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  • Even with progressive education funding, 'fairness' eludes Berlin schools

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    Part 1 of 3 - A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources that would make them the envy of many of their counterparts in Pennsylvania. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. This "social wall" lies exactly along the lines of the once physical Berlin wall.

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  • A system of support: How Ontario sets its teachers up to succeed

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 3 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students. One of the key factors to their success is rigorous preparation of and support for their teachers. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, struggles to find and retain educators.

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  • The Social Wall: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. However, one elementary school seems to have succeeded in desegregating students by offering a choice of academic tracks.

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  • Ontario celebrates diversity, but still works to close achievement gaps

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 2 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario has become widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students, particularly compared to the system in Pennsylvania. Keys to Ontario's success include celebrating diversity and catering education modules to the varied backgrounds of their students, as well as increased parent-teacher involvement.

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  • Solar roof tiles offer tech boost for Kenya's rural classrooms

    August 25, 2017 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Murang’a

    In Kenyan schools, the use of “building-integrated photovoltaics” (BIPV) acts as an innovative way to get solar energy to schools. Variations of these solar tiles have spread internationally, aided by companies like Tesla. However, the impact in these Kenyan schools means students can do school work after dark and benefit from consistent computer accessibility, and schools can better plan and budget for energy use during the school year.

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  • Reimagining failure: ‘Last-chance' schools are the future of American high schools

    July 05, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In the last decade, collaborations between non-profit student-support organizations and public schools have fostered a model called "Last-Chance Schools" with remarkable success. The program targets root causes for dropping out, including economic disadvantages, mental health challenges, violence, and unstable home lives. As several Boston charter schools demonstrate, use of social-emotional learning, conflict mediation instead of zero-tolerance discipline, and flexible curricula has helped boost graduation and college acceptance rates while lowering suspensions.

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  • How is Sweden tackling its integration challenge?

    May 02, 2017 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Sweden has, and continues, to receive a lot of asylum seekers, leading to the need for successful integration of these new immigrants. Certain programs have been developed, such as one that when completed asylum seekers will be able to gain employment faster, or others that help young immigrants understand their new culture.

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  • Israel's surprising way of teaching skills for innovation

    April 27, 2017 |

    Israel21c |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Israeli children are behind when it comes to math and science standardized testing, yet Israel has a large number of startups. This is most likely due to the Israeli culture encouraging innovative thinking, including extracurriculars that directly require creative thinking and problem solving.

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  • Gifted programs across Washington leave out black and Latino students — but Federal Way is one model for change

    April 02, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Federal Way, Washington

    Despite comprising a third of the population, poor and minority students are drastically underrepresented in gifted education programs across the nation, even if their academic performance is on-par with their white peers. Federal Way Public Academy in Washington has re-examined its methods for finding academically talented kids and is changing the numbers.

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  • Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

    April 01, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Despite a deplorably small budget and an ominous lack of support from the government, the Union Public Schools district of Tulsa, Ok is achieving the incredible. Though many of the students are minorities and hail from low-income families, Union boasts exceptional graduation rates and a remarkable STEM-focused curriculum. Their success stems from a comprehensive focus on each individual child within the classroom and beyond, creating a hub for the greater community that includes resources like child care for teen mothers and a student-run garden.

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