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10-year-old Stumbles Upon New Molecule, Gets Published
A 10-year-old girl was experimenting with a molecule-building set in her Montessori school when she created an unusual-looking specimen.
Clara Lazen randomly arranged a unique...
Are Your Children’s Books or Dictionaries Collecting Dust? Book Drives Help to Educate Children in Asia
A small team of 11 people and numerous volunteers around the world have made Bookbridge a successful social program that is measured not by...
How One Tech Giant Gives Back to Education
Intel is on a mission to bring computers to young people in developing regions. Since September 2009, a team of 100 Intel employees has...
Canadian City Delivers On 1000 Acts of Kindness Challenge
Even the police stepped up to the challenge issued by London, Ontario to perform 1000 acts of kindness as a community this October. With...
High School Students Build Farmer’s Market In Rural Food Desert
Bertie County, North Carolina is the poorest county in the state, with residents who are largely obese and have no access to fresh food....
India Announces $35 Tablet Computer to Help Lift Villagers out of Poverty
India introduced a cheap tablet computer Wednesday, saying it would deliver modern technology to the countryside to help lift villagers out of poverty. At...
Cash-strapped California Schools Seek Savings Through Solar
California budget cuts are causing school districts to find ways to save cash. Instead of laying off teachers, some have invested in solar panels...
Marine Who Saved 36 While Under Fire Gets Medal of Honor
President Obama today awarded the Medal of Honor to Dakota Meyer, a former active duty Marine Corporal from Kentucky who saved the lives of...
California Educator Is Glad to Make Sacrifice (OpEd)
In my line of work, I've met individuals who are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And yet the richest man I know is...
Woman Quits Real Estate Business to Help Heroes Afford New Homes
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Ruth Johnson found a way to use her extensive real estate experience to "give back" to those who...
The Benefits of Adding Love to your School’s Curriculum
As a social studies teacher in a Boston public high school for 14 years, Stephen Banno has developed a curriculum called the “Love Course,”...
School Superintendent Gives Up $800,000 in Pay
Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who's giving up $800,000 — his own salary for...
8,000 Afghan Schools Built So Far, 13 More Over Next 6 Months
The Afghanistan Minister of Education, Dr. Farooq Wardak, has been very busy since taking office three years ago. More than 8,000 school buildings have...
MIT Bringing Learning to Anyone With a Cell Phone
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has taken its revolutionary OpenCourseWare initiative, launched 10 years ago, to another level. Moving beyond the web, the new...
Dalai Lama Asks, How About A Roadmap to Inner Peace?
The Dalai Lama's idea of getting past pain to find compassion could work in the Middle East. In Washington, DC last week, speaking on...
Young Americans Celebrate 4th of July With Tsunami Cleanup
Young American volunteers marked Independence Day by continuing their remarkable clean up on behalf of Japan’s tsunami survivors. And, their American-style celebration helped to...
Dog Paralyzed in Joplin Tornado is on Road to Recovery Thanks to University Volunteers
Not all the donations to victims of the Joplin, Mo., tornado in May were delivered to the two-legged survivers. A dog named Sugar, found...
Incarcerated Teens Build Solar Boat, Learning Life Lessons
The math and social studies teacher at Camp David Gonzales, a juvenile probation camp in California, worked tirelessly with a group of incarcerated young...
Boy With No Hands Wins Penmanship Award (Video)
Despite having been born without lower arms, fifth-grader Nicholas Maxim received an award Monday from the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.
The judges were so moved...
Kindness Can Be Taught and Teaching it is Helping Kids
Since 2003, social and emotional learning has been a legislative mandate in Illinois. The programs are implemented to a greater or lesser degree in...