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What Keeps Women Out of Career Programs — and What Will Make Them Stay

Johnny Magdaleno

December 16, 2016 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Newport, Kentucky

Research is recognizing that to help women graduate from career programs additional supports and services are needed such as child care, domestic violence aid and emergency cash assistance. Programs, such as The Brighton Center, provide systems of support where students can list additional supports they need and receive the help they need to graduate.

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The Sea Creature That Saved a School (How Lobsters Are Keeping Students in School)

Tanya Paperny

December 11, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Deer Isle, Maine

The small community on Deer Isle in Maine struggled to keep students in school; many felt that a diploma was unnecessary, since they could drop out and make good money by in the lobster fishing industry. But the local high school found a creative solution to keep students engaged and ensure increased opportunities in what can be a volatile industry. They redesigned their academic courses to suit the interests and talents of their students, placing an emphasis on project-based learning that explores traditional academic topics through fishing and marine themes - such as studying geometry through boat building. The approach has helped increase graduation rates by more than 30%.

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Ultimate internships: 15,000 high schoolers get job ops year-round

Lori Higgins

November 19, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

After School Matters, provides thousands of apprenticeships and internships to Chicago high school students exposing them to career paths and making them more likely to graduate and pass their classes.

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Can Española Valley High School crack down on truancy?

Andrew Martinez

October 15, 2016 |

Rio Grande Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

To improve its consistently high truancy rates, last academic year Española Valley High School implemented a new truancy and dropout prevention program aimed at shaping up poor attendance. The results are yet to be determined — but debate still rages within the school about the best method for battling truancy.

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How one wealthy Manhattan school is fighting inequality

Bliss Broyard

October 14, 2016 |

Time Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Manhattan’s School 2 School program raises money from wealthy schools to support the schools in low-income communities. Using the crowdfunding site Donors Choose, parents from Manhattan’s PS 87 school raise funds for requests from teachers at different elementary schools in the Bronx.

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Why are 63 million girls missing out on education?

Lucy Lamble

September 19, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a diverse group of leaders are tackling the persistent barriers to quality education for girls. By providing menstrual products, distributing bikes for transportation, and changing the perception of female education in the community, a combination of grassroots and big-picture efforts are gradually bringing some of the 63 million girls out of school into the classroom.

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Highline district struggles with fallout after limiting student suspensions

Claudia Rowe

September 10, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Highline school district in Washington implemented a radical new strategy to break the school-to-prison pipeline based on mounting data that suspending students pushed them into a vicious cycle of violence and delinquency. However, theories of replacing punitive measures with counseling and academic triage have proven difficult to translate from theory to practice, and many teachers have resigned over fear for their safety. But one teacher at Pacific Middle School has found a way to make the approach work, and the district is promising to scale his model, invest more in teacher training, and expand resources, determined to meet their original objectives and reach the kids that need the most help.

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Youth Judge Fights School-to-Prison Pipeline

Sierra Mannie

August 31, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Pascagoula, Mississippi

In Pascagoula, a youth court judge observed a high number of youth stuck in the system. The judge reached out to local schools, discouraging them from involving law enforcement in minor incidents that put juveniles into a vicious cycle of detention and jail. Instead, the judge encouraged educators to get more involved in constructive mediation and intervention.

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Labor of Love

Matt Connolly

August 29, 2016 |

Washington Monthly |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Using what he calls the "New Urban College Model," Michael Sorrell has led the complete revival of Dallas' previously failing Paul Quinn College. The school combines rigorous academics and a local work-study program, which Sorrell believes will both "integrate a liberal arts education with the job market" and benefit the neighborhoods surrounding the campus. As Sorrell's idea has gained popularity, journalist Matt Connolly asks, can this model be scaled or does it rely too heavily on a uniquely dedicated and motivated character like Sorrell?

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A solution as obvious as it is rare: Making high school graduates ready for college

Jon Marcus

August 18, 2016 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Because high schools are assessed on graduation rates in lieu of college-readiness and public universities are funded based on the number of students who enroll instead of those that graduate, there is often a miscommunication about what students need to know to take college courses. Without proper preparation, students are funneled into remedial classes, an expensive and time consuming path. Several states are working to close this gap, shifting the incentive structure towards graduation rates-based funding for colleges and identifying slipping high school juniors to "bring them up to speed" before college.

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