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Embodying Civic Spirit

Joanne Palmer

October 26, 2022 |

Jewish Standard |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City-based organization Civic Spirit trains educators who work in religious schools to teach American civics and history from an interfaith perspective. The nonprofit also hosts programs for students in which they work together to tackle a civic challenge.

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School on Wheels delivers tutoring – and hope – for homeless students

Magda Hernandez

July 19, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The nonprofit School on Wheels pairs students experiencing homelessness with tutors to help them catch up, and stay caught up, in school.

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A Cry for Help from Teen Boys in Austin is Answered

Bekah McNeel

May 22, 2022 |

The 74 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The mentoring program Project MALES helps young Black and Latino men normalize talking to peers about their feelings and struggles in an effort to tackle the teen mental health crisis.

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Blackburn Middle Schoolers Grow, Sell Produce at Own Farmers Market

Aliyah Veal

May 20, 2022 |

Mississippi Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

In Blackburn Middle School's Learning Garden, students get hands-on experience with planting, cultivating, and selling their own crops. The school also hosts a student-led farmers market and collard greens cook-off where they can show off the fruits of their labor.

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Inside Dallas schools' attempt to eliminate most suspensions to help kids of color

Emily Donaldson

May 18, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

In an effort to eliminate suspensions that disproportionately affect Black and brown students, Dallas Independent School District created on-campus reset centers where staff mediate conflicts between students and help them reflect on their behavior. Disciplinary action has declined since the centers were implemented, and the percentage of students being repeatedly disciplined fell from 28 percent to 13 percent.

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Nice White Parents: We Know It When We See It

Chana Joffe-Walt

August 20, 2020 |

The New York Times |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A Brooklyn school district has changed the zoning and middle school admission process to racially integrate schools and level the playing field. White children previously gained admission to schools with the most resources based on impressive grades and extracurricular activities. The new system is based on a lottery and can not screen students for test results or attendance. Black and Latino families have been demanding change since 1950, but this change was a result of the efforts of white parents. Critics question whether the motive was equality or anger over too many white kids kept out of good schools.

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Face Masks, Temperature Checks: The New Reality For Summer School Students

Suevon Lee

June 16, 2020 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Teachers and administrators at schools across Hawaii are adjusting to what it means to teach summer school during the time of coronavirus—and how it'll shape their protocols once fall rolls around. These adjustments include taking students' temperatures, drastically reducing the number of its in-person classroom capacity, and finding ways to equip those students who need equipment to join class online.

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A turnaround school on the rise sees progress halted by the pandemic

Amadou Diallo

June 01, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Metaire, Louisiana

When the John Q. Adams Middle School in Louisiana received a D rating, a new principal stepped in to restructure and address the ongoing issues with staff and students and was seeing success—but that changed when the pandemic hit and the school was unable to shift to remote learning. Progress started by holding one-on-one sessions with all staff and administrators at the school, tidying up the campus, and by approaching school discipline with a perspective that is conducive to long-term positive change.

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Closed-down Maine schools are still serving students meals

Eesha Pendharkar

May 13, 2020 |

Bangor Daily News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

The rate of food insecurity has increased during the pandemic, and elementary schools in Maine are doing their part to make sure as many families as possible have access to meals. Some schools have given teachers and staff designated routes to deliver food to door steps, others set up times that parents can drive to the school or designated sites to pick up daily meals and didn't require students picking up food to be enrolled in the district. The goal is to make food as easy to get to for hundreds of students and their families, while keeping everyone safe.

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In responding to coronavirus shutdowns, Chicago charter schools go their own way

Yana Kunichoff

April 03, 2020 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

When the pandemic forced schools to cancel in-person classes, the pivot to virtual lessons had to be fast and efficient. In Chicago, three charter school networks were able to make the switch quickly, while innovating ways to address some challenges like students with limited or no internet access, devices shared between multiple siblings, and one-on-one time with pupils.

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