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The Importance of High-School Mentors

Alyza Sebenius

January 13, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When it comes to helping young people succeed, education experts and nonprofits are embracing the idea that a broad web of formal and informal role models is key.

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Impressive New Scores for Newark Charters Raise an Awkward Question: Did City Pick the Wrong Strategy?

Richard Whitmire

January 12, 2016 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

Impressive PARCC scores for Newark charters beg the question—did city choose wrong strategy? The charter schools were able to bring in students' parents and fill holes in students' knowledge by starting with the basics in math and reading.

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How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college

Kirk Carapezza

January 11, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

Through a new program called Transitioning Together, volunteer-mentors help underserved students in Newton, MA navigate college essays, meet deadlines and fill out financial aid forms. The program has demonstrated success in its first year and aims to reduce the disparity in matriculation between high- and low-income students.

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The revival of Foster High: A school filled with refugees makes a comeback

Ben Stocking

January 02, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Tukwila, Washington

Just four years ago, Foster High’s test scores were low and morale lower. But in a dramatic turnaround, achievement now is way up, especially in math, in part due to the new, higher degree of teacher involvement.

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In one of Africa's largest slums, these girls saved to solve a problem

Marco Werman

December 14, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi, Nairobi

Girls from the Nairobi slum of Kibera had a problem: They could not attend school because they could not afford sanitary pads. Absent government help, they decided to form a savings group, depositing and investing money.

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A fight to keep students in class

Suzette Hackney

November 20, 2015 |

IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis' Howe High School has joined the movement surfacing in America's public schools towards restorative justice. In 2015, in lieu of suspensions and expulsions, Howe's leadership formed a peer justice jury to help fighting students talk through their conflicts and anger. Just one year after the program's inception, the school's expulsion rate decreased 90 percent, saving over 600 hours of what otherwise would have been students' lost classroom time.

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In class, out of court: How one school district triumphed over truancy

John Higgins

November 19, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

Traditional truancy punishments have done little to keep kids in school. One school in Washington state created a truancy board to investigate the reasons behind every student's chronic absences, and to make appropriate adjustments to meet his or her needs.

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Preventing underage drinking takes more than scare tactics

Weston Morrow

November 01, 2015 |

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

Rasmus and Allen are attempting to take the data they’ve gathered from their years working with western Alaska communities to establish Qungasvik as an evidence-based solution for not only alcohol abuse but also for other issues facing rural Alaska, such as suicide.

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Higher Ed's Moneyball?

Eric Westervelt

October 14, 2015 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

A Florida community college is boosting learning and graduation rates with new technology that gets professors access to real-time data on student engagement and performance.

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Why a Boston Suburb Combined Its High School and Senior Center

Amy Crawford

October 12, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Swampscott, Massachusetts

A Boston suburb combined its high school and senior center to create a hub for the community. The result has saved space and forged interesting friendships.

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