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  • A Community-Driven Organisation Is Helping To Re-Staff A Government Girls' School In Kano

    July 10, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Tsakuwa, Kano

    Using donations and contributions from the community, the organization Tsakuwa Mu Farka was able to hire 26 new staff for its local school of roughly 800 students, bringing the number of qualified teachers from eight to 34. Tsakuwa Mu Farka helped sponsor some of these teachers' training, which made candidates more interested in accepting positions there despite its limited funding resources.

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  • A Private School In Kuje Where Students Pay N100 A Day

    July 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kuje, Federal Capital Territory

    The Knowledge, Solutions, Skills and Kreativity school (KNOSK) enrolls low-income students at a much more affordable tuition rate than other public and private school options, giving children who would otherwise drop out access to education. The school currently serves 151 children with its first group of graduates set to finish in 2025.

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  • Here's What $200 Billion in Covid Money Did for Students

    June 26, 2024 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    As COVID relief funding gets ready to end, studies show the funding has helped schools — particularly high-poverty schools — provide extra support to students to ensure they didn't fall behind, especially when it comes to math test scores.

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  • Homeschoolers Embrace AI, Even As Many Educators Keep It at Arms' Length

    June 25, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Homeschools and microschools are embracing artificial intelligence as a tool to help students explore advanced topics, tailor learning to the student, and make organizing a curriculum easier.

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  • Adult education finds home at a closed elementary school

    June 04, 2024 |

    KALW |

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    Response Location: United States, East Oakland, California

    The Oakland Adult Education Center offers a variety of classes, such as ESL courses, GED preparation, computer literacy, and career development, and participants say the East Oakland location in a former elementary school has made the programs much easier to access. However, some in the neighborhood say the loss of the elementary school has been a difficult adjustment for local children and families.

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  • St. Paul Public Schools go big on geothermal energy, using the earth to heat and cool buildings

    May 31, 2024 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, are installing geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings with energy harnessed from underground temperatures. The efficient, affordable energy source allows them to keep school buildings at a comfortable temperature during the increasingly warmer summer months.

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  • There's a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don't Know About It.

    May 30, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Navient, a lender that owns a large amount of private student loan debt, opened a program that allows borrowers who were misled by the for-profit schools they attended to apply for loan forgiveness. Borrowers must request an application and select the impropriety that describes their experience from a list of things like inflating job placement rates and misrepresenting educational programs.

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  • Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

    May 30, 2024 |

    Flintside |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Free school meal programs help improve students’ health, support better academic performance and combat hunger and food insecurity. Several states have passed legislation to keep free meal plans active after federal waivers ran out in 2022. In Michigan alone in October 2023, the 3,459 school meal sites across the state served 10,064,686 free breakfasts and 17,659,809 free lunches.

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  • This Montana school solved its teacher shortage by opening a day care

    May 28, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dutton, Montana

    To help fill open teaching positions, Dutton-Brady Public Schools opened Little Diamondbacks Daycare to provide subsidized child care for school staff who often struggle to find open, affordable slots for their kids. The center also helps fill a need in the community, with some families who don’t work at the school driving from up to 40 miles away to use the daycare center.

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  • When school lunch is free

    May 21, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Butte, Montana

    In 2010, Congress passed the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which made it easier for public schools to serve free meals to students. Now, more than 21 million American youths attend schools that offer free meals to all students. Free school lunches help combat food insecurity and connect students with healthy food options. Studies have also found that well-fed students learn better and see improved test scores, attendance, and behavior.

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