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  • How This Nigerian Book Club is Spreading Joy through Literature

    April 06, 2022 |

    OkayAfrica |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Book O'clock is a book club aimed at increasing the appreciation of African writers in Nigeria. Most public schools don’t teach literature, so young people do not read novels, which is a good way to learn about history and culture. The book club is live on WhatsApp and runs an online store where members can access copies of the books. Book club members also visit secondary schools in the area where they inspire a passion for reading among young people.

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  • Near the Mexican Border, Texas University Uses Value and Smarts to Help Students Stay Enrolled

    April 04, 2022 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Edinburg, Texas

    The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley has high graduation rates despite having a student body that is heavily compromised of first-generation students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Historically, those two groups of students have lower graduation rates. Generous financial aid and low tuition have led to these stellar results.

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  • School Farms Target Food Insecurity, ‘Supermarket Redlining'

    April 01, 2022 |

    Mississippi Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    A high school in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts the Academy of Natural Resource Utilization in which students grow produce in greenhouses, sell it at farmers markets, and make food products like salsa. The academy is an effort to educate youth on gardening and combat food insecurity in the community.

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  • The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

    March 31, 2022 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, New York

    Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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  • On-campus food pantry tries to keep up with demand

    March 29, 2022 |

    el Don |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    The Fainbarg-Chase Thrive Center food pantry provides Santa Ana College students with a daily snack and one free bag of groceries per week. The food pantry sees about 80 to 90 students daily and offers monthly cooking demos over Zoom.

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  • Una respuesta ciudadana a la discapacidad: así funcionan los talleres vecinales de lengua de signos

    March 28, 2022 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Comunidades en España encuentran razones para aprender el lenguaje de señas y de esa forma incluir a sus habitantes sodos.

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  • A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

    March 17, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Stay Over Program allows families experiencing homelessness with children enrolled in the San Francisco Unified School District to use a high school gym as a shelter.

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  • Good Talk

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The University of Pennsylvania created a Civil Dialogue Seminar to teach students how to communicate across political divides. The seminar, which is part of a growing civil dialogue movement taking place among Gen Z, includes social psychology curriculum to help students navigate difficult conversations with people they disagree with. Students participate in the Red and Blue Exchange, small group conversations about controversial topics, where they practice having conversations about issues that elicit strong responses. Students also investigate their own emotional responses with weekly journal reflections.

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  • Greek community members say alcohol ban is effective

    March 11, 2022 |

    The Daily Evergreen |

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    Response Location: United States, Pullman, Washington

    The WSU Greek Row hard alcohol ban emerged after a student and fraternity member died from alcohol poisoning. To ensure Greek life members are respecting the ban and staying safe, registered functions have sober volunteers to monitor the event and help out in case there’s a dangerous situation.

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  • The turnaround strategy inside St. Louis Public Schools that may be working—and may get discontinued

    February 28, 2022 |

    St. Louis Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    A pilot program, organized by the Consortium Partnership Network, seeks to improve school outcomes by shifting key decisions to staff inside the school, which schools remain under district supervision. The schools also partner with a nonprofit to provide technological support and bring in philanthropic dollars. The partially autonomous governance model is supported by the teacher’s union and has improved teaching-focused aspects as well as programs addressing the mental health, clothing, and food needs of students.

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