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  • When the bus is the schoolhouse

    Emily Kaplan

    February 03, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, Kentucky

    A number of barriers prevent young children in Appalachia from enrolling in formal preschool classes. In response, a fleet of buses is traveling to remote communities to teach students academic and social skills.

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  • How Daily Farm Work and Outdoor Projects Make Learning in High School Better for Teens

    Emily Kaplan

    June 28, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maine

    After teachers noticed high school students were lacking interest and motivation, one rural Maine town decided to completely reimagine the curriculum for the first year of high school. The school developed a program, based around outdoor project-based learning and community-building exercises, that incorporated state academic standards. Standardized test scores are already improving.

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  • In Rural Guatemala, Can This School Make “The Girl Effect” Happen?

    Emily Kaplan

    May 23, 2019 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    The MAIA Impact School, inspired by New York City's well-known KIPP charter schools, gives scholarships to ambitious indigenous girls in Guatemala with the aim of "propel[ing] them from poverty and isolation into the most elite spheres of Guatemalan society." School administrators are gradually learning how to adapt the model to a new setting with new expectations and teachers.

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