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Rural students often go unnoticed by colleges. Can virtual counseling put them on the map?

Steven Friess

June 11, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Red Wing, Minnesota

A variety of nonprofit and philanthropic programs have started offering virtual college counseling to students living in rural communities. Through these setups, recent college graduates are often paired with students at schools where there are no full-time counselors or where the ratio of counselor to student is as high as 600 to 1.

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6 lessons for Cleveland from European school-to-work models: Pathways to Prosperity

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2019 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

What can Cleveland learn from Europe's school-to-work models, dual education programs, and overall early introduction to career education that could be helpful in closing the skills gap? Cleveland community leaders think starting to provide information about job pathways as early as middle school and teaching specific occupational trades alongside general academic skills could be key.

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A Simple Change That Can Reduce Student Absenteeism

J. Brian Charles

June 06, 2019 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States

During the 2013-2014 school year, about 14 percent of students in the U.S. were chronically absent. In San Mateo County, the school district changed the language on letters sent home to parents about truancy, deemphasizing legal jargon and warnings about possible punishments and instead encouraging collaboration. The district saw a 15 percent reduction in chronic absenteeism.

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‘It's OK to not be OK:' How One High School Saved Lives with a 34-Question Survey

Ann Schimke

June 06, 2019 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado has one of the highest rates of suicide for both adults and children in the country. Ignoring concerns about liability issues, one school is giving high school students a mental health screening to determine how and when to best intervene to help struggling teens.

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Reimagining Baltimore: Schools invite students to help

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

June 03, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A new initiative in Baltimore is changing the way social studies is taught to middle and high school students. BMore Me teaches students the larger context and history of their city with culturally relevant curriculum and encourages them to envision a positive future narrative for their hometown.

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In Rural Guatemala, Can This School Make “The Girl Effect” Happen?

Emily Kaplan

May 23, 2019 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: Guatemala

The MAIA Impact School, inspired by New York City's well-known KIPP charter schools, gives scholarships to ambitious indigenous girls in Guatemala with the aim of "propel[ing] them from poverty and isolation into the most elite spheres of Guatemalan society." School administrators are gradually learning how to adapt the model to a new setting with new expectations and teachers.

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Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint

Eliza Mackintosh

May 18, 2019 |

CNN |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

Teaching students to fact check encourages resilience and builds resistance to the post-truth phenomenon. In Finland, a school curriculum implemented at the national level equips elementary and high school students with a digital literacy toolkit geared toward recognizing disinformation online. In addition to specific exercises spotting fake news on social media platforms, a critical thinking curriculum is built into all subjects. Finland's success in fostering a social resilience against disinformation also draws on lessons from the country's oftentimes fraught history with its eastern neighbor.

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‘Now I Am Speaking to the Whole World.' How Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Got Everyone to Listen

Suyin Hayes

May 16, 2019 |

Time Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

Climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, has sparked global action. The 16-year-old has started marches totalling over 1.5 million people, continuous protests and strikes, and spoken to world leaders at events such as the U.N Climate Change Conference and the World Economic Forum. Her activism has had noticeable impacts, like a decline in flight travel in Sweden, and spurring youth activism on an international scale.

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The Kitchen as Classroom: How Food Helps Students Learn Leadership

Zenobia Jeffries

May 07, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit Food Academy brings together local educators, chefs, and business owners to teach youth and young adults in the city business and entrepreneurship skills through cooking lessons and opportunities. The program is instructing students “how to think about entrepreneurship, equity and production in the food industry, and getting a wide range of experiences to help them understand food sovereignty.”

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St. Vrain, with a decade of momentum, is on a “high-tech high” that's gaining national attention for its students and teachers

Christopher Osher

April 30, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

At St. Vrain, a public school in Boulder County, Colorado's district, students work on projects for IBM and about 100 other industry partners, sometimes earning money and college credits in the process. Educators from across the country are flocking to the school to understand how its STEM curriculum and innovative partnerships are increasing the Latino graduation rate and dramatically decreasing the number of suspensions districtwide.

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