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  • What Happens When Brazil's Favelas Take On The World Of Online Gaming?

    November 23, 2021 |

    World of Us |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    AfroGames offers young people aged 12 and over with classes in game programming, bringing the world of gaming to the lower-income communities in Brazil, or favelas, allowing youth to explore their culture, technology and potential job opportunities through game design.

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  • Can this Alabama school beat the clock and help more students read?

    November 10, 2021 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Dothan, Alabama

    Rehobeth Elementary School provides extra attention from trained educators with experience in literacy instructional methods to help students make up for COVID-19 related reading-level declines. The school-wide intervention provides a core class where students get most of their lessons, smaller groups where students work on specific skills, and some students are identified for outside tutoring as well. The research-based learning materials can also help students with learning disabilities. Rehobeth second graders had improved reading scores by 60 points in one school year.

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  • Morgan County High School Teacher Implements Sustainability into Agriculture Curriculum

    October 20, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    A high school agriculture teacher in Georgia implements sustainable agriculture into her classes through farm visits, lectures, and student application to reach all types of learners.

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  • Fighting Boko Haram One Book At A Time In Cameroon's Far North

    August 22, 2021 |

    Zenger News |

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    Response Location: Cameroon, Maroua

    In Cameroon's Far North region, mobile libraries lend books to children and adults who have been deprived of both libraries and education by Boko Haram militants. The tricycle-powered libraries are part of Lire au Sahel (Read in the Sahel), an organization begun in 2018. The group now has about 5,000 books and has served about 500 adults and 1,000 children in the region.

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  • St. Paul recruitment program aims to diversify police ranks

    July 06, 2021 |

    Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    To boost diversity in its ranks as part of its outreach to improve community relations, the St. Paul Police Department created a two-year apprenticeship program that makes law enforcement careers more accessible by clearing the financial and educational barriers that stand in the way. Eight program graduates now serve on the force and two dozen more are about to enter the next police academy. Nearly all are people of color and low-income, and nearly half are women. The program pays a stipend while students work in the community and take classes, with counseling and mentoring services.

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  • FS Investments takes its poverty-fighting work nationwide

    June 21, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia Financial Scholars is bringing financial literacy to students and their families as well. Students are taught about credit scores, bank accounts, and budgets, as well as entrepreneurial skills through an experience that could culminate in a $1,000 prize and help starting a business if it wins. Adults are invited to come in on weekends and weeknights to learn the same curriculum. Local companies have financed the program which strives to take the first steps towards bridging the racial wealth gap.

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  • How peer tutoring can transform high school academics

    June 14, 2021 |

    GreatSchools.org |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    A peer tutoring program at a New Jersey high school has helped students improve academic success while feeling connected and supported by their peers. The program started by providing time during study hall periods for small groups of peers to meet. Then, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the program went virtual with pairs of students meeting twice a week in zoom breakout rooms. About 54% of students who were tutored passed a class they had previously failed. The program also fosters social connections and a supportive school culture.

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  • Some Minnesota school districts made changes to grading systems during pandemic to help protect GPAs, they may not go back

    June 06, 2021 |

    The Bemidji Pioneer |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    In St. Paul, Minnesota, the St. Paul school district switched from a letter grade structure to a pass/fail system. A trend that was seen across other districts in the states. The move came after the pandemic resulted in an increase in students failing classes across the district and was part of a “do no harm” philosophy. Data shows the change helped some students and some said they felt more supported. The move is part of a larger effort the district is trying to prevent students from failing like credit recovery.

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  • Washington's public universities will no longer require the SAT or ACT. Will admissions become more equitable?

    May 20, 2021 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Across the country, colleges and universities are changing their SAT policies and becoming test-optional campuses. That means they don’t consider test scores in their admissions process. In Washington, six universities have made the transition. Supporters say the move is meant to increase diversity and make admissions more accessible. Studies show mixed results on whether it works, but at some universities like the University of Puget, there was an increase in the students of color admitted.

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  • Jirogasy's solar computers power offgrid schools in Madagascar

    May 03, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Madagascar, Antananarivo

    Jirogasy developed solar-powered computers and, maximizing a partnership with an education NGO, has helped expand computer access among rural schools without access to a grid. Using internationally-funded grants, they created the Jirodesk II, a Windows 10 powered PC that can be powered by the grid or charged via a solar panel. The computers are monitored remotely, which allows users to quickly get tech support, and the company monitors usage in Watt-hours for its “pay-per-use-until-you own model,” where users pay per number of Watt-hours used, and after a certain number of Watt-hours the machine is paid off.

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