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  • Colorful maps and wooden blocks have lured some skeptical parents — but can free public Montessori survive in Detroit?

    December 14, 2016 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit implemented the Montessori Method at several public schools, despite funding constraints. The program has attracted families that might otherwise look to the suburbs and private schools for education. It has resulted in more diverse classrooms and more opportunities for students.

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  • The Lone Peak story: What you didn't know about affluence and teen suicide

    December 14, 2016 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Highland, Utah

    Young adult suicide rates are at record highs, and where issues such as trauma and poverty were once believed to be the primary causes, more and more affluent communities like Alpine, Utah are facing another factor: the high pressure on students to conform to a narrow and rigorous definition of success. By teaching parents and students to recognize early warning signs, establishing peer "Hope Groups," providing comprehensive counseling and treatment plans, and eliminating cultural taboos that prevent dialogue, communities like Lone Peak are starting to curb teen depression and suicide.

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  • How Ontario's vision of equity for schools contrasts starkly with Pennsylvania's

    December 13, 2016 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Part 1 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario has become widely lauded for its education system, celebrated for both high performance and relatively smaller achievement gaps between wealthy and poor students, thanks to the concept of "equity." This manifests, in essence, as more funding per-pupil to the school boards that serve students who face the greatest obstacles. The model contrasts starkly to the school system in Pennsylvania, regarded as "the most inequitable in the nation.”

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  • Reflexión sobre un genocidio: “¿Por qué nos pasó?”

    December 13, 2016 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh

    En Camboya, una obra de teatro que se presenta en las escuelas aborda uno de los episodios más crueles de la historia del país y del siglo XX en general, en el que murieron alrededor de 1,7 millones de camboyanos —un cuarto de la población del país—. Luego de cada función, a la que asisten sobrevivientes, se promueve un diálogo intergeneracional con las y los estudiantes que permite mostrar cómo el teatro escolar puede transformarse en una gran herramienta para luchar contra el olvido.

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  • Dominicans' hostel supports college students in Vietnam

    December 12, 2016 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Vietnam, Da lat, Lam Dong

    It is rare for ethnic minority women from rural villages in Vietnam to pursue education. At the Dominican Sisters' Huong Duong Dormitory they are providing women with accommodations, scholarships, and support systems to aid their pursuit of higher education.

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  • As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work

    December 12, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Morristown, New Jersey

    The Morris district in Northern New Jersey has long championed diversity, even as its student body has changed and nearby schools remain deeply segregated. Each elementary school in the district draws from multiple neighborhoods, with a constant open zone at the center (where the poorest families live) where students are assigned to schools in order to maintain racial and economic diversity.

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  • The Sea Creature That Saved a School (How Lobsters Are Keeping Students in School)

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Deer Isle, Maine

    The small community on Deer Isle in Maine struggled to keep students in school; many felt that a diploma was unnecessary, since they could drop out and make good money by in the lobster fishing industry. But the local high school found a creative solution to keep students engaged and ensure increased opportunities in what can be a volatile industry. They redesigned their academic courses to suit the interests and talents of their students, placing an emphasis on project-based learning that explores traditional academic topics through fishing and marine themes - such as studying geometry through boat building. The approach has helped increase graduation rates by more than 30%.

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  • Impact of Chicago's violence on girls in toughest neighborhoods often overlooked

    December 10, 2016 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Girls in Chicago's toughest neighborhoods face extensive danger on a daily basis. Not enough is being done to help girls so that they do not engage in violence or self-harm. Programs such as the Urban Warrior Program, Demoiselle 2 Femme, and the juvenile justice system are implementing programs tailored to understand the issues for girls in this community and to then provide mentoring and education.

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  • Sex ed program goes far beyond sex, succeeds by meeting basic needs

    December 07, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Research has shown that when young people have their basic needs met and feel positive about their futures, they are less likely to engage in risky behaviors. The Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program has reduced pregnancy rates by 40 percent in New York by meeting teens educational, emotional, and employment needs.

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  • Teacher border battle

    December 04, 2016 |

    KTUL-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lincoln, Nebraska

    Just 20 miles from Oklahoma, which has gotten national attention for teacher protests about low pay, Lincoln, Nebraska's schools are raising the bar by paying $10,000 more in annual wages. How are conditions for teachers so different in adjacent towns with such similar profiles?

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