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  • Everything you think you know about disciplining kids is wrong

    July 01, 2015 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, South Berwick, Maine

    Disciplining schoolchildren has led many students down the “school-to-prison-pipeline” because teachers have focused on controlling students rather than instilling problem solving skills. Ross Greene has developed Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS), which is a method that trains staff at schools to develop relationships with disruptive kids and help them problem solve. With the CPS method in practice in 2012, Central School has reported fewer students sent to the principal’s office and no suspensions.

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  • Language is the great equalizer at this school in Louisiana

    June 30, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    A program at a public school in Baton Rouge is using bilingual education to attract middle class families back into the public school system to increase diversity among the student population.

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  • When High School Means a Build-It-Yourself Education

    June 23, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Redmond, Oregon

    When students take ownership over their own learning, they are more likely to be successful, the executive director of Redmond Proficiency Academy in Oregon, believes. He has used this philosphy to develop a charter school where students choose their own classes and are assessed based on their proficiency in the related content and skills.

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  • A Recipe For Success With Two Student Groups That Often Struggle

    June 23, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Brimley, Michigan

    Students in a small town in Michigan are outperforming their peers statewide. Over half of the students are American Indian and many come from low-income families. Because the town's reservation can't be taxed, the school receives additional federal funding. And teachers have put it to good use - by hiring more staff, decreasing class sizes, and frequently evaluating students' progress. One fourth grader offered her own theory: "Well, everyone's accepted here for who they are, no matter if they're Irish, Native, African American or just French."

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  • The Case Against Isolating English Learners

    June 22, 2015 |

    Voice of San Diego |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    School districts across the country struggle with helping their “English-learner” students learn English and academic content at the same time. Kearny High School in San Diego does not isolate these special students, instead using the school-within-a-school model to help place their non-English speakers in content areas that interest them. This model has shown to put the English learners at Kearny in the top API scores in the San Diego district.

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  • Where Dreams Come True

    June 18, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    Community colleges were originally designed to be affordable and accessible, yet the myriad pressures on students means that the best intentions often don’t lead to positive results. But the University of Central Florida and its partners are proving a new model called DirectConnect—heavy on individual attention and clear academic goals—that paves a surer path.

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  • How a school is transforming not only its students, but its community

    June 16, 2015 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is making efforts to close the achievement gap between poor children and more advantaged students by fighting the effects of poverty. Lower Price Hill’s Oyler School is part of a growing national movement to help poor children succeed by meeting their basic health, social, and nutritional needs at school.

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  • How a School Network Helps Immigrant Kids Learn

    May 30, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A nonprofit organization, the Internationals Network for Public Schools, delivers a first-class education to the children of illegal immigrants, helping to break the cycle of poverty and provide them a path to advance in life.

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  • Houston's Learning Curve

    May 21, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    When immigrant children come to America, they are faced with culture shock, language barriers, and a system of education different from where their original country. Houston’s Las Americas Newcomer School is designed to ease the adjustment of immigrant and refugee children as they enter the American educational system. Las Americas offers competitive wages for teachers, teaching in several different languages, and preparation for the SAT as the school has the highest rate of minority participation.

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  • Weathering This Year's Testing Season

    May 21, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Standardized testing is beginning to take over school curriculums as test material becomes the predominantly taught information. Teachers begin to wonder how worthwhile the tests are on their students overall education while trying to keep the events positive for the children.

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