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Teach the Teachers Well

Suzanne Bouffard

April 30, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Rates of problem behaviors and emotional issues among students are high - over 3 million elementary and secondary school students are suspended a year. To remedy the problem, a new program for educators delivers lessons on how to help students navigate their emotional lives.

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High poverty, high test scores: Auburn school is a shouting success

Linda Shaw

April 27, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Auburn, Washington

As school poverty rates goes up, learning and test scores fall. At Gildo Ray elementary school in Washington state uses a teaching method called director or explicit instruction, in which children learn from a structured approach to teaching with teacher-guided practice. Gildo Ray’s test scores in math and reading are among the highest in the state.

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From slipping through the cracks to the college track

Claudia Rowe

April 14, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Rainier Scholars program in Seattle places fifth graders, who are all minorities, in special coursework through middle and high school, finally offering rigorous college coaching. In Oakland, CA, the National College Advising Corps directs recent graduates into schools to be role models and guides for at-risk students.

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Can Free College Save American Cities?

Cassie Walker Burke

April 03, 2014 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Huge numbers of students lack the chance to go to college because of financial problems. Recently, Kalamazoo schools received more funding allowing them to have the chance to help and pay for students to then go to college and receive a higher education.

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How One Teacher Achieved Insane Reading Growth Last Year

Matt Bowman

March 18, 2014 |

EdSurge News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Navarre, Florida

Tracy Fischetti's high school students improved their reading level scores about three times as much as expected last year, thanks to her innovative approach of heavy content integration into collective class activities, plus an emphasis on students tracking their own Lexile level reading growth.

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Mentors have message for kids: Go to college

Katherine Long

February 08, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bellingham, Washington

Fewer than one in four high-school graduates in the Sedro-Woolley and Meridian school districts, for example, go to four-year colleges. Just a little over half of all graduates in surrounding districts go to college at all. Now, the schools have begun to send college students into middle schools and high schools to mentor them and excite them to go to college.

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Improving Economic Diversity at the Better Colleges

Peg Tyre

February 05, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Students with low-income that attend public schools can find themselves locked in a system that prevents them from getting into the best colleges, from being unable to afford tuition, to not having the ambition, to not knowing a school that would welcome them. Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA targets high-performing low-income students. The college provides outreach to high school students in poor communities, financial aid to low-income families, summer workshops, and on-site advising and academic support.

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School ditches rules and loses bullies

Marika Hill

January 26, 2014 |

Stuff |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland

A school in New Zealand took the rules out of recess. They found that when the kids were mentally engaged during play time activities they were less likely to have problems, such as bullying within the classroom.

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Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

Elizabeth Baier

December 12, 2013 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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In ‘Flipped' Classrooms, a Method for Mastery

Tina Rosenberg

October 23, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Putnam, Connecticut

Students have challenges retaining information, staying motivated, and keeping up with the pace of their classes. In a flipped mastery class, teachers make video lectures for students to watch at home, and at school students work on projects and problem solving activities related to the topics for the day. Instead of struggling alone, the flipped mastery class enables students to creatively work together and set individual goals.

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