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  • Where will new teachers come from? Community colleges offer a path.

    October 06, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Teaching programs at community colleges allow people to earn teaching degrees at their convenience, around their schedule, and for cheaper than university programs. These programs are helping to reduce the teacher shortage in the states they are available.

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  • With Recycled Wastes, This Non-profit organization is Reducing Drop-outs in Ogun

    October 06, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    Securecycle is a nonprofit working to reduce the number of young students not attending school in Ogun State, Nigeria. The organization collects old jeans to turn into bags and finds students who are, or will likely, drop out of school to teach them bag production and give them a scholarship to finish primary school.

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  • Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

    October 06, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    Michael D. Fox elementary school is a community school, a school that coordinates with nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations to offer on-site services for families, such as a food and clothes pantry, a physician assistant, and a dental hygienist.

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  • What's Working (and who isn't)

    October 05, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States

    Businesses and initiatives across the country are looking to support employees, employers, and unions together. One example is the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program, a paid training program that is open to anyone regardless of their skills or previous experience. At the end of the four-year program, participants are completely certified for the ironworking trade at no cost. In fact, program participants are able to earn money while they learn and set themselves up for union jobs that provide good salaries and benefits, while filling the growing number of ironworking jobs.

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  • Chess offers inclusion, new direction to marginalised kids in Nigerian slums

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

    Chess in Slums Africa uses chess to provide education and enrichment for marginalized children. The program typically lasts for about two weeks and consists of chess sessions, mental math, and discussions to get to know the children intimately. Then, some of the children are placed in shelters or reconnected with their families. The organization then pays scheduled visits to ensure the child’s needs are met. So far, the organization has helped 976 children across the state.

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  • Free community college in Virginia for in-demand industries

    October 03, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Virginia’s G3 grant program provides tuition assistance to community college students pursuing credentials in high-demand fields such as health care, information technology, early childhood education, and skilled trades. Since 2021, more than 11,000 students in the state’s community college system have received nearly $14.9 million in tuition support.

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  • Dual-language immersion: 'Only a matter of time' for New Hampshire?

    October 01, 2022 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States

    Teachers are practicing dual-language immersion by teaching content in English and the student's native tongue to help prevent loss of fluency in their first language while learning the new one.

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  • Community ed centers help English learners break the ice(olation)

    October 01, 2022 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    The Keen Community Education Center offers free English courses for locals whose first language is not English. Along with improving their writing, reading, and pronunciation, students say they find a sense of community among their peers.

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  • ‘This is the place for him': A bilingual preschool's effect on one Memphis community

    September 30, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    At Su Casa Preschool in Memphis students are taught the usual curriculum plus second language development. The program focuses on helping Spanish-speaking immigrant children access quality education.

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  • State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

    September 29, 2022 |

    EdSurge News |

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    Response Location: United States

    More students than ever are now providing input on education policies through state boards and councils, with 33 states offering opportunities for student engagement in the policymaking process. Student representatives serving in these positions say the experience has bolstered their interest in politics and given them the chance to weigh in on important issues, and some have successfully lobbied for official voting rights on their boards.

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