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  • How ‘Makers' Make the Classroom More Inclusive

    November 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The "maker" movement is a growing trend in education that allows students to learn in a creative, hands-on, project-based way that develops an idea in real time using tools and technology. The annual Maker Faire in Queens brings together people who utilize this strategy in the classroom, and educators testify to how it is getting students engaged in a way they hadn't before.

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  • A High School Education and College Degree All in One

    November 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Founded in 2011, the Brooklyn-based P-Tech school allows high school students to earn a secondary and associate's degree upon graduation. Born out of a partnership with the New York City Department of Education, New York City College of Technology and IBM, the dual enrollment-program pairs students with mentors and matches students with paid IBM internships. The cross-sector model is being scaled up internationally.

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  • PRISM LGBT Art Program Provides Support, Art to LGBT Youth

    October 30, 2018 |

    WOUB Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

    LGBT adolescents are invited to come to the PRISM Art Education classes put on by an Athens, Ohio arts organization. Through these classes, the youth learn skills, but more importantly get to know peers and build a supportive community.

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  • Students Most Likely To Succeed

    October 26, 2018 |

    Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    In areas of high poverty, students in San Antonio, Texas are highly encouraged and supported to take the next step after high school to go on to challenging universities and gain a degree. Their efforts, which include talking about college as early as kindergarten and one-on-one year-long guidance to identify strengths and choose the right college, are particularly targeted at students who will not only be the first one in their family to attend college, but the first in their family to leave the state. Students share that they feel prepared, challenged, and optimistic about their time away from home.

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  • How one tiny town is battling ‘rural brain drain'

    October 24, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Onalaska, Washington

    Although only 16 percent of residents in Onalaska, Washington hold a bachelor's degree, all 43 seniors in the class of 2017 were accepted to college. Even as more students are college bound, in the past five years, the town's population has grown and the median age has decreased. So how is Onalaska fighting the "brain drain" that plagues other towns?

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  • Teaching Curiosity

    October 24, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Since Ascend Charter Schools switched from the popular "No Excuses" model to a Responsive Classroom philosophy, test scores have steadily risen, suspension rates have dropped dramatically, and the racial achievement gap has all but disappeared. While traces of the former structures, such as repeated routines, still exist today, the school has also incorporated trauma-informed elements and social-emotional learning curricula.

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  • Would You Let Uber-like Companies Take Your Kids to Soccer Practice?

    October 23, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    In the era of Uber and Lyft, smaller companies are cropping up to fill a persistent gap and transport minors from school to extracurricular activities. The kids'-ride industry is a practical option for affluent families, but doesn't necessarily offer a consistent solution for the majority of families facing these transportation issues.

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  • Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class

    October 18, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    As more states have added computer science courses to required education standards, teachers are taking creative approaches to integrating computer science into traditional subjects such as music and social studies. “When I think about entering a digital future, it’s simply understanding how machines work on a conceptual level and understanding what they can do," one high school English teacher says.

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  • A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces

    October 11, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Havre, Montana

    A coalition of philanthropic and professional development organizations are partnering with a rural Montana school district to provide donated hardware and software and professional development training. By developing "makerspaces," the initiative aims to ensure students and teachers learn tech literacy, a skillset many of their urban and suburban counterparts take for granted.

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  • Can a program designed for British diplomats fix Chicago's schools?

    October 09, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    International Baccalaureate programs have traditionally been associated with elite boarding schools. But Chicago Public Schools, IB's biggest North American customer, is quickly changing that perception. IB’s founders “would never have imagined in their wildest dreams that the people that benefit most from it seem to be kids in urban schools,” said Paul Campbell, who heads up regional development in the Americas. Other urban districts are learning from Chicago's successes and efforts to build an effective elementary school pipeline to the diploma program.

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