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Live From Woodburn High

Dave Miller

March 09, 2016 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Woodburn, Oregon

The four academies that make up Woodburn High have exceeded the Oregon state average by double digits for two years in a row, despite high poverty rates. What's driving the school's success?

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How to Fix the Country's Failing Schools. And How Not To.

David L. Kirp

January 09, 2016 |

The New York Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Union City, New Jersey

Newark, N.J., had major politicians and investments try to "flip" its school system; the much smaller Union City had teachers and parents. The solution was no silver bullet—just the slow and steady approach of gradual improvement.

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How One School Bucks City's Racially Segregated Gifted and Talented System

Amy Zimmer

September 30, 2015 |

DNAinfo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A school in Brooklyn uses a lottery-based acceptance system to ensure a diverse class. And instead of sorting the struggling kids from the gifted, they embedded an honors program which kids can opt into without changing classrooms.

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Lessons from under the coconut tree

James Vaznis

September 12, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Nippes

Boston professors visit countries and homes of foreign students to better understand their culture and gain insights about how to better teach them. The goal is to reach across cultural divides to help a big part of the student population — emigres from faraway lands — that is plagued with low standardized test scores and high dropout rates. Accompanying photojournalism: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2015/09/12/seeking-cultural-connections/L3mIQAQM3v9YT9A2K4JliL/story.html

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International High: A Haven for Immigrant Students

Golda Arthur

August 21, 2015 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Students who learn English as a second language often struggle in school, but at International High, diversity is the model. Out of its 350 students, 40 countries are represented. Founded in 2005, the high school curriculum was modeled for ELL students who were struggling in traditional classrooms. It seems their strategy is working, their graduation rate was 61 percent for ELL learners, twice the rate than the rest of New York.

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Wanted: Bilingual teachers. And here's how one school is filling the gap

Kate McGee

July 20, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Giddings, Texas

Laws make it mandatory for schools with more than twenty English Language Learners (ELLs) in a single grade to have bilingual teachers to support them. One Texas school takes an initiative to find more bilingual teachers for their students as the non-English speaker becomes a more common student in their classroom.

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D.C.'s Education in School Reform

Debra Bruno

July 16, 2015 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The ecosystem of D.C. charter schools that has evolved over the last two decades represents a cornucopia of creative and nontraditional approaches to education, in addition to fairly traditional college-prep schools, and is now producing some of the highest graduation rates, college acceptance rates, and average test scores in public schools in the nation.

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Language is the great equalizer at this school in Louisiana

Nina Porzucki

June 30, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

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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Montana Offers A Boost To Native Language Immersion Programs

Amy Martin

May 02, 2015 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

Montana, home to nine Native American languages, becomes the second state to fund indigenous language immersion programs in public schools. The same languages were once forbidden, but now they are helping to preserve a disappearing culture and closing the graduation rate gap for Native American students.

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Why Des Moines Can Be a Model for Urban Schools

Matt Vasilogambros Mauro Whiteman

October 08, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

In the state of Iowa, refugees come from all over the world and send their children into the public school system. The Des Moines public schools serve many disadvantaged, poverty-stricken children who do not have English language skills. The school district has seen progress by coaching teachers, investing in building renovations, receiving grants for providing students with laptops and iPads, among many other healthy changes to encourage learning.

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