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Colorful maps and wooden blocks have lured some skeptical parents — but can free public Montessori survive in Detroit?

Erin Einhorn

December 14, 2016 |

Chalkbeat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit implemented the Montessori Method at several public schools, despite funding constraints. The program has attracted families that might otherwise look to the suburbs and private schools for education. It has resulted in more diverse classrooms and more opportunities for students.

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Why are 63 million girls missing out on education?

Lucy Lamble

September 19, 2016 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a diverse group of leaders are tackling the persistent barriers to quality education for girls. By providing menstrual products, distributing bikes for transportation, and changing the perception of female education in the community, a combination of grassroots and big-picture efforts are gradually bringing some of the 63 million girls out of school into the classroom.

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Kindergarten in the Great Outdoors

Timothy D. Walker

September 15, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Finland

Some European schools have long championed free play in the woods as a way to combat the increasingly mainstream idea of "nature-deficit disorder." In Finland, enthusiastic teachers dedicate all of Friday to outdoor "secret" education - students don't even realize they are learning academic lessons. Inspired by these models, scattered American schools are experimenting with the idea, with some finding reductions in bullying and improvements in test scores and focus issues.

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An Effective but Exhausting Alternative to High-School Suspensions

Susan Dominus

September 07, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Suspensions are a common method to address behavioral problems at schools, but they can discourage academic progress and success. An alternative practice called "restorative justice" focuses on building relationships, empathy, and communication. The practice requires educator training and mindset shifts but has proven effective.

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Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

Richard Davies Jim Meigs

July 20, 2016 |

How Do We Fix It? |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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Giving Girls a Second Chance at Education

Liza Ramrayka

July 07, 2016 |

News Deeply |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Kodanna, Uttar Pradesh

A special accelerated education program named Udaan in India offers a chance for girls aged 11-14 from rural areas to quickly complete their primary schooling. The highly interactive and engaging curriculum teaches girls language, math, environmental science, and gender politics. In 2016 the program joined President Obama's "Let Girls Learn" initiative to expand across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Pakistan and Somalia to reach 3 million girls.

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To manage the stress of trauma, schools are teaching students how to relax

Michael Alison Chandler

June 18, 2016 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Trauma impedes a child's ability to learn as well as making them overly stressed, for children growing up in violent neighbourhoods this translates into poor academic performance. Some schools are now turning to mindfulness, meditation and other techniques to help the students relax and limit the affect trauma has on them.

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Liberia, Desperate to Educate, Turns to Charter Schools

Tina Rosenberg

June 14, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Liberia

In Liberia, a failing educational infrastructure is finding potential solutions through charter school partnerships. Through Partnership Schools for Liberia, these new schools present a unique model for increasing positive educational outcomes.

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How One Brooklyn Charter School Integrates With Intention

Beth Fertig

June 08, 2016 |

WNYC |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Greene, New York

A school in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has been specifically engineered to reflect the true diversity of NYC. It's one of the only schools in the district that does so: 39% white, 33% black, 20% combined Hispanic and Asian, and 8% "other."

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Osseo schools head off misbehavior before it starts

Beena Raghavendran

May 02, 2016 |

Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Osseo, Minnesota

Schools in one Minnesota district are using tactics like yoga breaks, school mottoes and rewards to combat behavioral issues.

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