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  • What if a high school diploma guaranteed a highly paid job?

    Sarah Garland

    March 25, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    A new vocational school in Waco makes a promise to its graduates: A good-paying job. The school focuses on blue-collar skills with a practical edge, ensuring employability.

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  • Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide?

    Sarah Garland

    June 17, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The digital divide in America is the disparity in students' access to the internet and technology. In Philadelphia, the introduction of high-speed internet aims to address that divide.

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  • A Pennsylvania district takes on cyber charters

    Sarah Garland

    May 13, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Quakertown, Pennsylvania

    The small rural school district of Quakertown in Bucks County has become a national model for how to use technology to transform the public school experience. The majority of students in the district take at least one class online and all ninth graders are given laptops they can take to college when they graduate.

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