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As Wilderness Areas Attract More People, Volunteer Rangers Hit The Trail

Amanda Peacher

September 28, 2020 |

Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Idaho

About 40 volunteer wilderness stewards of the Idaho Conservation League are helping to educate hikers about how to be good outdoor trekkers like disposing of waste properly and staying on the trail. While these volunteers can’t legally enforce the rules, last year, they have destroyed 109 illegal campfire rings and got rid of 100 pounds of litter. These volunteers programs could be effective as other government initiative budgets are cut and more and more people are exploring nature.

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State of Texas: Lawmakers weigh ‘solutions' proposed for education equity during pandemic

Arezow Doost Josh Hinkle Jennifer Sanders Laney Valian Tahera Rahman John Thomas

September 27, 2020 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

In Texas, 2 million households in the state don’t have high speed internet, affecting students of color at a greater rate. Some districts have also had problems with chronic absenteeism. This segment explores creative solutions enacted by different schools in Texas. In Lockhart ISD the district built seven cell phone towers to provide high speed internet to rural students who lived in dead zones. In Leander ISD, a librarian and a parent when door knocking to reconnect with absent bilingual students. In Manor ISD, a digital tracking system helped boost the rate of contactable students from 91 percent, to 99.

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A parent-led effort to close the digital divide

Javeria Salman

September 24, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Nevada

When Clark County School District moved to an all-remote plan for school, it distributed 10,000 devices, close to 20,000 students had no way to connect their online classes. A parent, with the help of a SCSD teacher and a board of education member, created a Facebook group to help spanish-speaking families express if they needed a device for their kids and help fill those needs. The group gained traction and attention and has since received 550 device requests, fulfilling 162. The group relies on monetary and computer donations from individuals and businesses.

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ScholarshipsA-Z se renueva y redobla su apoyo a los "soñadores" durante la crisis del COVID

Clara Migoya

September 23, 2020 |

La Estrella de Tucsón |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

ScholarshipsA-Z en Tucson, esta ayudando a "soñadores" (estudiantes indocumentados y con DACA) con apoyo economico durante la pandemia. Hasta la fecha, se han distribuido alrededor de $45,000 a cerca de 100 familias y continua ayudando a estudiantes a buscar becas escolares a traves de su nueva plataforma virtual.

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The Rise of Dual Credit

Kelly Field

September 22, 2020 |

Education Next |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Dual credit classes were a response to the increasing costs of attending college and university and to make postsecondary education more accessible to low-income students. Although low-income and minority students are still having trouble accessing dual credit courses, research shows they have some level of success. “Research shows that students who take dual credit courses are more likely to enroll in and complete college than students who don’t—and to finish faster, too.”

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This Philly charter school is trying to grow the ranks of Black male teachers

Maddie Hanna

September 22, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Data shows that nationally only 2% of public-school teachers are Black men. To fill that gap, Boys’ Latin, a charter school in Philadelphia, launched a program that creates teaching positions for Black men who want to teach. Research shows that having Black teachers in the classroom decreases the likelihood that Black boys will drop out of high school. “With students at Boys’ Latin, “there’s still work to be done” to forge a connection, said Fletcher, who is teaching Latin to ninth and 10th graders. “But one of those walls is down, because he sees me like I see him.”

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How teachers are bringing lessons from the racial justice uprisings into the classroom

Deanna Pan

September 21, 2020 |

The Boston Globe |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Teachers across Massachusetts are finding ways to incorporate antiracist practices into their curriculum. An English teacher at Newton High School is replacing required reading materials produced by white male authors with texts from authors like Sandra Cisneros, Langston Hughes and other authors of color. A physics teacher at Brookline High School is sharing more stories about scientists of color and teaching students about "naming conventions in scientific laws and theorems rooted in European colonization."

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Students lost in the virtual learning shuffle? This school district comes to find them

Karma Dickerson

September 18, 2020 |

KTXL-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

In order to reach students who aren’t attending virtual classes during the pandemic, a school district in Sacramento created a program called “Student Find.” If teachers and school administrators can’t reach students who’ve been absent, then school counselors hit the pavement. They go door-knocking in an attempt to make contact with families. “That’s the thing I would encourage other districts to consider,” Reyes says. “If we could all take part responsibility and make it something that’s manageable and doable in other places.”

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An Oregon school district's unique approaches to keeping students fed

Dan Tilkin

September 18, 2020 |

KOIN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Beaverton, Oregon

A school district in Oregon took a multi-pronged approach to serving students their school lunches during the pandemic. Some of those things include curbside pickup, using buses to deliver food, and packing more than one meal per pickup. “We definitely saw a decline in the number of people we were able to serve, or who were coming out for meals, so we’re really trying to reach everyone to come get a meal.”

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Rural school district creates free internet service to keep students connected

Tahera Rahman

September 18, 2020 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Lockhart, Texas

At least 40 percent, or 2,000, students from Lockhart ISD didn’t have access to reliable internet. To address the issue, the school district built seven towers. They also installed antennas on individual homes so they can receive the signals from the towers. As a result, 1,300 students got connected. “This is about equity,” Estrada said. “Every one of our Lockhart Lions needs to have access to the opportunities they deserve to grow and truly thrive.”

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