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18-yo Winner of Doodle 4 Google Honors Soldier Dad
Today's Google homepage features young Sabrina Brady's winning artwork submit to the annual Doodle 4 Google contest. The competition invites K-12 students in the...
Sandy-damaged High School Wins Dream Prom From Online Shop
Glamorous gowns and high heels took the place of Hurricane Sandy's damage and destruction for teens at East Rockaway High School in New York...
Children’s Paintings Sold to Support School Arts Programs
In the hard-hit city of Philadelphia, a former art curator Barbara Chandler Allen was disgusted by cutbacks to arts funding for students, especially because...
First Graders’ Acts of Kindness Catch On
The group's name may not catch on, but the idea certainly has.
SPPRAK (Special People Performing Random Acts of Kindness) began in an Indiana school...
University of Southern California Receives $70mil Donation to Help Young Innovators
Music industry icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre (Andre Young), already known as forward-thinking entrepreneurs, are giving $70 million to USC to foster innovation...
Crime and Punishment: Juvenile Offenders Study Russian Literature
Something strange is happening at Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center. Residents are so eager to get into a Russian literature class led by the University...
Principal Fires Security Guards to Hire Art Teachers — and Transforms School
A school constructed in 2003 for children in Roxbury, Mass., was already mired in violence and failure when principal Andrew Bott showed up in...
Happiness Clubs Spread Positive Vibes on Campus
From passing out lollipops to distributing free iced tea and hugs outside the library at finals, Happiness clubs on college campuses around the country...
500 Colleges With ‘RecycleMania’ Divert 90 Million lbs From Landfills
Recycling rivalries added another level of “madness” to March this year, as 523 schools competed in the RecycleMania Tournament, harnessing the competitive spirit to...
Looking for the Stranger Who Picked up Her Wedding Tab 54 Years Ago
An Armstrong BC woman named Karel Nordstrom has launched an international search for the mystery man who paid for her and her late-husband’s wedding...
Police Clown Units in Mexico Befriend Youth to Prevent Crime
In Tultitlán, Mexico, where the police officers are considered some of the most corrupt in Latin America, children who are victims of domestic violence,...
Teacher Turns Low-income Kids Into Chess Champions
Ted Komada, the music teacher who started a chess club nine years ago at Killip Elementary School, hoped to help the mostly low-income students...
Giving Thousands of American Kids the Vision to Succeed
Educators say 80 percent of learning depends on a child’s ability to see a blackboard or read a book, but some children in the...
Ellen Helps Skype to Surprise Deserving School With $50,000 (WATCH)
Ellen was excited to surprise two of her favorite teachers with a huge gift from Skype. They teach in a Title 1 school, which...
London Homeless Sign Up for College, Take Courses Teaching Life Skills
An innovative college for homeless people in London, the first of its kind in the country, is attracting hundreds of students.
Recovery College, set up...
Anonymous Donor Provides $50,000 for Hurricane Sandy Relief
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, many Connecticut residents continue to struggle to recover their livelihoods and to provide nutritious food, safe shelter, transportation,...
Latina Sisters Aimed High, Defying Low Expectations
For the few Latino students living in Lincoln, Nebraska in the 1960's, the school's expectations were low.
The high school counselor told Linda Hernandez and her...
Tiny Disabled Dog is Big Inspiration for Nursing Home Seniors
A tiny puppy born disabled could not put any weight on her front legs. Not only was she subject to bullying by other puppies...
This Billboard Generates Clean Drinking Water Straight From The Air in Arid Peru
The University of Engineering and Technology in Lima, Peru, decided to pull off a clever engineering stunt to attract a new class of techie...
Act of Sportsmanship Gives Texas Basketball Fan a Shot at Glory
Mitchell Marcus has a developmental disability, but he far surpasses all the other students in his El Paso high school when it comes to...