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Can a small, rural college that eliminated merit aid survive — and thrive? Hamilton College president makes the case

Liz Willen

March 17, 2015 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Clinton, New York

Hamilton College, a small, rural liberal arts college, is optimistic about furthering its efforts to provide scholarships for low-income students and for those who are the first in their family to attend college.

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Reaching Math Students One by One

Tina Rosenberg

March 13, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Middle School 88 in Brooklyn is part of a broad evolution in teaching math, employing technology through a non-profit called School for One (Teach for One) to provide each student with a personalized lesson generated and monitored by computers to match their learning level.

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Judging Schools Based on Inspections—Not Test Scores

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

March 04, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

In England, schools are evaluated by actual visits to schools by a group of professional educators, rather than simply by test scores.

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Make School a Democracy

David L. Kirp

February 28, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Colombia, Armenia

In Colombia, students in classrooms make decisions democratically. The result has been higher rates of student involvement and achievement.

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Only 1 in 5 NYC students graduates from college. This nonprofit is going to change that

Chris Peak

February 20, 2015 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Educational nonprofit OneGoal has proven that its model of education helps provide low-income students in Chicago and Houston with the tools needed to pursue a college degree. Now, the nonprofit hopes to improve the college graduation rate in New York City by assisting high school students in understanding the basic techniques to achieve success.

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Empathy, not Expulsion, for Preschoolers at Risk

Sara Neufeld

February 20, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Preschoolers in the U.S. who misbehave are increasingly being expelled. In Connecticut, trained counselors educated teachers about how to deal with emotionally traumatized kids which reduced expulsions.

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Principal in the Classroom: Can New Orleans make it work?

Peg Tyre

February 18, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

When a New Orleans school principal prioritizes and structures her day to maximizing opportunities to empower her staff and provide targeted professional development so that the teachers can best serve under-performing students and ensure they receive the best education possible.

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Charter school takeovers: As York schools near privatization, lessons from New Orleans and Michigan

Daniel Simmons-Ritchie

January 12, 2015 |

PennLive |

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Response Location: United States, York, Pennsylvania

York schools are considering changing public schools into charter schools, following the example of New Orleans and Michigan, in order to help their crumbling school system. The privatization of these schools can help the facilities become more financially stable, in turn preventing school closures and instability for their students.

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At Grabiarz School of Excellence in Buffalo, high expectations and rigor breed success

Tiffany Lankes

December 21, 2014 |

The Buffalo News |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

Grabiarz School of Excellence has a highly motivated principal and a model of support that squeezes in learning at every opportunity. So far, it’s working as teachers make sure to maximize instruction time.

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Big Ideas in Social Change, 2014

Tina Rosenberg

December 11, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

A overview of 2014's Fixes columns - connecting the dots between 60 or so ways that people are trying to change the world.

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