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Reading, Writing, Required Silence: How Meditation is Changing Schools and Students

Jaweed Kaleem

June 12, 2015 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Silence can be hard to come by for students at New York City schools, contributing to increased stress. Some schools in New York are incorporating meditation to give their students time to relax and calm their inner minds after studying all day.

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College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success

Jan Hoffman

June 10, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Sexual violence is a serious hazard on college campuses - by some estimates, one in five female students are raped, and women tend to be at the greatest risk during their first year on campus. But a program that trained first-year female college students at various Canadian colleges to avoid rape substantially lowered their risk of being sexually assaulted, a rare success against a problem that has been resistant to many prevention efforts.

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Kindergartens Ringing the Bell for Play Inside the Classroom

Motoko Rich

June 09, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Pasadena, Maryland

As American classrooms have focused on raising test scores in math and reading, an outgrowth of the federal No Child Left Behind law and interpretations of the new Common Core standards, even the youngest students have been affected, with more formal lessons and less time in sandboxes. Washington and Minnesota are beginning to train teachers around the state on the importance of so-called purposeful play — when teachers subtly guide children to learning goals through games, art and general fun.

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Guess Which State Has The Best High School Graduation Rate?

Cory Turner

June 09, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa City, Iowa

At 90 percent, Iowa's high school graduation rate was the best in the nation in 2015. The NPR Ed Team looked at Iowa City's lowest performing schools to get a sense of how the state differentiates itself. Scavo, an alternative high school for at-risk teens, caters to students' schedules and home lives, offering flexible class times, professional training programs, and child care facilities within the same building.

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Treating Student Teachers Like Doctors-In-Training

Benet Magnuson

June 08, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Emporia, Kansas

Tired of seeing ill-prepared teachers, Kansas’ Emporia State University has adopted an “all hands on deck” approach to training their students.

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Once forced to study in secret, this Indian professor inspires a generation of female students

Sonia Narang

June 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: India, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Rama Arora defied tradition and secretly pursued her PhD as a young woman in India, succeeding at becoming the first female professor at a women's college. Now she is inspiring more Indian girls to further their educatione, so they can help bring about greater equality in society.

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Swedish sex education has time for games and mature debate

Sally Weale

June 05, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Sweden, Gnesta

The United Kingdom’s teen birthrate is as high as 19.7 births per 1,000 women; one contributing factor is that sex education is not a requirement and can span only a day. Gnesta in Sweden offers a four to five week course on comprehensive sex education with a curriculum that makes the topic enjoyable, informative, and sensitive. As a result, the teen birthrate is only 5.2 per 1,000.

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What Do Teachers Do After Saying Goodbye to the Classroom?

Kathryn Joyce

June 04, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Five past teachers take their knowledge, after years of being educators, to make greater movements and developments in the educational sphere.

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In Colorado, Teaching to a Changing Climate

Mary Slosson

June 02, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Telluride, Colorado

Colorado has had challenges teaching climate change to elementary and secondary school students because of political divisiveness. Regional advocacy groups and professionals manage to teach climate change through engaging field trips, filmmaking, and outdoor learning.

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How San Antonio is solving the truancy problem

Jyoti Thottam

June 02, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Over the last five years, while other cities in Texas have come under intense scrutiny for truancy policies that subject children as young as 12 to adult criminal charges, and turn their convictions into a revenue stream without having much effect on attendance rates, San Antonio has been in the middle of a bold experiment to find a better way. Working with the city government and school districts, the municipal court in this booming, young, largely Latino metropolis has changed its truancy policies to keep kids out of court.

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