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When High School Means a Build-It-Yourself Education

Deborah Fallows

June 23, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Redmond, Oregon

When students take ownership over their own learning, they are more likely to be successful, the executive director of Redmond Proficiency Academy in Oregon, believes. He has used this philosphy to develop a charter school where students choose their own classes and are assessed based on their proficiency in the related content and skills.

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A Recipe For Success With Two Student Groups That Often Struggle

Jennifer Guerra

June 23, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Brimley, Michigan

Students in a small town in Michigan are outperforming their peers statewide. Over half of the students are American Indian and many come from low-income families. Because the town's reservation can't be taxed, the school receives additional federal funding. And teachers have put it to good use - by hiring more staff, decreasing class sizes, and frequently evaluating students' progress. One fourth grader offered her own theory: "Well, everyone's accepted here for who they are, no matter if they're Irish, Native, African American or just French."

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The Case Against Isolating English Learners

Mario Koran

June 22, 2015 |

Voice of San Diego |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

School districts across the country struggle with helping their “English-learner” students learn English and academic content at the same time. Kearny High School in San Diego does not isolate these special students, instead using the school-within-a-school model to help place their non-English speakers in content areas that interest them. This model has shown to put the English learners at Kearny in the top API scores in the San Diego district.

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How Central Oregon Bet Its Future on Community College

James Fallows

June 22, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

Despite the economic hardships brought on by the downfall of the lumber industry in the '80s and the housing market crash of 2008, Bend, Oregon has managed to successfully enter the ranks of a technology hub, without the presence of a university. The small but thriving city bet on its local community college, which offers a unique campus feel and rigorous course load that sets it apart from other community colleges of the same size. When the lumber industry left, the region bet its future on technology—even though it lacked a research university.

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Virtual Assistant: a 3-D avatar, the best classmate for deaf students

Yanivis Izaguirre

June 20, 2015 |

The Irish Times |

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Response Location: Honduras

In Honduras, tens of thousands of people have hearing disabilities. The National Autonomous University of Honduras has developed software that converts spoken language into an avatar on the computer who signs for the hearing impaired. Teachers in classrooms can teach hearing impaired students with this new software.

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Nigeria's floating school has plenty to teach the wider world

Adeola Ogunlade, Blessing Olisa

June 20, 2015 |

The Irish Times |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko

Although the poor Nigerian village of Makoko has some makeshift schools, they cannot cater for the increasing number of children in the area. But a new floating school is aimed at generating a sustainable, inexpensive, ecological, alternative building system and urban water culture for the population of Africa’s coastal regions.

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Doodle Den is tackling inequality after school in Limerick

Carl O'Brien

June 20, 2015 |

The Irish Times |

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Response Location: Ireland, Limerick

Children in low-income households may lag about 18 months behind their better-off peers in language development, vocabulary and communication skills. Doodle Den in Ireland aims to bridge that gap with a big emphasis on learning through fun activities for five- and six-year-olds outside regular school hours.

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Where Dreams Come True

Saundra Amrhein

June 18, 2015 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

Community colleges were originally designed to be affordable and accessible, yet the myriad pressures on students means that the best intentions often don’t lead to positive results. But the University of Central Florida and its partners are proving a new model called DirectConnect—heavy on individual attention and clear academic goals—that paves a surer path.

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How a school is transforming not only its students, but its community

Amy Scott

June 16, 2015 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is making efforts to close the achievement gap between poor children and more advantaged students by fighting the effects of poverty. Lower Price Hill’s Oyler School is part of a growing national movement to help poor children succeed by meeting their basic health, social, and nutritional needs at school.

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Building for the Future, in California's Famously Failed City

James Fallows

June 14, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

In a city with a long-struggling school system, a nonprofit trade program is helping unemployed adults find work in the high-tech manufacturing field. Technical Employment Training in San Bernardino ensures participants gain nationally recognized credentials, get on-the-job-training, and have placement options with local employers.

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