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  • We expel preschool kids three times as often as K-12 students. Here's how to change that.

    May 21, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    A national study revealed that expulsion rates of preschool students - especially Black males - were startlingly high, especially compared to any other K-12 grade. The pattern was also shown to create a vicious cycle, exacerbating the likelihood of suspension in later grades. But a remedy was already in place in Connecticut, where a mental-health professional was kept on-hand to provide behavior coaching for teachers, drastically reducing expulsion rates. Seattle looks to replicate their model.

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  • Avoiding the School-to-Prison Pipeline

    May 18, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    A district-wide approach called PBIS, or positive behavior and instructional support model that focuses on counseling rather than punishment, has curbed behavioral issues at many Jackson public schools, and has even turned many into model sites of positive behavior reinforcement. It has also proven to keep youth from getting stuck in the vicious school-to-prison pipeline.

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  • YouthBuild Philly Offers Local Dropouts a Second Chance

    May 11, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    YouthBuild focuses on a tough demographic: 18- to 21-year-old drop-outs who are eligible for neither regular high school nor adult education. The program mixes classroom learning and vocational education, qualifying them for entry-level jobs or college.

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  • School-Based Arrests Down At CPS Schools

    April 18, 2016 |

    WBEZ |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A decrease in arrests in Chicago public schools is a result of the district moving away from a zero-tolerance policy for discipline and acting in favor of more instructional intervention. This approach has allowed for kids experiencing trauma and lashing out to receive better care and direction than is provided by punitive action.

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  • Risky change in teaching pays off at Bellevue's Sammamish High

    April 09, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    With help from a federal grant, a Bellevue high school asked its teachers to work with the University of Washington to redesign over 30 AP courses. An independent evaluation found that the move from traditional lecture test prep to "problem-based learning," or hands-on instruction, improved students' scores on AP tests.

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  • In a global economy, Mass. lags in teaching foreign languages

    April 04, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Park City, Utah

    In a global economy, helping students succeed means offering them the opportunity to become multilingual. States such as Utah, Indiana, and Delaware have stepped up their efforts with immersion programs for elementary students.

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  • Fenway High ‘test kitchen' cooking up districtwide menu changes

    April 04, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    A test kitchen set up at Fenway High School this year to try out new lunch items is slowly transforming cuisine across the school system, as part of an effort to expand more healthful food options for students.

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  • New App Helps Undocumented Immigrants Find College Scholarships

    April 03, 2016 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Many undocumented students are often encumbered when seeking prosperous avenues to college affordability and DREAMer’s Roadmap app is changing that. The app, founded by Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca—an undocumented immigrant—works to help connect other undocumented students with scholarship opportunities by letting students search through a free database of scholarships, and sending users alerts via text, email or social media when new scholarships are added to the system.

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  • Why a drumstick means progress for some students at this San Diego school

    March 21, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Muslim high schoolers rallied with other students for a halal chicken lunch dish — and won. Students put up posters, and promoted the meal so it could remain a permanent halal option for muslim students, and the student population as a whole. The new option has provided students and staff with an opportunity to be more culturally inclusive, as well and try different types of meals. Now, the drumstick is a hit catching on elsewhere.

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  • A longer school day? In Massachusetts, some schools see big payoff

    March 21, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Fall River, Massachusetts

    The true prize in education is a recipe that vaults low-income students into the upper echelons of achievement. A blue-collar town in Massachusetts says the key is something as basic as more time.

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