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The California High School Where Students Are Finding Ways to Excel

Deborah Fallows

May 27, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

In San Bernardino, California - a city that has declared bankruptcy and struggles to keep kids in school, one high school uses a comprehensive approach to teaching by offering positive clubs and college prep education, and even a daycare for students with young children. The school allows for mistakes and windy paths along the road to graduation and offers AVID, a national program that gives one-on-one support for students in exchange for a tough course load and promised dedication to school work.

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Weathering This Year's Testing Season

Alex Madison

May 21, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Standardized testing is beginning to take over school curriculums as test material becomes the predominantly taught information. Teachers begin to wonder how worthwhile the tests are on their students overall education while trying to keep the events positive for the children.

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Students get piece of the action after seeking a say in budget

John Fensterwald

May 05, 2015 |

EdSource |

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Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

In response to youth calling for greater say in how California schools spend money, Overfelt High School allowed students to decide how to spend $50,000 of the school’s discretionary funding. Principal Vito Chiala reflected that the step was both nerve-racking and rewarding. “You have to trust the community to set priorities,” Chiala said. “The projects showed wisdom.”

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Another Chance for Teens

David L. Kirp

May 02, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Since the 1960s, New York City has run the nation’s largest publicly managed summer jobs program. Nearly 50,000 14- to 24-four-year-olds spend six weeks working, not only in publicly funded day care centers, summer camps, hospitals and city agencies, but also high-tech firms and Fortune 500 companies. The summer jobs help at-risk kids keep from dropping out of school.

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The Future Project How Two Young Social Entrepreneurs Are Trying To Close The Inspiration Gap In Schools

Jaweed Kaleem

April 14, 2015 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

The Future Project aims to give students the resources needed to define and fulfill their dreams and re-engage students in school. Dream Directors get teens motivated to act on their ideas and expand their abilities.

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One city's answer to the high two-year college dropout rate

Lane Anderson

April 09, 2015 |

Deseret News |

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Response Location: United States, Yonkers, New York

Yonkers Partners in Education offers free SAT test prep and college guidance counselors in Yonker's high schools. The program aims to increase college enrollment rates for low-income students who lack the same access to expensive tutors and courses as their afluent peers.

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iPads < Teachers

Peg Tyre

April 06, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

Well-trained teachers cannot be replaced solely by technology, as has been increasingly apparent at Carpe Diem schools, where students learn largely via computers enabled with educational software.

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Stunning surge in graduation rate as Rainier Beach gamble pays off

Claudia Rowe

March 16, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

After implementing the International Baccalaureate curriculum, graduation rates at Seattle's historically underperforming Rainier Beach High School increased 25 percentage points from 2011 to 2015. In a city whose public schools are known for racial tracking in advanced classes, Rainier's programs are uniquely focused on serving its predominantly minority student body. With funding in jeopardy, in the coming years, Rainer will have to prove the worth of the programming.

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Reinventing High School: How Fresno Prepares the Kids in the Middle

Deborah Fallows

March 11, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

A career high school in Fresno offers 16 tracks ranging from game design to environmental science taught by a team of teachers with work background in the respective fields. Studies have found that students enrolled in the Center for Advanced Research and Technology attended community colleges at higher rates than "demographically-matched" students taking standard high school curriculum.

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How Would Students Spend the Principal's Money?

Matt Cohen Daniel Schugurensky

March 11, 2015 |

Zócalo Public Square |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

When Bioscience High School put students in charge of a portion of its discretionary budget, nearly the entire student body participated in deciding how to spend the money. The experiment in participatory democracy unfolded so well that the school principal agreed to fund all three of the most popular project proposals, even though the sum slightly exceeded the originally allotted budget.

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