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A little-known program has lifted 9th grade performance in virtually every type of school

Tara Garcia Mathewson

August 30, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) program sticks to a simple motto: “Same Students. Same Teachers. Better Results." With this low-key saying, BARR has transformed the performance of students at a wide range of schools - from low-income, low-performing schools to affluent institutions. The key to its success? To start, teachers gather periodically to share notes, concerns and plans about each individual ninth grader.

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The Architect: How One Texas Innovation Officer Is Designing His Schools to Ensure Integration

Heather Martino

August 25, 2018 |

The 74 |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio Independent School District has adopted a new approach that allows low-income students to go to school out-of-district in order to level the academic playing field. By creating a map of the most in-need families and designing school admissions to allow for flexibility, administrators have been able to help students attend and excel in schools they otherwise wouldn't be able to access.

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Students are dropping out of college before even starting. Here's how educators are trying to stop the trend.

Nick Anderson

August 25, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

A Harvard study found that, in Boston, 10 to 20 percent of college-bound high school graduates weren't actually ending up enrolling in college. Researchers think they might have found a partial solution to what is known as the "melt trend" - in this approach, mentors send text messages throughout the summer reminding students of upcoming financial aid and registration deadlines and offering general encouragement.

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In Boerne, a Youth Suicide Prevention Effort that May Actually Work

Christopher Collins

August 21, 2018 |

Texas Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Boerne, Texas

Going above and beyond state-mandated minimums for suicide prevention training in schools reduces teen suicides. In Boerne, Texas, the Boerne Independent School District enrolls teachers, students, staff, and mental health professionals in its suicide prevention program. Boerne ISD developed an aggressive plan, including yearly training, suicide prevention curricula, and a database to help identify and track high-risk teens.

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Haiti Bans Overage Students From Secondary Education, but One School Has a Solution

Marie Michelle Felicien

August 13, 2018 |

Global Press Journal |

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Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

In Haiti, students past a certain age, many of whom had to help their parents with farm work or didn't have money for transportation, are not allowed to enroll in primary school. The École de la Réussite, started in 2012, is filling this gap by offering students vocational skills training and the lessons required to apply to private secondary schools.

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What San Diego High School Faculty Learned After a Year of Personalized Learning

Michael Elsen-Rooney

August 08, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

A year after a San Diego high school was awarded $10 million to scale a successful personalized learning pilot model, administrators and teachers have seen improving attendance rates and certain academic positives and they have some takeaways to share. Changes run the gamut -- from furniture adjustments to the restructuring of students into smaller communities of houses to the addition of wellness courses. And from these, teachers emphasize two important characteristics essential to the success of personalized learning -- gradual implementation of changes and the right balance of technology.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

Tara Garcia Mathewson

August 02, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice sets itself apart by offering a blended learning curriculum to students. The district's superintendent sees immense benefits to the split schedule and online learning component - “The self-paced schedule has made a huge difference in the number of kids obtaining credits." Other players are more skeptical.

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In a state troubled by suicide, teens learn mental health skills

Melody Martinsen

July 24, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Montana

Making space for mental health awareness in school curricula aids in suicide prevention among teens. Schools in rural Montana have begun to adopt the Youth Aware of Mental Health program (YAM), which originated in Sweden. An initiative at the Center for Mental Health Research and Recovery at Montana State University succeeding in developing the pilot program, launched in 2018. The ongoing classes serve as a safe space for discussion and student-driven activities, using role-play scenarios and teaching students how to look out for signs of mental illness and reach out for help.

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Girls-Only Trade Classes Are Becoming More Popular—and They're Upending Gender Stereotypes

Brenda Iaesvoli

July 20, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Schools across the U.S. have started offering girls-only auto trade classes as a way to encourage more females to participate in the often male-dominated vocational courses. Brenda Iasevoli writes "Shop class, it seems, is a new path to female empowerment." The classes also help to address the shortage of skilled workers in the auto repair, construction, and welding industries.

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Teenagers get involved in suicide prevention

Karen Peterson

July 12, 2018 |

Valley Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Arlee, Montana

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents in Montana. The Arlee Warriors, a high school basketball team, and a group of students at St. Ignatius High School, are initiating conversations to de-stigmatize mental health issues and make their schools a safe space for their peers to seek help.

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