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Chicago Charter Network Specializes in Dropouts

Lesli A. Maxwell

May 31, 2013 |

Education Week |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago's progress in lowering the dropout rate is in part because of a network of charter schools around the city that provide small, alternative programs that specialize in serving students who have dropped out or are considering dropping out of school. "It's like a second home for me," said one student about her experience in such a program at CCA Academy. Teachers with these programs offer understanding and a high level of support and encourage their students to grow.

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A Team Approach to Get Students College Ready

David Bornstein

May 15, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Blue Engine, which places recent college grads as full-time teaching assistants in New York City public schools, is helping poor students thrive in college. They focus on small teacher-student ratios, frequent feedback for teachers, and a concentration on 'gateway' courses associated with success in college.

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Home visiting programs are preschool in its earliest form

Michael Alison Chandler

May 13, 2013 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Manassas, Virginia

Through programs across the country, nurses, social workers, or trained mentors offer support to new or expectant parents, imparting skills to help them become better teachers for their children. Through regular home visits with the families, these programs are working to close an achievement gap between rich and poor children that starts as early as just nine months into a child's life.

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How can schools nationwide mimic London's improvement?

Sanchia Berg

February 21, 2013 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

For many years, students in London's secondary schools consistently scored worse on exams than their peers in other parts of the country, but now, other regions are looking to London as a model. Under the "London Challenge," local students receive extra help if they are falling behind in reading and writing and teachers work closely with parents to "build confidence and support aspiration." Although funding for the original program has since been cut, the London schools, whose classrooms are filled with low-income and English as a second language students, have continued to see improvements.

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Why A Principal Created His Own Currency

David Kestenbaum

December 14, 2012 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

School MS 53 in Queens experienced extremely poor student attendance, a high rate of student suspensions, and an increase of staff and teacher resignations—all causing the city’s department of education to give the school and “F”. New principal Shawn Rux incentivizes students by creating “Rux Bux,” a currency system that can help students win prizes the more often they attend school. The school went from an “F” to a “C” and daily attendance has increased to around 90%.

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Back to School

Ira Glass

September 14, 2012 |

This American Life |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

As kids and teachers head back to school, we wanted to turn away from questions about politics and unions and money and all the regular school stuff people argue about, and turn to something more optimistic — an emerging theory about what to teach kids.

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Beyond SATs, Finding Success in Numbers

Tina Rosenberg

February 15, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Many qualified students lack the motivation to follow through attending college due to a lack of peer support. A highly successful U.S. program sends great inner-city students to elite colleges in groups – one key to graduation.

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A Boost for the World's Poorest Schools

Tina Rosenberg

January 19, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Nepal, Kailalia District

How can rural African children learn to read when there are no books in their languages? Save the Children helps kids to create their own books, creating a homemade library for their village.

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Where All Work Is Created Equal

Tina Rosenberg

September 15, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Countries all over the world are creating community, diversifying relationships, and giving a purpose to people who felt useless through time banks, where people swap their services using time as the currency.

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Surviving and thriving: What works to make teens stronger, more resilient

Beatrice Motamedi

May 31, 2011 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In East Oakland, teens experience random violence, a lack of healthy food, and other sources of chronic stress. The consequences can be grave. At one school, the dropout rate is one in two. Learning to be resilient helps teens survive and even thrive. Multiple efforts are helping East Oakland teens to build this skill, including by connecting them with role models and mentors.

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