods. While lacking in proof of concept, school officials did report increased sense of safety and confidence because of the trainings.

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Charter operators are offering online degrees as a plan B for their alumni

Kalyn Belsha

January 08, 2020 |

Chalkbeat National |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

In addition to encouraging students to pursue higher education, charter school networks have started to follow up with alumni who end up dropping out of college, offering them alternative paths to a degree, such as online classes.

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Education after the school bell rings: libraries lend help with homework difficulties

Brenna Brown

January 08, 2020 |

The Beacon Today |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Palm Beach, Florida

Libraries around West Palm Beach, Florida, have collaborated to offer resources to children who need to work on technology-dependant homework after school, but who don't have access to the Internet or a computer at home. The libraries offer free group-style tutoring with adult supervision and assistance, allowing kids to ask questions and get help with difficult assignments.

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In depopulating Baltics, Lithuanian school adopts unorthodox approach to survive

Urtė Korsakovaitė

January 07, 2020 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Lithuania, Rumšiškės

Facing competition from urban schools, a rural school in Lithuania is taking an alternative approach to teaching. The school has shifted its instruction to be student-centric and address individual student's needs, dividing students based on performance, and assigning tutors to focus on social needs. The school has achieved a ranking of 58th place in the country, scoring higher than many larger city schools.

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How these Bay Street finance pros are helping mental-health agencies find efficiencies

Karen Black

January 07, 2020 |

TVO |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

In Toronto, Canada, two former finance professionals are using their business acumen to help mental health organizations find efficiencies through their non-profit organization Capitalize for Kids. Acting as pro-bono consultants, the two people at the helm of Capitalize for Kids have helped mental health organizations save money and improve services for clients.

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In Germany, How To Teach Empathy For The Disabled

Priti Salian

January 06, 2020 |

Folks |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Using role-playing techniques, a new program places future health workers in the shoes of people who face accessibility barriers. The program is intended to show students how simple tasks like going to the grocery store can be very challenging.

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Revolutionary thinking? Colleges let students opt out of admissions exams.

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

January 06, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Some colleges and universities believe the solution to a more equitable admissions process is the removal of standardized tests from the criteria considered. Now, many are acting on this idea and getting rid of the requirement or going "test-optional."

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Telework program is ‘game changer' for women in rural parts of Utah

Becky Jacobs

January 02, 2020 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Logan, Utah

Training rural residents to work from home eases the struggle with unemployment. Utah’s Rural Online Initiative program provides rural residents with an online work certificate and training in online tools such as video-conferencing software. The one-month course is run by the Utah State University Extension and funded by Utah’s state legislature.

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What School Could Be If It Were Designed for Kids With Autism

Kristina Rizga

December 30, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York University and the New York City Department of Education are training elementary school teachers to use visual cues and other tools to teach students with autism spectrum disorder. The approach is unique for its emphasis on social skills in addition to academic lessons.

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