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Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Impact Report

The Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) and the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) partnered in the 2024-2025 school year to help the district better support its Newcomers.  Background It is estimated that by 2030, 40 percent of all U.S. K–12 students will be English learners (ELs)(1). As the population of multilingual students continues to…

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Increasing Teen Nutrition and Produce Consumption Through Cultural Recipe Interventions

Increasing Teen Nutrition and Produce Consumption Through Cultural Recipe Interventions

Why? Frequency of produce consumption is one of the most accurate methods of assessing nutrition quality, an indicator for other health measures that are linked to long-term well-being and thus quality of life. While most studies recommend 5+ servings, over 70% of adolescents do not meet such standards and thus increase their likelihoods of developing…

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Combating Social Media’s Effects on Body Dysmorphia

Combating Social Media’s Effects on Body Dysmorphia

Many social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook continue to promote negative content for those susceptible to eating disorders and social body dysmorphia (BDD). Body dysmorphia is a mental health disorder where one may be constantly obsessed with a perceived flaw and will go through great lengths to fix it. Social media is one of…

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Affordable Housing Awareness

Affordable Housing Awareness

The median home price in Cupertino is $800,000, which is $300,000 more expensive than the median home price in CA and makes Cupertino the 12th most expensive place to live in the United States. Rising home prices are an issue that has been spreading across the state and country, and the implementation of both more…

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Pennsylvania State University Visits the KCI Makerspace for Inspiration and Guidance

Pennsylvania State University Visits the KCI Makerspace for Inspiration and Guidance

KCI welcomed esteemed guests from Pennsylvania State University to the KCI Makerspace on Thursday, April 7th, 2022. Kim Lawless, Dean of the College of Education, and Steve Wilson, Director of Development at the College of Education, spent 5 hours in our makerspace in discussion about how to set up a similar learning space on their…

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Monta Vista High School Works to Solve Community Problems Through Design Thinking

During the 2020-2021 school year, a group of Monta Vista High School educators and staff came together as students were returning to the classroom with the idea of creating an interdisciplinary research course as a proactive response to the multitude of issues facing our young people today. As a team, we envisioned a course where…

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Makerspace in Action, KCI

Supporting Prototyping and Creativity in Education with KCI

Let’s face it: this has been an incredibly difficult year for educators. Constantly shifting policies, complex working conditions, and a demand to “return to normal” with a student population that is neither academically nor emotionally prepared is causing even the most dedicated teachers to consider throwing in the towel. As we try to survive these…

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KCI is turning 25! We're celebrating this significant milestone with a special event. All event details are available on our dedicated event page.