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  • A Team Approach to Get Students College Ready

    David Bornstein

    May 15, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Blue Engine, which places recent college grads as full-time teaching assistants in New York City public schools, is helping poor students thrive in college. They focus on small teacher-student ratios, frequent feedback for teachers, and a concentration on 'gateway' courses associated with success in college.

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  • How can schools nationwide mimic London's improvement?

    Sanchia Berg

    February 21, 2013 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    For many years, students in London's secondary schools consistently scored worse on exams than their peers in other parts of the country, but now, other regions are looking to London as a model. Under the "London Challenge," local students receive extra help if they are falling behind in reading and writing and teachers work closely with parents to "build confidence and support aspiration." Although funding for the original program has since been cut, the London schools, whose classrooms are filled with low-income and English as a second language students, have continued to see improvements.

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  • The Writing Revolution

    Peg Tyre

    September 25, 2012 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    For decades, no one at New Dorp public high school seemed to know how to help low-performing students, and unfortunately, this troubled population made up most of the school, which caters primarily to students from poor and working-class families. Now, New Dorp school district is seeing a huge change in test scores due to the new emphasis on writing skills, which is allowing students greater reading comprehension and ability to receive college acceptance.

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  • For Teenage Smokers, Removing the Allure of the Pack

    Tina Rosenberg

    August 01, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Adolescent smoking remains a challenging health problem because of the allure of cigarette branding. Australia is piloting the transformation of cigarette packaging with a generic look that reduces the appeal of smoking. In Florida, the Truth campaign has exposed that cigarette companies targeted teenage consumers and, in response, created a set of new advertisements that presented the cigarette industry with transparency.

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  • Surviving and thriving: What works to make teens stronger, more resilient

    Beatrice Motamedi

    May 31, 2011 |

    San Jose Mercury News |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In East Oakland, teens experience random violence, a lack of healthy food, and other sources of chronic stress. The consequences can be grave. At one school, the dropout rate is one in two. Learning to be resilient helps teens survive and even thrive. Multiple efforts are helping East Oakland teens to build this skill, including by connecting them with role models and mentors.

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