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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...
Angelina Jolie Continues to Do That Hero Thing
With her many good deeds, Angelina Jolie is quietly becoming a modern-day Mother Teresa, particularly in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN...
Wild Horses Mesmerized by Native American Drumming
Jill Starr works to save American mustangs and domestic horses from abuse. Her organization now includes Red Horse Nation, which helps Native American youths...
Deep Conversation – Rather Than Small Talk – Makes You Happier
Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life — and less time...
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...
Grocer Gives $20 Million for Catholic Schools
An 80-year-old grocery magnate is donating $20 million to help train teachers for Catholic schools and universities. Patrick Roche, 80,...
Good Deeds Earn Good Grades at L.A. High School
For years, a high school in downtown Los Angeles has made doing good deeds a part of the school's curriculum. Now social services agencies...
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...
Why Women Over 40 are Good at Math
Now there's another kind of prowess achieved by women in their 40s that men peak at earlier in life. Math. Not only do...
Growing Popularity of the Move Your Money Campaign
The Move Your Money campaign was started by American college students who formed a campaign to encourage their universities to shift their financial investments...
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...
Elementary Kids Raise Thousands for Wheelchairs, Instead of Selves
From doing extra chores to collecting from the Tooth Fairy, elementary students spent the last month fundraising, as a sort of New Year's resolution...
Oprah Educates Girls in Africa Despite Struggles to “Get It Right”
Nothing in Oprah Winfrey’s life has made her prouder than creating her school for girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. And nothing, she says, has...
Make Sure to Get All Your College Tax Credits and Deductions
As tax deadlines approach, college students and their parents take note: new tax rules may help you keep more money in your pocket. Taxpayers...
School For Winter Olympians: 14 From One Utah College
Westminster College in Salt Lake City has 14 students competing in Vancouver in events like freestyle aerials, moguls and cross-country skiing. It's a...
Obama, Dylan, Sing for Civil Rights at White House (Video)
The White House held a special concert last night, In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, to honor Black History month.
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...
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...
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...
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...