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Good Goes Viral: Stanford Class Focuses on Social Media for Public Good

Through an experimental class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business that tries to use social media for the public good, a trio of students...
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40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline

Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
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Reading and Math Scores for 4th & 8th Graders Improving in 35 States

There are a lot of positive trends in America's public schools across the country, despite what you may be reading. The percentage...
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It’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week!

Last year, Americans turned in 11.7 million used cell phones, because recycling phones, PDAs, chargers, and batteries is so simple -- easier than buying...
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South Korean Students Battle Cyber-Bullying with Positive Comments

With the rising number of suicides caused by cyber-bullying, a South Korean movement is leading the way in efforts to restore civility to human...
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Joy Comes With Free Laptops to Remote Australia

The dream of an American scientist who imagined a world where every child in the world had a laptop computer has gained strength...
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World Bank Lends Billion Dollars to India to Improve Education

The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $1.05 billion line of credit to help get more children into schools in India, the largest...
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Every Senior at All-Black Urban Acadamy in Chicago is College Bound

Englewood's Urban Prep Academy for Young Men in Chicago has fulfilled its lofty mission within four years: 100 percent of its first senior class...
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More Girls Educated in Niger, Thanks to IKEA Toy Drive for UNICEF (Video)

UNICEF is helping to build child-friendly schools in Niger, where school attendance rates are among the lowest in the world and just 31% of...
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Women of Courage Honored as Human Rights Champions by Mrs. Obama, Sec. Clinton

First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored human rights activists from around the world with this year’s Women of...
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Obama Names Charities to Share His $1.4 Million Nobel Award

President Obama named ten charities this week that will share the $1.4 million award that comes with his 2009 Nobel peace prize. “These organizations do...
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Obama Attacks High School Drop-out Rate; Gen. Powell to Help, So Can You

Do you remember the commencement speaker at your high school graduation? Well, this year the event will be absolutely memorable for one lucky high...
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A Neuroscientist’s Argument for Saving School Music Programs

Back in 2007, Northwestern neuroscientist Nina Kraus led a team of researchers that showed that training in music as a youngster helps boost...
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14 Year Old Makes a Difference for Rwandan Girls

Jessica was only a sixth grader when she learned that most girls in Rwanda are orphans, and they don't have the money or materials...
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Morning Workout for Kids at School Helps Focus

After settling in and listening to the morning announcements, the boys in the behavioral class at a Canadian public school don’t hit the...
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U.S. Unveils Plan to Help Afghan Women Build Better Lives

Empowering women is critical to improving life in Afghanistan and key to a brighter future there. Last week the Obama administration unveiled a plan...
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Tuition-Free University Gains a Following

One of the world's boldest experiments in higher education began in September when 180 students from nearly 50 countries around the world logged on...
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Youth Volunteerism at All-Time High

Fifty-five percent of U.S. teenagers volunteered during a recent year, led by the nation's education system where 68 percent of kindergarten through 12th-grade...
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NFL’s $45 million Man Helps Skid Row Teen With College Dream

Even as a teen while Kenneth lived in a homeless shelter on the destitute streets of Skid Row, he dreamed of attending Harvard to...
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For Your Health: Use Hand Sanitizers Without Triclosan

This is worth sharing with everyone you know as schools, hospitals and offices are distributing vast amounts of hand sanitizer gels to help prevent...