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  • Programmed for Success

    November 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community colleges are increasingly leveraging technology to engage students and keep them on track to graduation. Personalized messages about deadlines, information about class performance from professors, and texts about homework resources all contribute to a "fuller picture" of students and empower administrators with the information to intervene when necessary.

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  • Here's a simple way Rochester could improve educational outcomes for city kids

    November 01, 2018 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

    Both Rochester, NY and Windsor, Ontario are destinations for refugees. However, Ontario has had more success acclimating these newcomers through its early education programs. On a reporting trip, Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle finds that the integration of education and social services for families and province-wide planning in lieu of local planning are key to making Ontario's system work.

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  • Walking School Bus program at Lincoln to expand route, improve attendance

    October 30, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Since the Lincoln Avenue School Walking Bus program started, the school has seen marked improvements in attendance rates. The volunteer-run transit alternative promotes neighborhood safety and offers another chance for disconnected students to socialize.

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  • Free College Tuition Is Nice, But How About Food?

    October 30, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston

    For many college students, financial aid programs can help them afford tuition, but it doesn't cover necessities like food that are required for true affordability. To change that, colleges around the country are offering food scholarships and more comprehensive services.

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  • In a California elementary school, parents have a classroom of their own

    October 24, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, California, parents, many of whom are immigrants, take family literacy classes at their child's elementary school. These programs empower parents to help students with their homework and provide parents with a better understanding of curriculum expectations, such as common core standards.

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  • Can Chinese students revive the American heartland?

    October 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Clinton, Iowa

    The town of Clinton, Iowa was struggling both economically and with student retention until a partnership with an American businessman and a Chinese company brought 72 Chinese students to fill empty seats in the public high schools. Not only does this stir up the local economy with businesses jumping at the chance to serve a new audience, but the students all benefit from the cultural and educational exchange. The Clinton school board and district representatives all voted unanimously for the program, and both sides are looking forward to continuing to develop and grow the program.

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  • 'It runs in her culture': Spelling bees transforming one Navajo community

    September 19, 2018 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, For Defiance, Arizona

    Interest in spelling bees in one Navajo Nation district shot up after Kelly Haven made it to the national stage in Washington D.C., representing children who had never before seen anyone like her make it that far. The increased interest has led to consistent local funding for resources to assist in preparing for the bees, renewed vigor in classrooms and an improvement in test scores as well as graduation rates. Before Kelly made it to the national stage, no one from her school district had made it to the regional bee in a decade. Eight children qualified for the Navajo Nation spelling bee the following year.

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  • Meet The School That Educates Children Hidden In India's Margins

    September 13, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    According to some estimates, close to 8 million children in India are out of primary school. By offering small group learning and self-directed education opportunities, the Gubbachi Learning Community provides a necessarily flexible framework for migrant children in Bangalore to catch up on basic math and literacy skills so they can ultimately join the government-school system with their peers.

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  • Teaching After Hours: The Rise Of International Online Teaching

    September 03, 2018 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    A new crop of international companies is connecting English-language teachers and students in China for online tutoring sessions. The flexible arrangements are a way for Chinese elementary and secondary pupils to improve their English skills and also a mechanism for modestly paid American teachers to supplement their income.

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  • Schools Crack Down as More Students Cut Class

    August 30, 2018 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    Schools from Newark to Cleveland are trying new approaches to a longstanding problem - chronic absenteeism. Texas and Florida are offering incentives such as television and gift card raffles while Ohio is getting professional athletes to record reminders for students and New Jersey is installing washing machines on campus for use by homeless students. A Harvard professor who has studied the issue concludes, "There is no single solution."

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