On building closures, Ald. Krissie Harris says a “siloed approach has not worked.”
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Northwestern’s 15-year partnership with AmeriCorps’ early education program, Jumpstart, came to an end in May because of federal budget cuts. The Jumpstart program partnered with universities across the country, bringing university students into local preschools in underserved communities to implement literacy curricula. NU students who are Federal Work-Study eligible worked with preschoolers to improve their...
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Among many posters lining the walls of Northwestern’s dorms and dining spaces, a brightly colored Grounding for Public Service flyer stands out at first glance. What many students do not see is the community that lies beyond the poster, meeting Tuesdays in Parkes Hall. At weekly meetings, students in GPS gather over dinner, sourced from...
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Instead of memorization and lectures in classrooms, SESP Prof. Jen Munson, who studies learning science, envisions a transformation in primary education where young students learn from games and fun activities, finding math along the way. Munson received the CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation with a $815,789 fund across five years, Northwestern announced Oct....
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