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Could a Ride-Sharing Network Help Get Chicago Students to School?

Jewél Jackson

January 23, 2024 |

Illinois Answers Project |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

To help fill transportation gaps left by bus driver shortages, school districts are partnering with HopSkipDrive, a network that leverages vetted rideshare drivers to take students to and from classes and activities. The company is working with 600 school districts, nonprofits, and agencies across the country.

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'It's very Philly, and it's very in your face.' Volunteers knock on doors to aid literacy

Carly Sitrin

January 16, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Philadelphia |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Through community events, direct outreach, and resource sharing, Philadelphia’s reading captains help local kids build early literacy skills while supporting families to make reading part of their daily home life.

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Piplantri, ce village d'Inde qui plante des arbres pour envoyer ses filles à l'école

Robin Tutenges

January 09, 2024 |

Slate |

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Response Location: India, Piplantri, Rajasthan

Quand une fille est naît dans le village de Piplantri, les habitants plantent 111 arbres et déposent de l’argent sur un compte bancaire qui ne peut pas être touché jusqu’à ce qu’elle a ses 18 ans, lorsqu’il peut être utilisé pour ses études ou pour payer les frais de mariage, mais seulement si elle reste à l’école jusque-là. Le programme a permis de créer des emplois à l’école et dans l’entretien de la nouvelle forêt. Aucune des filles nées depuis le début de l’initiative n’a été forcée de se marier au détriment de son éducation, et le village a planté plus de 500 000 arbres.

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Families find ways around Taliban restrictions on girls' education

Omid Sobhani Masroor Mansoor

December 12, 2023 |

The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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Response Location: Afghanistan, Kabul

Amidst Taliban restrictions on girls’ education, several people are looking for alternative options to further their education. One solution includes the University of the People, a free, online U.S.-accredited university. The virtual university helps make education more accessible and currently has 100,000 participating students worldwide.

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MIT via community college? Transfer students find a new path to a degree.

Ira Porter

December 06, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States

The Transfer Scholars Network partners with community colleges and elite universities to help high-achieving students complete their four-year degree at a top school. Alongside mentorship throughout the application process, students who are accepted to partner institutions receive a financial aid package and ongoing support.

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Mansfield City wins districtwide honor for PBIS implementation

Katie Ellington Serrao

December 04, 2023 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an approach to student behavior that focuses on how well students embody five standards — respect, responsibility, readiness, safety and pride — and awards points based on their behaviors that can be redeemed for rewards. PBIS offers an alternative to the “zero tolerance” student behavior policies that have been known to hurt academic achievement, particularly among students of color. Studies show that schools with a PBIS approach saw classroom removals decrease by 58% and out-of-school suspensions decreased by about half.

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How Detroit community groups are helping schools chip away at chronic absenteeism

Ethan Bakuli

November 28, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

To help address high rates of chronic absenteeism in Detroit, community organizations like The Konnection offer holistic support for students, such as resource closets stocked with clothes and hygiene products, Uber gift cards, and an after-school club with enrichment programs. Collaboration with community groups contributed to a 12 percent drop in chronic absenteeism rates at one Detroit school last year.

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CUNY sees ‘enormous' October application spike, as efforts to boost enrollment continue

Julian Shen-Berro

November 20, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In an attempt to combat pandemic-era drops in enrollment, the City University of New York network sent personalized letters to seniors graduating from public high schools in the city and waived application fees for these students for the month of October. The network saw its number of applicants jump 386 percent compared to the same month last year.

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Native teachers build nations: More Indigenous people are training to be teachers in Arizona

Noor Haghighi

November 18, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

The Indigenous Teacher Education Program at the University of Arizona trains budding educators to better support students in Tribal communities, with the goal of increasing the number of Indigenous teachers in the school system. Since launching in 2018, the program has produced more than 50 graduates.

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A Navajo teacher is among the first Colorado educators to revive Indigenous language in the classroom

Erica Breunlin

November 06, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

To better serve Indigenous students, Durango School District 9-R has created an advisory council for Native American parents, designated specific staff to help support Native students, and developed an Indigenous language course where they can reconnect to their culture by learning Diné Bizaad. Students report that the course is more engaging than learning about Navajo history via a textbook, and the district has shown progress in closing opportunity gaps for Indigenous students, with all of its Indigenous seniors graduating last year.

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