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  • Student athletes aren't the only ones getting concussions — and needing classroom help

    Shasta Kearns Moore

    January 18, 2019 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Because concussions can turn deadly if not managed correctly, several state legislatures have passed return-to-play laws that dictate when an athlete can return to the game. To complement this and offer resources to schools where these laws aren't in place or when a concussion is suffered by a non-athlete, psychologists have created free online tools show best practices in managing concussions within a classroom environment.

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  • Looking to Improve Students' Mental Health? Ask What They Need

    Lily Jackson

    January 18, 2019 |

    The Chronicle of Higher Education |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Colleges campuses are increasingly consulting students about the mental health services they want to see and expanding initiatives beyond the counseling center to all aspects of campus life. At Jefferson Community College in New York this means food pantries and nonprofit transportation services.

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  • How community library is serving an under-served Lagos community

    Abdussalam Amoo

    January 17, 2019 |

    EduCeleb |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ojokoro, Lagos

    A community library built in Lagos, Nigeria by a nonprofit called Pyramid Educational Advancement (PEA) is filling a literacy gap in the area due to the low number of government-owned public libraries. Aside from simply providing a space to read and the books to learn from, PEA offers services like reading clubs for all ages, career counseling, and friendly competitions. Since it opened in 2014 the library has been such a success that PEA is now opening three other local and the Nigerian government is replicating some of their services in their own libraries.

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  • The Brazilian photographer and the 20-year reforestation project of over 2.7 million trees

    Fino Menezes

    January 17, 2019 |

    BrightVibes |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Aimorés, Minas Gerais

    A Brazilian photographer and his wife set out to restore devastated land in the late 1990s by replanting the forest, which would in turn bring back the wildlife. To date the pair and their organization, Instituto Terra, have replanted more than 2 million trees, seen the return of over 500 different species of birds, mammals, amphibians, and flora, and brought back to life the 8 natural springs on the land. There only remains 10% of the land to restore, and at the same time they've also developed more than 700 educational projects that reach over 65,000 people across the nation.

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  • Experimental colleges once were the future. Now, what is their future?

    Laura Krantz

    January 17, 2019 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    As higher education institutions struggle to attract students wiling to pay the exorbitant cost to attend, one subset of schools has had a particularly challenging past few decades -- alternative schools. But some are surviving, by evolving their focus, merging with other schools, and getting creative financially to reduce costs for students.

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  • Youth Empowerment

    Jennifer Rooks

    January 17, 2019 |

    NH-PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Across New Hampshire, youth are leading the fight against substance abuse. Programs like Dover’s Youth-to-Youth, Stand Up Sachems, Youth Leadership Through Adventure, and the Making it Happen Coalition, are all youth-led, adult-supported initiatives that are empowering young adults to create and disseminate substance abuse awareness and prevention campaigns. Fundamental to each of these efforts effective communication and creating a sense of community as key to prevention.

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  • The red state that loves free college

    Benjamin Wermund

    January 16, 2019 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Lynchburg, Tennessee

    In Tennessee, a current program for free community college for all residents is overwhelmingly popular; the program has been framed as a necessary tool for job training and economic development, funded through lottery revenues and including requirements for community service to avoid the "entitlement" label that would turn away many Republican supporters. While preliminary research shows it's been successful so far, critics contend that the program doesn't do enough to eliminate barriers to education for low income students.

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  • The ‘Moneyball' solution for higher education

    Kimberly Hefling

    January 16, 2019 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Georgia State University's predictive analytics system has helped students graduate by flagging at-risk students using a variety of factors, including college and high school grades, financial aid statuses, and more. While other universities attempt to scale the program to increase retention at their universities as well, serious concerns about privacy and surveillance persist, as do hesitations regarding the cost of expanding advisory services as Georgia State has done.

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  • Rutgers makes a push for competent Spanish-speaking health professionals in Camden

    Jesenia De Moya Correa

    January 15, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    In Camden, New Jersey, 40 percent of the population 5 years or older speaks Spanish at home. However, only 5 percent of graduates from medical schools in the state identify as Hispanic or Latino. In an effort to shift these statistics and provide better care to the city's Spanish-speaking residents, Rutgers University requires undergraduates interested in health professions to take language classes and practice Spanish in a medical context.

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  • Boulder Valley schools seeing resurgence of Latino parent activism

    Amy Bounds

    January 12, 2019 |

    Boulder Daily Camera |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Boulder Valley schools are working with Latino parents to create networks of community support, feedback, and insight about the success of Latino children in the district. Parents are working with the school district to make sure stereotypes and racial bias aren't limiting their children from receiving food services and quality education that fit their needs.

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