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Can people be saved from a terrible childhood?

Lauren Zanolli

November 07, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States

As more research has found links between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and negative health outcomes, a growing number of organizations and sectors are incorporating trauma-informed screening and training into their work. Police officers, primary care pediatricians, parents, and school counselors are moving away from the question "what's wrong with you?" to ask "what happened to you?"

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A High School Education and College Degree All in One

Abby Ellin

November 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Founded in 2011, the Brooklyn-based P-Tech school allows high school students to earn a secondary and associate's degree upon graduation. Born out of a partnership with the New York City Department of Education, New York City College of Technology and IBM, the dual enrollment-program pairs students with mentors and matches students with paid IBM internships. The cross-sector model is being scaled up internationally.

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How ‘Makers' Make the Classroom More Inclusive

Melina Delkic

November 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The "maker" movement is a growing trend in education that allows students to learn in a creative, hands-on, project-based way that develops an idea in real time using tools and technology. The annual Maker Faire in Queens brings together people who utilize this strategy in the classroom, and educators testify to how it is getting students engaged in a way they hadn't before.

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PRISM LGBT Art Program Provides Support, Art to LGBT Youth

Rachael Beardsley

October 30, 2018 |

WOUB Public Media |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

LGBT adolescents are invited to come to the PRISM Art Education classes put on by an Athens, Ohio arts organization. Through these classes, the youth learn skills, but more importantly get to know peers and build a supportive community.

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Students Most Likely To Succeed

Bekah McNeel

October 26, 2018 |

Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

In areas of high poverty, students in San Antonio, Texas are highly encouraged and supported to take the next step after high school to go on to challenging universities and gain a degree. Their efforts, which include talking about college as early as kindergarten and one-on-one year-long guidance to identify strengths and choose the right college, are particularly targeted at students who will not only be the first one in their family to attend college, but the first in their family to leave the state. Students share that they feel prepared, challenged, and optimistic about their time away from home.

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How one tiny town is battling ‘rural brain drain'

Kaitlin Gillepsie

October 24, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Onalaska, Washington

Although only 16 percent of residents in Onalaska, Washington hold a bachelor's degree, all 43 seniors in the class of 2017 were accepted to college. Even as more students are college bound, in the past five years, the town's population has grown and the median age has decreased. So how is Onalaska fighting the "brain drain" that plagues other towns?

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Teaching Curiosity

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

October 24, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Since Ascend Charter Schools switched from the popular "No Excuses" model to a Responsive Classroom philosophy, test scores have steadily risen, suspension rates have dropped dramatically, and the racial achievement gap has all but disappeared. While traces of the former structures, such as repeated routines, still exist today, the school has also incorporated trauma-informed elements and social-emotional learning curricula.

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Would You Let Uber-like Companies Take Your Kids to Soccer Practice?

Joe Pinsker

October 23, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States

In the era of Uber and Lyft, smaller companies are cropping up to fill a persistent gap and transport minors from school to extracurricular activities. The kids'-ride industry is a practical option for affluent families, but doesn't necessarily offer a consistent solution for the majority of families facing these transportation issues.

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Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class

Tara Garcia Mathewson

October 18, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States

As more states have added computer science courses to required education standards, teachers are taking creative approaches to integrating computer science into traditional subjects such as music and social studies. “When I think about entering a digital future, it’s simply understanding how machines work on a conceptual level and understanding what they can do," one high school English teacher says.

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A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces

Tara Garcia Mathewson

October 11, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Havre, Montana

A coalition of philanthropic and professional development organizations are partnering with a rural Montana school district to provide donated hardware and software and professional development training. By developing "makerspaces," the initiative aims to ensure students and teachers learn tech literacy, a skillset many of their urban and suburban counterparts take for granted.

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