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Post-Katrina, Innovative Charter School in New Orleans Sets Example for Nation
Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a laboratory for all sorts of charter schools.
One school promising a college prep environment opened its doors...
In Face of 30% Drop-out Rates, Denzel Washington Works to Help Kids Stay in School
Oscar winner Denzel Washington joined Youth of the Year, Mona Dixon to launch an effort to lift high school dropout rates in cities across...
MIT Reports Significant Solar Energy Breakthrough
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way to concentrate solar energy so that each photovoltaic cell produces 100 times the...
Christian Seminary Trains Muslims, Jews for Careers as Chaplains
A Connecticut Christian seminary has the only program in the country that also teaches Muslims and Jews to be chaplains.
The Hartford Seminary believes it...
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MBA Grads who are Optimists Find Jobs Faster and With Less Effort
We've seen the studies that show optimistic people are less likely to get heart and lung disease or breast cancer, and are generally happier.
A...
Teen Use of Tobacco Continues Decline, as Does Smoking by Movie Characters
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control analyzed 2000-2009 data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey on tobacco use and found a significant decline over...
Student Army Updates Oregon, One City at a Time
The University of Oregon is marshaling a veritable army of faculty and students in architecture, law, business, and other fields to help Oregon's capital...
Teens ‘Repair the World’ and Win Big Awards
Five honorees took home checks for $36,000 after winning the Teen Tikkun Olam Awards (Hebrew for 'repair the world') for being outstanding teen role...
Obama Honors 13 Citizens for Their Good Deeds
This week, President Barack Obama awarded the 2010 Citizens Medal to 13 outstanding Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country...
40 Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half of Wealth
More than three dozen of the wealthiest families and individuals in the United States have committed to giving away the majority of their wealth...
India Develops World’s Cheapest “Laptop” at $35
India has come up with the world's cheapest laptop, a touch-screen computing and internet device that costs $35.The low-cost computing device is designed for...
Receiving an Armful of Summer Books Could Alter a Child’s Future
1) Books in the home correlate powerfully with student success, and, 2) young students can lose 1 ½ years of their reading achievement over...
Giving Kids Social Skills to Get Ahead
Growing up in the digital age, kids may not be regularly practicing skills that could get them into a favorite college or impress adults...
Teacher’s Encouraging Notes Make Difference in Test Scores
A Texas middle school teacher tried an experiment that paid off handsomely this spring. He wrote personal letters to 40 of his seventh-grade students...
NYC Teens Take Ferry to New School, Study Alongside the Fish
Take a free ferry from Manhattan to Governors Island and within minutes, you are transported from the bustle of the city to a picturesque,...
Memphis Ballet School Gets a Hand Training Inner City Kids
Al Roker of the Today Show went on a nationwide tour to Lend A Hand to five charities in need. He helped raise $3...
Kids Get Free Vision Care and New Chance at School Success
Some students have trouble paying attention or reading in school simply because they need eye glasses -- and, no one has figured it out.
This...
‘Problem Kids’ Show Quilting Talents at Alternative School
He got kicked out of high school and always looks street tough with his baggy, hip-hop attire. But 17 year-old Jose knows how to...
How a Kalamazoo High School Won a Graduation Speech from Obama
Kalamazoo Central High School beat out more than 1,000 applicants to win the "Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge" and the honor...
4-day School Weeks Gain Popularity Across US
For students in Peach County, Georgia, Mondays are for video games or hanging out at community centers. The rural area is one of...