Plus, how hundreds of schools are beating the odds

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In an extraordinarily tight presidential race, there’s reason to feel hopeful about a generation of voters who have historically voted in low proportions. Among Americans ages 18 to 24, including many high school and college students, the rate of voting is now rising to unprecedented levels.

In recent years, this group voted at rates significantly below the rest of the population, but as Jon Marcus points out in a new story ([link removed]) that also appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and Teen Vogue, they say they are planning to vote, propelled by issues that directly affect them: climate change, the economy, reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights, student loan debt and gun safety.

“All of our lives are at risk — our futures — and the lives of our neighbors, the lives of our friends,” one New Jersey student told Marcus.

This week, we also write about how young people both need and want to learn about the ways the world around them ([link removed]) is changing, bring you examples of success ([link removed]) and resilience ([link removed]) following pandemic learning loss, and explore how climate change is changing the way some teachers teach ([link removed]) . What gives you hope? We want to know: Hit reply to this email and tell us.

Liz Willen, Editor

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** College student voting is way up ([link removed])
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After growing up with mass shootings, restrictions on reproductive rights, student loan debt and other issues that affect them, rates of voting by young people have quietly been rising to unprecedented levels, despite their lifetimes of watching government gridlock and attempts in some states to make it harder for them to vote.

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** COLUMN: Education that convinces kids the world isn’t doomed ([link removed])
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Recognizing that students need to know more about climate change than just the science, dozens of federal agencies released a major new guide on ‘climate literacy,’ and one state, Colorado, inaugurated a ‘seal of climate literacy’ for high school diplomas



** The habits of 7 highly effective schools ([link removed])
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Nonprofit counts more than 1,300 U.S. schools where students beat the odds



** TEACHER VOICE: Here’s why teachers should help students develop logic and reasoning skills early on ([link removed])
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Learning through math stories helps children better understand and remember math concepts



** ‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children ([link removed])
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Study finds ‘opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to just six missed chances



** College Uncovered: The Borrowers’ Lament ([link removed])
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More than 40 million Americans have student loan debt. But should the government forgive all or even or part of it? That debate has become a surprising source of political division



** OPINION: Schools are still struggling post-pandemic, but surprising success stories give us hope ([link removed])
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Some schools that serve high percentages of low-income students are doing much better than expected

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