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  • 'It is not too late': How some middle schools are improving English ILEARN scores

    July 28, 2025 |

    Chalkbeat Indiana |

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    Response Location: United States, Indiana

    To help shore up learning gaps in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, two Indiana middle schools doubled students’ instructional time in English and math, dedicating two class periods to each subject each day. The state also made it easier for schools to test students throughout the year instead of just once at the end of the year, providing checkpoints for educators to measure their progress and tailor instruction accordingly.

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  • How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news

    July 24, 2025 |

    Development and Cooperation |

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    Finland’s National Core Curriculum incorporates “multiliteracy” across all subject areas, and students begin learning about misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation from their first year in school. The country has consistently ranked first in the European Media Literacy Index.

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  • Affirmative action helps students thrive at universities across Brazil

    July 22, 2025 |

    The World |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Federal universities in Brazil operate on a quota system of affirmative action in which half of the available seats are awarded based solely on academic achievement and the other half are for students from underrepresented populations, including those identifying as Black, Indigenous, or disabled. The policy has encountered significant pushback, but it has also helped thousands of students access higher education.

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  • Safe haven or breeding ground for corruption: how Ukraine is building underground schools

    July 21, 2025 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    To safely get students back into in-person learning environments amid ongoing Russian attacks, the Ukrainian government has prioritized building underground schools, some of which are in repurposed metro stations while others are dedicated shelters attached to existing schools. So far, the country has completed 20 underground schools, with 221 more under construction, but concerns have also been raised about potential corruption among contractors.

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  • Connecticut Serves 1.75 Million Free Summer Meals As Federal Cuts Hit School Nutrition

    July 18, 2025 |

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    The Sun Meals Program distributes free breakfast and lunch to Connecticut children in the summer, with no registration or identification required. The program has handed out more than 1.75 million meals since June, but federal funding that helps support the distribution is being eliminated, leaving the state to shore up the gaps.

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  • How One School Turned Career Training Into a Turnaround Strategy

    July 17, 2025 |

    Education Week |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    DeWitt Clinton High School offers formal career pathway programs that allow students to gain real-world work experience and sometimes even earn industry credentials while completing their high school diploma requirements. There are pathways available for everything from visual arts to agriculture to health care careers, and the high school has seen its graduation numbers go up and absenteeism rates drop since establishing the programs.

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  • Hard up for students, more colleges are offering college credit for life experience, or 'prior learning'

    July 10, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Some colleges and universities, such as the Community College of Allegheny County, are expanding opportunities for students to earn academic credit for previous work and life experience, allowing them to bypass some courses and requirements covering skills they've already learned on the job. According to one study, these programs can result in significant tuition savings and help students cut down on the time it takes to finish a degree.

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  • High school speech and debate allows students to find common ground

    July 08, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Through the National Speech and Debate Association, students across the country learn to research and argue positions on pressing issues, from the justness of violent revolution to approaches to immigration policy. In a time of political turmoil, participants and coaches report that competing in speech and debate helps students recognize the complexity of societal issues and be more open to differing opinions and perspectives.

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  • This school banned cellphones six years ago. Teachers — and many kids — couldn't be happier.

    June 30, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

    San Mateo high school banned cellphones during school hours in 2019 and has seen a 15% increase in the likelihood that they receive passing grades, a 44% decrease in behavior referrals, and a general increase in student attention and communication with one another. About 30% of schools across the U.S. have implemented some level of cellphone ban during the school day.

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  • NHPS: Yondr Pouches Are Working Well So Far

    June 26, 2025 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    To encourage students to be more present and attentive throughout the school day, New Haven Public Schools started using Yondr pouches that keep devices like cellphones, smartwatches and airpods safely locked away while school is in session. Both teachers and students report that the pouches have been a positive addition.

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