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  • Community schools: How the concept started and failed in Montgomery

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Since expected grant funding for a planned community school model was canceled a few years ago, two high-poverty elementary school that would have benefited from the approach have landed on the city's "failing" list. However, a local high school has had success incorporating elements of a similar model, such as a parent liaison and volunteer mentors from the community, with no additional budget. What can Davis and Nixon elementary learn from Lanier High?

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  • Do it yourshelf: the Jakarta libraries with book nooks on tuk-tuks

    March 19, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    Only 30 percent of villages in Indonesia have their own libraries. Many citizens are stepping up to provide books for children in creative places in their communities: on boats, the back of vegetable carts, strapped to horses, and more.

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  • 4-H boosting school success

    March 11, 2019 |

    Albuquerque Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Albuquerque Public Schools are the first in the nation to incorporate the 4-H model, pioneered by a youth development nonprofit, into the school day. The emphasis on experiential learning has led to reductions in behavioral issues and improvements in subject proficiency test scores.

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  • Schools in Impoverished, Isolated Brownsville, Texas, Are Thriving: Here's Why

    March 04, 2019 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Texas

    In 2013 and 2016, Brownsville, Texas was ranked the poorest city in the U.S. That hasn't stopped students in the border district from outperforming their wealthier Texan peers. Leaders credit data-based interventions, effective principals, family engagement, and effective use of state and federal dollars for the district's remarkable success. "People love silver-bullet stories," Seth Rau, government and community relations coordinator for San Antonio's Independent School District, said. "It's not a turnaround story. It's a story of continuous improvement."

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  • Movement And Breathing Breaks Help Students Stay Focused On Learning

    March 03, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States

    Schools are increasingly using mindfulness practices to help students transition from high-energy periods like gym and recess to quieter and more focused classroom settings.

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  • $773 Million Later, de Blasio Ends Signature Initiative to Improve Failing Schools

    February 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio launched and then ended a program to rejuvenate struggling schools in the city. Despite deeming the program as unsuccessful overall, the city learned several lessons from the schools thad did succeed within the framework, such as the necessity for strong principals and "an emphasis on using student achievement data to identify problems."

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  • Coded by Kids

    February 20, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    School districts can help students qualify for high-tech careers, regardless of their zip code, through investments in networking and mentoring. Coded by Kids was founded in Philadelphia in 2014 to teach underprivileged students computer skills, such as programming and design. Within five years, Coded by Kids has expanded into New Jersey and Delaware, reaching hundreds of kids. The organization has also launched a student-led design firm, Draft Studios.

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  • Extra arts education boosts students' writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds

    February 12, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    An initiative in House schools that gives students access to the arts in the classroom has positively affected students' ability to concentrate, write, and even show compassion to one another. The initiative, known as the Houston Arts Access Initiative, encourages schools to provide exposure to dance, music, and visual arts to encourage creative and kind interaction.

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  • Turning Blight into Play Spaces

    February 05, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    A nonprofit in New Orleans transforms cheap vacant and underutilized lots into playgrounds and spaces for community events that teach children "design thinking" in the process.

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  • San Francisco gives kindergartners free money for college. Could it work statewide?

    January 20, 2019 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, every kindergarten enrolled in public school gets a college savings account that their families can contribute to. The program is encouraging more families to think of college as a reality and teaching kids saving habits, though, without a full understanding of the intentions, some parents are weary of the accounts.

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