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  • High School in Southern Georgia: What ‘Career Technical' Education Looks Like

    March 27, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Marys, Georgia

    A high school in Southern Georgia addresses their dismal graduation rates by adopting a "career technical" approach to teaching that offers students a choice of five career path "academies." Once a student is enrolled in their academy, they learn practical skills required of that career path - along with typical high school requirements. Since implementation of this teaching style, the graduation rate has increased by nearly 35%.

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  • Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

    March 19, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Children who experience neglect, severe stress or sudden separation at a young age can be traumatized - without appropriate adult support, trauma can interfere with healthy brain development, inhibiting children’s ability to make good decisions, use memory or use sequential thought processes to work through problems. Head Start Trauma Smart helps support traumatized and neglected children from acting out.

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  • Improving Economic Diversity at the Better Colleges

    February 05, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Students with low-income that attend public schools can find themselves locked in a system that prevents them from getting into the best colleges, from being unable to afford tuition, to not having the ambition, to not knowing a school that would welcome them. Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA targets high-performing low-income students. The college provides outreach to high school students in poor communities, financial aid to low-income families, summer workshops, and on-site advising and academic support.

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  • Dropouts flooding Kent's second-change iGrad school

    January 12, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Kent, Washington

    Cities save money and help kids by connecting them with diploma programs. In Washington, iGrad is helping students do just this – and seeing results.

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  • Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

    December 12, 2013 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

    Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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  • Lessons for locals on power of parents in schools”

    December 08, 2013 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A lot of research backs the notion that parents play an important role in the academic success of their children, and their children’s schools. While too much parent involvement can cause problems, as happens in some high-income schools, many other schools struggle to foster any ties with most of their families — especially in the growing numbers of neighborhoods where teachers and students don’t share a language, a culture or a ZIP code.

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  • How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses

    October 15, 2013 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Matamoros, Tamaulipas

    Around the world, a new way of teaching and learning is gaining traction – and seeing results. Rooted in educational theory from the likes of Socrates, Piaget, and Montessori, this method is led by students’ curiosity and ability to learn and grow independently; essentially, the students control their own learning. Such methods make success more attainable in places like Matamoros, Mexico, who has seen exceptional improvement from students who experience learning this way.

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  • Young Black and Latino Men Are, in Fact, Going to College

    September 30, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The high school graduation and college matriculation rates are especially low for minority students. But some use tactics, like staying busy with extracurriculars and relying on guidance support systems, to ensure that they will succeed.

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  • Even Odds: A Place Apart

    August 18, 2013 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Young black males in Oakland are suspended more frequently and graduate high school at a much lower rate than their peers. A charter school specifically designed for African American boys focuses on providing them with role models to create a supportive environment, combat the effects of trauma, and push them to succeed.

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  • Even Odds Day 2: Manhood 101

    August 18, 2013 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, black males are almost as likely to be killed as they are to graduate high school. One school is giving them special classes with black mentors to better address their emotional needs and keep them in school.

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