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  • District-led parent mentor program promotes path to college for English learners

    February 17, 2021 |

    EdSource |

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    Response Location: United States, Whittier, California

    Padres Promotores del Camino al Éxito Universitario (Parent Mentors for the Road to College Success) is a three-month program at Whittier Union High School District that taps into the collective knowledge of parents of English learners and provides them with a medium to share that knowledge and/or mentor other parents. There is also a curriculum for parents that are part of the program, which includes "classes on managing stress during the pandemic," information about the district's special education program, and other related information. Parents now help lead, inform, and present at district meetings.

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  • ‘Learning pods' taking root in Black, Latino neighborhoods

    February 14, 2021 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Boston, four organizations that serve Black and Latino families formed an alliance to provide low-cost learning pods to students of color. Run out of two churches, the full-day learning pods “serve nearly two dozen kindergarten through sixth-grade students.” The service comes at a crucial time, since pandemic learning is leaving behind students of color who already were at a disadvantage.

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  • One district's creative approach to 'COVID slide?' Night classes for elementary students

    February 08, 2021 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A school district in Atlanta found success in a program designed to keep students involved in remote learning. Henry County School District turned to optional evening school to provide flexibility to parents and K-5 students with varied schedules across its schools. The program also condensed six hours of school into three in order to reduce the amount of time younger students need to stay logged on. Close to 250 students participated in the program. Parents are also able to opt their children in or out of the program based on their preference.

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  • To Bridge the Digital Divide, Cities Tap Their Own Infrastructure

    February 08, 2021 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    The digital divide has exacerbated the challenge of virtual schooling and has spurred communities to provide affordable internet access. Local governments, nonprofits, and school districts are piloting initiatives to increase digital access for children from economically disadvantaged families. Advocates are pushing for permanent solutions that last after the pandemic in lieu of stopgap actions that have been put in place specifically for virtual schooling.

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  • Even older teens benefit from catch-up classes

    February 08, 2021 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Despite the evidence of early interventions when children are failing academic, a now-defunct Israeli remedial high school program had long lasting effects on the participants. The teens that participated in the program attended college at higher rates, rose on the income ladder and even had higher marriage rates as adults. “I don’t think that we have evidence to give up on students who are older.”

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  • From language lessons to rap: a day centre fights to keep Lithuania's Roma kids in school

    January 30, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania, Vilnius

    A nonprofit in Lithuania is providing resources for children from the Roma community in order to decrease the rate of students who drop out of school early. The historically-marginalized group faces social stigmas and economic challenges. A day center offers a space to participate in extracurricular activities and volunteers also visit children who skip school with offers of homework help. Their efforts have resulted in a gradual increase of Roma children who stay in school.

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  • A school for the underprivileged at Indian farmers' protest site

    January 22, 2021 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    More than 160 children from near the Singhu border in northern India attend Sanjhi Sathh, a makeshift school run by farmers. The school is open on weekdays from 11:30am to 2pm, and helps children keep up with their school lessons by providing a safe space for them to study, as well as actual lessons on topics like English, Hindi, math, science, and art classes.

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  • How Texas Teachers Are Prioritizing Basic Skills as Instruction Time Gets Crunched During the Pandemic

    January 21, 2021 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    To counteract learning loss imposed by the pandemic, San Antonio teachers are focusing on the most essential skills- reading and math for kindergartners through second graders. By prioritizing a specific set of skills like phonetics and arithmetic, they anticipate students will stay on track with their grade level. “We knew we had to prioritize in order to stay on grade level.” Based on their own yearly assessments, it seems the strategy is working.

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  • How a diverse school district is using a strategy usually reserved for ‘gifted' students to boost everyone

    January 18, 2021 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In order to mitigate the “pandemic slide,” a term that describes the educational loss that happened during the pandemic, Highline Public Schools implemented a strategy known as “acceleration.” The strategy is often reserved for gifted students and involves moving students along to more advanced lessons. “The strategies that we often reserved for ‘gifted and talented kids’ are great strategies that work for every student.” Data shows the strategy worked.

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  • Need a place for school age students to learn online in Detroit? A new child care scholarship offers a quick solution.

    January 15, 2021 |

    Chalkbeat Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Michigan, state officials started offering child care subsidies to online learners ages 5-12, nearly 20,000 children enrolled. The aid is helping parents, guardians, and caretakers of school-age children continue to work while their children receive guided instruction. Local organizations and non-profits are offering scholarships to help parents pay for childcare since it takes close to a month for them to receive subsidy funds.

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