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Making Caring Common’s research was featured in this article by Rewire.News, which included our finding that a majority of 18-to-25-year-olds had never discussed with parents how to make sure their partner wants to have sex, how to determine their own comfort levels, the importance of not pressuring or persisting when someone says no, how to know how drunk is “too drunk,” or how to be a caring and respectful sexual partner. Now some coaches are bringing the conversation straight to the locker room.
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This article by Joe Brooks, the founder of Community Works Institute, highlights The ELL Give Back project, which won the KIND Schools Challenge, a partnership between the KIND Foundation and the Making Caring Common project.
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Turning the Tide endorser University of Chicago has announced a new test-optional policy that allows students to decide what information best represents their skills and college readiness.
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After launching the nationwide KIND Schools Challenge last fall, the KIND Foundation and Making Caring Common were tasked with choosing one winner out of nearly 200 submitted student projects. The winning project was created by three Medford High School juniors – Jenna Agnone, Luiza Barbosa and Rubia Fernandes. The students learned they had won the challenge at an assembly for the entire junior class. Read more in Wicked Local Medford.
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Three Medford High School juniors were surprised to learn they won the national KIND School Challenge at an assembly in front of their classmates Tuesday. Rubia Fernandes, Luiza Barbosa and Jenna Agnone, members of the Center for Citizenship and Social Responsibility, were named national winners for their submission, ELL Give Back Program.
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“Our vision is to make students who are learning English feel more comfortable at our school and make sure they have the resources for this to happen.”
We’re thrilled to announce the 2017-2018 KIND Schools Challenge winners: Medford High School’s ELL Give Back team!
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High school students talked about being sexually harassed and assaulted, and their struggles are not unusual. Eighty-seven percent of women said they had been sexually harassed in a study conducted by Making Caring Common.
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Parents, high schools, and colleges are feeding an addiction of sorts — abetting an epidemic of perfectionism and expectation while promoting a “high” of status and prestige. Research-based initiatives at Making Caring Common provide resources for schools and families to reinforce “meaningful ethical and intellectual engagement” while rallying educators to imagine better systems for evaluating students in admission.
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What if admissions officers would look favorably on students who attended an economically integrated school, much as they do those who have had unusual travel experiences or outstanding extracurricular achievements? This new theory builds on Making Caring Common’s Turning The Tide report that outlines its partnership with colleges to de-emphasize applicants' resume padding and hyper-competitive achievement, and prioritize communal values and work taking care of others.
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Making Caring Common intern Bene Webster proudly describes herself as a former “nut” — a quality that she always found helpful when dealing with some of the behavior problems in her third-grade classroom in New Orleans. “I found that giving my students more freedom and autonomy, not less, resolved a lot of what others perceived to be behavior problems. It is easy to forget that kids are human beings, and at the end of the day they want to be free and able to be themselves just as much as the rest of us.”
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In light of recent media coverage of student organizing and activism, we were curious to hear what members of our Youth Advisory Board think about their power as young people and what they believe is missing from the national conversation. Read on for excerpts from their responses.
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Harvard’s Making Caring Common Launches National School Campaign to Help Young People Bridge Divides, Build Stronger Communities
Caring Schools #CommonGood campaign mobilizes schools nationwide to take action to mend country’s fractures and strengthen democracy
Cambridge, MA - Harvard’s Making Caring Common project today launched a national campaign to mobilize high schools and middle schools to prepare young people to be constructive community members and citizens who create a better world. The Caring Schools #CommonGood campaign aims to motivate schools to take action to help mend our country’s fractures and strengthen democracy.
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In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked our wonderful Youth Advisory Board about love. Here's what they had to say.
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