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Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

Aedan Hannon

March 12, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

In Monte Vista, Colorado, an elementary and a high school are improving teacher retention by building an environment that makes them feel heard, appreciated, and supported. The administrators take time to build relationships with teachers and students, check in with teachers on a regular basis, allow teachers to have a say in decision-making, and create teacher revitalization rooms.

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Biden's free college proposal is dead. High schoolers are tapping a solution.

Bianca Quilantan

March 11, 2023 |

Politico |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Dual enrollment programs run by community colleges across the United States allow high school students to take college classes that count towards their diploma and future degrees. The programs are often free for students and are increasing community college attendance rates, which dropped during the pandemic.

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L.A. high school's AP African American Studies course fills a void prohibited elsewhere

Jackson Tammariello

February 28, 2023 |

AfroLA |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Susan Miller Dorsey High School is the first school in California to pilot a new advanced placement African American studies course, which covers the history of Black social movements, societal achievements, and in the United States. Students in the course say it has exposed them to deeper knowledge about their communities and helped them express themselves.

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In Washington, Students Learn About Climate Change Like Nowhere Else

Ashira Morris

January 12, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Washington state's ClimeTime program trains educators to teach about climate change and environmental justice in a way that explores local impacts and gives students tools for taking action. Roughly 98 percent of teachers who participated in 2021-22 said ClimeTime made them feel more prepared to tackle climate change in the classroom.

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Born during COVID lockdown, initiative sparks success in math among students who previously failed repeatedly

Abdulwasiu Mujeeb

December 24, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Esomnofu Online Math is a nonprofit that helps students in Nigeria better understand mathematics for free by posting videos explaining the subject on social media.

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Denver students benefited from 11 years of reforms, new study shows

Melanie Asmar

December 13, 2022 |

Chalkbeat |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Reforms that improved learning at Denver schools included easier paperwork for school of choice applications, an increased number of charter schools, and the closing of schools with low test scores.

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Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions

Tara Garcia Mathewson Maria Polletta

December 13, 2022 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

Arizona schools are tackling a rising lack of attendance after the pandemic by helping to address the problems keeping students from school instead of immediately suspending them for absences.

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Utah offers "free college for all" to juveniles behind bars

David Dudley

December 12, 2022 |

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Utah’s Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth program provides free college-level courses for credit to help young people who are incarcerated get college-ready. Those who do not pass the screening test to take college-level classes can take classes for high school credit instead.

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The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead

Andy Kopsa

December 12, 2022 |

In These Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

Theodore Roosevelt Highschool in Des Moines, Iowa, transitioned from employing armed school resource officers to a restorative practices team to prevent and mediate violence with proactive support instead of immediate punishment.

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New York City's Public School on an Island

David Kidd

November 28, 2022 |

Governing |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Harbor School, a public high school located on Governors Island, prepares students to work in maritime fields and exposes them to public service careers such as the Coast Guard. They get the opportunity to do hands-on work in the community, including through a project to study the health of New York Harbor and a program that aims to re-establish the harbor's oyster population.

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