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  • Free Tuition Might Save Community Colleges — But What If Students Need More?

    April 22, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    While community colleges across the country saw a decrease in enrollment during the pandemic, one school, Nashville State, saw a slight increase in the number of Tennesse Reconnect students enrolled. Tenneese Recconnect is a statewide program that helps students pay tuition at a community college. It wasn’t just the financial assistance that helped those students stay in school, but the support. At Nashville State, Reconnect students are part of a program that gives them support, connection with other students, and even helped to pay for their textbooks.

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  • How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

    April 22, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Students' mental health is becoming a higher priority for schools across the U.S. At Hernandez Middle School in Chicago, each day starts with a check-in from their teacher, along with a mindfulness lesson and other useful coping skills. In Washington, D.C., some schools are partnering with local mental health organizations to provide counseling services to students.

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  • Athens Reuse is Taking Junk, Turning it into Treasure For Teachers — And Now Creatives

    April 21, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens Teacher Reuse Store provides free supplies for local public, private, and homeschool teachers in need of teaching materials. The store is opening up to local artists as well.

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  • Connections over controversy: criminal justice department and BSU team up to add BLM flag to display

    April 21, 2021 |

    The North Wind |

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    Response Location: United States, Marquette, Michigan

    Northern Michigan University's Black Student Union turned its unhappiness with the display on campus of a "thin blue line" flag into a series of deep and open conversations that led to a compromise and a new set of collaborations. The university's criminal justice department had put the flag on display. One BSU member approached the department chair to ask that it be removed. But that led to a long, respectful conversation, followed by meetings of students on both sides. A Black Lives Matter flag was added to the display and the two groups are planning a joint educational program on the issue.

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  • In a roiled Minneapolis, schools are testing new model for safety

    April 20, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Washburn High School in Minneapolis is taking a different approach for in-school safety, one that doesn't rely on a police presence. The school district ended its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department and replaces School Resource Officers with civilian safety specialists, who are not uniformed, armed, and have no power of arrest. Instead, the specialists provide more community-centered services to visiting students who were disconnected, aiding with food distribution, and evaluate school safety plans.

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  • Meet the scientists building a prison-to-STEM pipeline

    April 19, 2021 |

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    The movement to promote science education and careers among people who are currently or formerly incarcerated is making slow but real progress. Programs like the National Science Foundation's STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings, and the restoration of Pell Grants in prisons, provide institutional support. But progress can be seen in smaller programs like the Prison Mathematics Project, begun by an incarcerated math whiz whose Italian mathematician mentor inspired him to overcome barriers to education. Another sign of progress: More states are "banning the box" in college applications.

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  • The Videos Saving Lives in the Developing World

    April 19, 2021 |

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    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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  • Lapwai addresses mental health by understanding a child's personal story and culture

    April 15, 2021 |

    Idaho Education News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lapwai, Idaho

    The Lawpwai School District in Idaho has taken a different approach to behavioral health. This new approach includes focusing on teaching positive behavior expectations, partnering with agencies to make on-site therapy available, educating staff on trauma and finding ways to inject Nez Perce culture into the whole process.

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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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    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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  • Cassia ‘Connect' program aims to give every student access to immediate help

    April 14, 2021 |

    Idaho Education News |

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    Response Location: United States, Idaho

    The Connect program in Cassia, Idaho is making it easier for students experiencing mental health crises to get help. Students are able to call a phone number, which also has Spanish interpreters, where they can receive immediate crisis counseling, and set up an appointment with a local mental health professional all through the program. The Cassia County School District also pays for the first couple counseling sessions, while continuing to work with families in need of more long-term care. "Since its inception at least 538 students in the 5,400-student district have accessed Connect therapists."

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