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  • BitLab Innovation Hub is influencing STEM education among out-of-school children in Taraba

    Yahuza Abdulkadir

    April 19, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Taraba State

    BitLab Innovation Hub offers a STEM program geared at out-of-school children, which provides hands-on training to prepare them for careers in technology. The school has trained 105 children so far.

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  • Restoring Hope For The Displaced Girl In Nigeria's Borno State

    Aisha Tijjani Jidda

    April 16, 2023 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    After a local school was destroyed during conflict with Boko Haram, Mallam Thabit began offering night classes for girls who were left without access to education. Thabit advocated for the school to be rebuilt and helped establish a new education program.

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  • Here's Makoko Dream School Project; an initiative that's breaking barriers to education among children in Lagos waterfront

    Usman Aliyu

    April 13, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko, Lagos State

    The Makoko Dream School is a tuition-free education program serving students who live in waterfront areas. The school is funded through a Parent/Teacher Association levy and has served roughly 1,000 children so far.

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  • Calbright's star is rising: California's online community college is adding, keeping more students

    Mikhail Zinshteyn

    April 12, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Calbright College is a unique, tuition-free online community college that allows students to complete coursework toward certificates at their own pace. The college’s enrollment is growing by about 8 percent each month, and about 70 percent of students who enrolled in mid-2022 were still enrolled or had completed their studies nine months later.

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  • A Literary Movement is Helping Children Cultivate Reading Culture

    Zainab Adewale

    April 06, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osun, Oyo State

    At the Kiishi Readers Club, students in Oyo state can borrow books and attend lectures and discussions to help develop their reading, writing, and leadership skills. Students who have participated in the club say the experience has helped them improve their academic performance and given them more confidence in their public speaking abilities.

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  • Recovery high schools, like one in Denver, help kids heal from an addiction and build a future

    Stephanie Daniel

    April 06, 2023 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    5280 High School is a recovery school for students who need help managing addictions. The school incorporates treatment strategies, such as a daily recovery meeting, into the school day and emphasizes peer support and mutual aid.

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  • California helps college students cut their debt by paying them to help their communities

    Gail Cornwall

    April 05, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    In an effort to help lower student debt while benefiting the community, the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program provides 3,200 students with service jobs and pays them $700 a month.

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  • The Case for Free Jewish Day School

    Mark Oppenheimer

    April 03, 2023 |

    Tablet Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    In recent years, Jewish day schools such as TanenbaumCHAT in Toronto have worked to make their programs more affordable by leveraging philanthropy to reduce tuition and providing tools to help families calculate the financial aid available to them. In the six years since the program was launched, enrollment in TanenbaumCHAT's ninth-grade class has doubled.

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  • A 'game changer' for immigrants: Job-ready college classes in their native language

    Debbie Truong Jeong Park Selene Rivera

    April 03, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles Community Colleges are now offering subject-matter courses taught in students’ native languages, including Spanish, Russian, and Korean. The tuition-free vocational classes allow students to earn certificates in a trade or work toward a GED, all while learning in the language they’re most comfortable speaking.

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  • Un programa de ASU está abordando la brecha de diversidad y la retención de maestros en la fuerza laboral educativa de Arizona

    Beatriz Limón

    March 31, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Los nuevos programas educativos multilingües y multiculturales como el de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona (ASU) ayudan a preparar a los futuros maestros para satisfacer las necesidades de los estudiantes latinos y disminuir la crisis de retención de maestros en el estado.

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