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How One Teacher Achieved Insane Reading Growth Last Year

Matt Bowman

March 18, 2014 |

EdSurge News |

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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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Less lecturing, more doing: New approach for A.P. classes

Linda Shaw

March 01, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Several dozen schools across the country are participating in an experiment to determine whether project-based learning in lieu of lecture-only instruction can improve student outcomes on Advanced Placement tests. Many of the initial changes are promising - 88 percent of students in two of the low-income schools participating passed the U.S. government test in the spring compared to 24 percent nationally for similar schools. However, the switch has been time-consuming for teachers and students and some are concerned the new approach doesn't prepare students for college style learning.

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Mentors have message for kids: Go to college

Katherine Long

February 08, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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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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Chicago Charter Network Specializes in Dropouts

Lesli A. Maxwell

May 31, 2013 |

Education Week |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago's progress in lowering the dropout rate is in part because of a network of charter schools around the city that provide small, alternative programs that specialize in serving students who have dropped out or are considering dropping out of school. "It's like a second home for me," said one student about her experience in such a program at CCA Academy. Teachers with these programs offer understanding and a high level of support and encourage their students to grow.

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A By-the-E-Book Education, for $5 a Month

Tina Rosenberg

May 22, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu, Nyanza

For-profit companies are making good private schools available even to Africa’s poor. They can do it – and can do it on an enormous scale – by hiring neighborhood residents to teach, and scripting out every word of every lesson on an e-reader.

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A Team Approach to Get Students College Ready

David Bornstein

May 15, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Blue Engine, which places recent college grads as full-time teaching assistants in New York City public schools, is helping poor students thrive in college. They focus on small teacher-student ratios, frequent feedback for teachers, and a concentration on 'gateway' courses associated with success in college.

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How can schools nationwide mimic London's improvement?

Sanchia Berg

February 21, 2013 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

For many years, students in London's secondary schools consistently scored worse on exams than their peers in other parts of the country, but now, other regions are looking to London as a model. Under the "London Challenge," local students receive extra help if they are falling behind in reading and writing and teachers work closely with parents to "build confidence and support aspiration." Although funding for the original program has since been cut, the London schools, whose classrooms are filled with low-income and English as a second language students, have continued to see improvements.

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The Writing Revolution

Peg Tyre

September 25, 2012 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

For decades, no one at New Dorp public high school seemed to know how to help low-performing students, and unfortunately, this troubled population made up most of the school, which caters primarily to students from poor and working-class families. Now, New Dorp school district is seeing a huge change in test scores due to the new emphasis on writing skills, which is allowing students greater reading comprehension and ability to receive college acceptance.

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For Teenage Smokers, Removing the Allure of the Pack

Tina Rosenberg

August 01, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

Adolescent smoking remains a challenging health problem because of the allure of cigarette branding. Australia is piloting the transformation of cigarette packaging with a generic look that reduces the appeal of smoking. In Florida, the Truth campaign has exposed that cigarette companies targeted teenage consumers and, in response, created a set of new advertisements that presented the cigarette industry with transparency.

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Surviving and thriving: What works to make teens stronger, more resilient

Beatrice Motamedi

May 31, 2011 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In East Oakland, teens experience random violence, a lack of healthy food, and other sources of chronic stress. The consequences can be grave. At one school, the dropout rate is one in two. Learning to be resilient helps teens survive and even thrive. Multiple efforts are helping East Oakland teens to build this skill, including by connecting them with role models and mentors.

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