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  • Once forced to study in secret, this Indian professor inspires a generation of female students

    June 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

    Rama Arora defied tradition and secretly pursued her PhD as a young woman in India, succeeding at becoming the first female professor at a women's college. Now she is inspiring more Indian girls to further their educatione, so they can help bring about greater equality in society.

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  • Treating Student Teachers Like Doctors-In-Training

    June 08, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Emporia, Kansas

    Tired of seeing ill-prepared teachers, Kansas’ Emporia State University has adopted an “all hands on deck” approach to training their students.

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  • How one rural Alabama hospital bucked the trend and will reopen its labor & delivery

    May 27, 2015 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    Rural areas are seeing the shut down of medical services such as Labor & Delivery units, making it harder for expectant mothers to receive proper care. Dr. Waits in Bibb County is opening a Labor & delivery unit through critical funding, and using the unit for more than just obstetrics.

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  • DACA Doctors

    May 15, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    Going to medical school might be impossibly hard for undocumented students. That's why a group of DREAMers created Pre-Health Dreamers. The organization connects undocumented youth who want to go to med school, to each other, making med school a more feasible option.

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  • In Rwanda, Building a “University in a Box”

    May 04, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali, Kigali

    Kepler University in Rwanda reduces the cost of a university education by hiring teachers based on their willingness to innovate — not necessarily their expertise — and by blending online and in-classroom learning. Students receive the equivalent of a college diploma and job training in order to facilitate a possible rise out of poverty.

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  • Mozambique's life-saving surgeons aren't doctors at all

    April 27, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mozambique, Chokwe

    Mozambique has a shortage of practicing surgeons, so medical technicians are being trained to fill their roles in various situations, especially in rural locations. Although there are challenges to using this tactic, the technicians-turned-surgeons have similar complication rates as those who are practicing surgeons.

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  • Teaching Law in a Country Where Justice Hardly Exists

    April 22, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    Advocates are on a quest to improve the quality of life in Haiti through legal education.

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  • In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger

    February 04, 2015 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Underlying or repressed pain can often be a trigger for children in the foster system. A team at NYU's Child Study Center trains foster care workers to recognize and treat the signs of past trauma in children.

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  • Illinois falls short in $20 million effort to develop 1,000 teachers

    January 09, 2015 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    To address the low diversity in the teacher workforce, in 2005, Illinois committed $20 million to a Grown Your Own Teacher Initiative to develop 1,000 teachers. The program provided a pathway for parents, community leaders, or other school staff to become teachers. However, by 2015, only 80 graduates of the program were hired in local schools - many dropped out after borrowing tuition money with no requirement that they repay loans. Proponents highlight individual success stories and say the program needs more time to create meaningful change, while critics point to the program's discouraging statistics.

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  • Does class size matter? Research reveals surprises

    October 28, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Research in the U.S. suggests that a small class size is not enough but in combination with teacher training it leads to a change in achievement.

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