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  • Western's sexual assault prevention program is up for renewal — does the online training do more harm than good?

    June 14, 2021 |

    The Front |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bellingham, Washington

    Research shows that online training isn’t successful at changing attitudes or beliefs on sexual assault. This article takes an in-depth look at EverFi, an online sexual assault module that students at Western Washington University are required to take. The program is used at 1,300 other institutions. Researchers recommend programs that target specific individuals. Other methods that have been successful include implementing activities like group discussions, lectures, and policy changes. The programs should also take a long time to complete, for example, a semester-long training versus the few minutes,

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  • In The Wake Of Worsening Achievement Gap, Officials Ponder Private Help For Public Schools

    June 07, 2021 |

    WSHU Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Private donors and businesses are helping some Connecticut public schools provide students and their families with access to the internet, a critical need when distance learning is imposed. Long-term hopes to close the growing achievement gap between wealthy and poorer schools through public-private partnerships need more time to ripen. But some nearer-term successes include one philanthropy's grant to provide 60,000 laptops and broadband internet to students statewide who otherwise lacked access, while a grant in Norwalk put 1,000 families online to help with homework and healthcare access.

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  • Local School Lunch Program Expands To Continue Feeding Children During Pandemic

    May 10, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Georgia schools provided lunches for students participating in virtual learning through curbside pickup or delivered food to their homes with school buses during the pandemic.

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  • The Videos Saving Lives in the Developing World

    April 19, 2021 |

    Stanford Social Innovation Review |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Sudan

    As a way to help train frontline health workers in developing countries about childbirth practices and child health, a nurse practitioner launched a video production project to offer short instructional films. In the 10 years since launching the project, the films have overall been viewed "more than 450 million times on YouTube, and they've been downloaded more than 200,000 times in 200 countries."

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  • 'No interruption': Wireless network gives South Dallas students reliable internet access at home

    April 15, 2021 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    A wireless network is bringing fast and reliable internet service to students living within two miles of Lincoln High School. A large cell tower on the premises of the school is extending the WiFi to receivers given to students at home. The initiative is vital in keeping students connected to their digital classrooms during the pandemic. Proponents are hoping it will also help address the racial homework gap which is attributed to a lack of reliable internet.

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  • ‘Somebody cares': How schools are helping with student well-being

    March 24, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kennesaw, Georgia

    To combat the mental health impacts of pandemic-era remote and hybrid learning, Palmer Middle School in Georgia established a grief-support group, a "stress busters" group, a book club, and a series of virtual lunch sessions with games and music to help students make connections and learn coping skills. More than 90% of students reported decreased stress levels after participating in the stress busters program, and their school attendance records also improved.

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  • The equalizers

    March 19, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Education quickly pivoted when COVID-19 led to school closures by training teachers to teach online, providing email addresses, and giving families autonomous learning guides. The Ministry also digitized its enrollment data so that it could track and stay connected with students, while also ensuring that all families had the food and nutrition they needed while children were not able to attend school in person.

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  • What a Texas school district can teach others about virtual education

    March 16, 2021 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Grapevine, Texas

    iUniversity Prep, part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, has consistently outperformed the state in student outcomes in Texas. The school has existed for over a decade and has found success by creating a collaborative, adaptable, and flexible learning environment for its students while also providing high levels of support to its teachers.

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  • ‘Learning pods' taking root in Black, Latino neighborhoods

    February 14, 2021 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Boston, four organizations that serve Black and Latino families formed an alliance to provide low-cost learning pods to students of color. Run out of two churches, the full-day learning pods “serve nearly two dozen kindergarten through sixth-grade students.” The service comes at a crucial time, since pandemic learning is leaving behind students of color who already were at a disadvantage.

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  • This Cambridge high school made changes during the pandemic, leading to remote-learning success

    February 05, 2021 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Although the pandemic brought many difficulties to school across the globe, some institutions saw it as the time to innovate and rethink learning delivery. Cambridge High School Extension Program, "an alternative school for academically struggling students," decided to start school later in the day, schedule one-on-on sessions for students with their teachers, and distributed computers and Wi-Fi hotspots. The result has been nearly a 50% decrease in the number of chronically absent students, and an increase from 20 to 60% of students achieving honor roll.

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