Month: March 2021

Children displaced in the Boko Haram conflict are on a path to success thanks to a school prioritizing peace

“We are in a community where every segment of the society is being ravaged,” Mustapha, a Nigerian-born attorney and humanitarian, told CNN. For years, the group has terrorized schools in and around Maiduguri, the capital and largest city of Borno State. Teachers have been murdered, students have been kidnapped, and schools have been forced to …

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This unique mentorship program helps students with learning differences realize ‘their brains are beautiful’

He had a hard time focusing in class, and he didn’t understand why he couldn’t learn the way other students did. “There was a calculation made,” he said. “I could either be the dumb kid or I could be the bad kid. So, I started acting out.” Flink was often asked to leave the classroom …

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This unique mentorship program helps students with learning differences realize ‘their brains are beautiful’

He had a hard time focusing in class, and he didn’t understand why he couldn’t learn the way other students did. “There was a calculation made,” he said. “I could either be the dumb kid or I could be the bad kid. So, I started acting out.” Flink was often asked to leave the classroom …

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