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  • Highline district struggles with fallout after limiting student suspensions

    September 10, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Highline school district in Washington implemented a radical strategy to break the school-to-prison pipeline based on mounting data that suspensions push students into a cycle of violence and delinquency. However, theories of replacing punitive measures with counseling and academic triage have proven difficult to translate from idea to practice, and teachers have resigned over fear for their safety. But one teacher at Pacific Middle School found a way to make the approach work, and the district is promising to scale his model, determined to meet their original objectives and reach kids that need help.

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  • An Effective but Exhausting Alternative to High-School Suspensions

    September 07, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Suspensions are a common method to address behavioral problems at schools, but they can discourage academic progress and success. An alternative practice called "restorative justice" focuses on building relationships, empathy, and communication. The practice requires educator training and mindset shifts but has proven effective.

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  • Microsoft: No Single Organization Can Close Skills Gap

    August 24, 2016 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    Microsoft and Boys and Girls Clubs of America are partnering to expand access to computer science education. A pilot program in 25 clubs across the country exposed 1,000 kids and teens to the first two levels of a four-part coding series. Despite its promise, the program faces impact limitations and scaling challenges including a lack of experienced instructors.

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  • Belize is working hard to save coral reefs. These kids may be their secret weapon.

    August 12, 2016 |

    Upworthy |

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    Could kids be part of the solution in the fight to save coral reefs? These researchers in Belize think so. The Community Researcher Training Program, managed by James Foley and the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), is an environmental institute in Belize that invites students from local communities to conduct research that may have a direct impact on saving these reefs.

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  • Climate scientists trained to be on hot seat

    August 04, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Testimony from scientists can be crucial for lawmakers, judges, and juries in making critical decisions that impact their communities. The Expert Witness Training Academy program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law pairs scientists with lawyers to improve their communication techniques - from tone of voice to using more colloquial diction - so that these experts can better inform the public on complex topics like climate change.

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  • Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat

    July 28, 2016 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Since the 1970s, obesity rates in Brazil have been increasing proportionally with the amount of "ultra-processed" foods being consumed. Foregoing healthy, locally produced food has not only resulted in a health epidemic, but has also contributed to a deteriorating economy, strains on the environment, and decaying of culture. Brazil's new food guide and school lunch programme are both founded on the premise of taking a holistic approach to eating, going beyond calorie count to address the environmental, cultural and social elements to food consumption.

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  • Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

    July 20, 2016 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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  • Some Seattle schools end ‘tracking' in push for equity and success

    July 09, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Educators in the Seattle area are making a move to desegregate schools by removing track-based course structures. Inspired by the work and research of one school in New York, Washington is seeing results in closing the achievement gap by blending general-education students with those in advanced courses, creating a stimulating environment for all and better opportunities for minority students.

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  • Giving Girls a Second Chance at Education

    July 07, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: India, Kodanna, Uttar Pradesh

    A special accelerated education program named Udaan in India offers a chance for girls aged 11-14 from rural areas to quickly complete their primary schooling. The highly interactive and engaging curriculum teaches girls language, math, environmental science, and gender politics. In 2016 the program joined President Obama's "Let Girls Learn" initiative to expand across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Pakistan and Somalia to reach 3 million girls.

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  • Tiny Interventions Can Help Reverse Our Sky-High College Dropout Rate

    June 30, 2016 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The rate of students dropping out of college or failing to complete their degree in the allotted time has soared in the United States, and experts are discovering that one of the causes is simply that students feel isolated, discouraged, and overwhelmed. A study by Ideas42 across a number of universities revealed that fairly simple behavioral "nudging" - or the process of providing tiny but regular interventions and encouragement through systems like text messages - can have a drastic impact on a student's likelihood of success.

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