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Only 1 in 5 NYC students graduates from college. This nonprofit is going to change that

Chris Peak

February 20, 2015 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Educational nonprofit OneGoal has proven that its model of education helps provide low-income students in Chicago and Houston with the tools needed to pursue a college degree. Now, the nonprofit hopes to improve the college graduation rate in New York City by assisting high school students in understanding the basic techniques to achieve success.

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Principal in the Classroom: Can New Orleans make it work?

Peg Tyre

February 18, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

When a New Orleans school principal prioritizes and structures her day to maximizing opportunities to empower her staff and provide targeted professional development so that the teachers can best serve under-performing students and ensure they receive the best education possible.

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Asia Art Archive's Mobile Library travels to Myanmar

Enid Tsui

February 10, 2015 |

South China Morning Post |

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Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon

After decades of government repression and censorship, Myanmar’s civilian government has allowed for freer creative expression. The Hong Kong based Asia Art Archive is helping to develop the infrastructure of an arts community through workshops, meetings, and their “Mobile Library” of art books.

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Investing in Energy Efficiency Pays Off

David Bornstein

February 06, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Granville, Ohio

Retrofitting buildings for energy conservation in the United States could save $1 trillion over a decade, reduce American greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent, and create employment across the country. Many universities and other institutions are creating green investment funds to sustain projects that enhance efficiency.

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In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger

Cindy Rodriguez

February 04, 2015 |

WNYC |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Underlying or repressed pain can often be a trigger for children in the foster system. A team at NYU's Child Study Center trains foster care workers to recognize and treat the signs of past trauma in children.

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In school discipline, intervention may work better than punishment

Claudia Rowe

January 25, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Burien, Washington

When tackling the topic of student discipline, some of the country’s toughest schools have done a turnaround. Instead of focusing on rules broken, they now ask kids to confront themselves. The result? Fewer suspensions and new perspective on the point of school itself.

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In Egypt, Sowing Seeds of Gender Equality

Elizabeth Stuart

January 22, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

Muslim women in Egypt are expected to marry young and to stay close to home, and if they do not, they can be subjected to abuse or heavy criticism by men in the household. Save the Children’s Choices program offers educational workshop sessions for boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, which help them explore gender identity. Through discussions, the program hopes to change gender norms.

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Diversity in the Classroom: How to Solve the Black Male Teacher Shortage

Tracy Jarrett

January 21, 2015 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States, South Carolina

America's teacher workforce is disproportionately white and female, with black males constituting only 2 percent of instructors. The Call Me MISTER initiative, based out of Clemson University, provides test prep, tuition assistance, academic counseling, and job placements to students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds - "The goal is to create life long career educators." Fifteen years after Call Me MISTER's founding, the number of black males teaching in South Carolina's public schools has doubled.

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Charter school takeovers: As York schools near privatization, lessons from New Orleans and Michigan

Daniel Simmons-Ritchie

January 12, 2015 |

PennLive |

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Response Location: United States, York, Pennsylvania

York schools are considering changing public schools into charter schools, following the example of New Orleans and Michigan, in order to help their crumbling school system. The privatization of these schools can help the facilities become more financially stable, in turn preventing school closures and instability for their students.

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LA policy shift yields decline in school suspensions

Christine Armario

January 10, 2015 |

LA Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Huge numbers of students were getting suspension as punishment - until there was a nationwide push to rollback zero-tolerance policies instituted after the deadly Columbine High School shootings that emphasize harsh discipline for even minor misbehavior in favor of support-focused alternatives. The idea: Cultivate communication between teachers and students by gathering in weekly circles to discuss concerns and form one-on-one “harm circles” between students, parents and counselors when conflicts arise.

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