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The One Simple Way to Help Poor Kids Stay in School

Debra Bruno

October 19, 2017 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A study of high school students in Chicago has has found that personalized tutoring can help low-income students advance academically, challenging conventional wisdom that once a student falls behind, it's almost impossible to bring them back to speed. Many advocate for a "scaling-up" of tutoring programs, as the personalized attention and relationship with the tutor has been proven valuable.

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A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School

Cory Turner

October 18, 2017 |

NPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In the United States, young Black men are struggling in public schools due to systemic issues and lack of representation. This story gives insight into Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, a school with comprehensive programs serving to enhance the educational experience of their students.

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"Stop the Bleeding"

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

October 18, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Far too many students in Philadelphia are not successfully completing their university degrees. A new program at Community College of Philadelphia involves high school freshman taking the equivalent of two years of college courses to obtain an associate's degree, while also obtaining their high school diploma. The hope is that this will encourage students to go on to complete their university degree.

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India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

Liz Willen

October 16, 2017 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, an intense gender disparity has continued to develop in the sphere of educational attainment. This article discusses new innovations, both public and private, seeking to bridge this attainment gap and increase female enrollment in schools.

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These Alabama schools have narrowed or closed the achievement gap

Trisha Powell Crain

September 13, 2017 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

Magnet schools in Alabama were created by the Board of Education as a way to combat white flight in the 1970's. Today, especially in Montgomery, magnet schools boast the smallest achievement gap between white and black students. Their success is attributed to a number of things, including a standardized admissions lottery that ensures diversity and a high degree of interest and participation from parents.

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These Activists Were Fed Up With The Education System, So They Came Up With Their Own

Ashley Letts

September 12, 2017 |

GOOD Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

There are numerous problems with the education system, and the Red Bull Amaphiko Academy helps activists figure out how to tackle these issues. From racism to trauma survivors, these activists have started movements dedicated to helping improve conditions.

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How to Win Friends and Influence White People

Mosi Secret

September 08, 2017 |

This American Life |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

In the mid-60’s, Anne Forsyth, an heiress, noticed that despite Brown V. Board of education, white prep schools in the South were not being integrated. She wanted to change that. She also thought that by exposing white students to Black students it would make them less bigoted. So, she created the Stouffer foundation, which recruited Black students and placed them in white prep schools. In its first year, 20 black teenagers were placed in 7 white prep schools. Decades later, one student says it made him less racist.

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While Pa. debates merits of Pre-K, Ontario goes all-in

Kevin McCorry

August 30, 2017 |

Keystone Crossroads |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Part 4 of the "Equity or Bust: Are Ontario's Public Schools a Model for Pennsylvania" Series: Ontario is widely lauded for its education system. But, like Pennsylvania, evidence in Toronto suggests that Ontario has struggled to close achievement gaps between historically underserved minorities and their peers. Many believe universal pre-K will prove to be the decisive factor in bridging that gap.

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Ontario celebrates diversity, but still works to close achievement gaps

Kevin McCorry

August 29, 2017 |

Keystone Crossroads |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Part 2 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, particularly compared to the system in Pennsylvania. Keys to Ontario's success include celebrating diversity and catering education modules to the varied backgrounds of their students, as well as increased parent-teacher involvement.

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Even with progressive education funding, 'fairness' eludes Berlin schools

Kevin McCorry

August 29, 2017 |

Keystone Crossroads |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

Part 1 of 3 - A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources that would make them the envy of many of their counterparts in Pennsylvania. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. This "social wall" lies exactly along the lines of the once physical Berlin wall.

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