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  • Marshallese leaders race to fill gaps in aid amid ‘existential threats'

    Ben Stocking Javan Santos

    May 11, 2022 |

    The Yappie |

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    Response Location: United States, Springdale, Arkansas

    Several organizations provide resources such as food, water, shelter, employment, and immigration assistance to the Marshallese community in northwest Arkansas. The unique immigration status of citizens from the Marshall Islands causes confusion even amongst government workers who aren’t always aware of how to help.

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  • Catholic schools turn to blended learning as a way to address students' individual needs

    Ben Stocking

    April 10, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In response to dropping enrollments and low test scores, Catholic schools nationwide have started taking a new approach to instruction, one called "blended learning." Students alternate small group learning with digital assignments, a combination that individualizes learning while keeping all students in the same classroom. “Nothing replaces quality teaching,” one Seattle Catholic school principal noted. “But if you can take quality teaching and add these digital tools to it, you can create something that’s truly amazing.” The proportion of students performing at grade level has steadily increased.

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  • The revival of Foster High: A school filled with refugees makes a comeback

    Ben Stocking

    January 02, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tukwila, Washington

    Just four years ago, Foster High’s test scores were low and morale lower. But in a dramatic turnaround, achievement now is way up, especially in math, in part due to the new, higher degree of teacher involvement.

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  • How a diverse yet divided school blended ‘segregated' classes

    Ben Stocking

    October 19, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In the U.S., the practice of tracked classes or special programs have exacerbated racial separation in schools. Leschi Elementary, in Seattle, made changes to their curriculum to draw white families to a traditionally black school.

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  • A plan to give 5,000 dropouts a second chance

    Ben Stocking

    October 06, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Thanks to new private and public funding, school completion programs in Seattle, which enable distressed youth to achieve high school equivalency degrees, can now expand.

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