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As Principal, Fiery Redhead Flips Failing School

A fiery redhead is making a big difference at a struggling school in Texas. Once full of low-performing students, the school now scores top marks in the state. Hart Elementary, in northeast Austin, serves a tough group of students from low income, low education households. 90 percent of the students are Hispanic, with English as a second language. Since Leslie Dusing's arrival, Hart's test scores have risen meteorically in reading, math, and science

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23 Year Old Invents Solar-Power Fridge Being Used In Africa

A UK graduate student invented a solar-powered fridge that uses zero electricity, keeping food cold for families in Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. It works through evaporation and can be used to keep perishable goods such as milk and meat cool for days.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 November 46 Views
Chilean Miners Appear With Celebrities On CNN Hero Awards Show

Walking the red carpet at this year's CNN Hero awards tribute show on Thanksgiving night, will be movie stars like Halle Berry, Grammy winners like John Legend, and the famed Chilean miners as special guests. But the real stars of the night will be the top ten CNN citizen heros of 2010, one of whom will win the $100,000 cash prize for exemplary work on behalf of others.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 November 48 Views
Reluctant Hero Becomes First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since Vietnam

This afternoon in the East Room of the White House, President Obama presented the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, U.S. Army -- the first living servicemember from the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to receive it, the highest award for military bravery. Sergeant Giunta, repeatedly and without hesitation, you charged forward through extreme enemy fire, embodying the warrior ethos that says, "I will never leave a fallen comrade." Your actions disrupted a devastating ambush before it could claim more lives. Your courage prevented the capture of an American soldier and brought that soldier back to his family.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 November 58 Views
Woman Saving Girls From Sex Slavery Named CNN Hero of the Year

A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. She won the majority of two million votes cast, and CNN's Anderson Cooper revealed that result at the conclusion of the fourth annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 November 52 Views

10 Service Groups Making Tremendous Progress on Intractable Problems

Here are ten of the most innovative service programs, particularly noteworthy because their creators refused to be daunted by the breadth of the challenge, the absence of any model to guide them, or even a lack of expertise. The efforts of these everyday Americans are having an impact and millions are benefiting in the process.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 October 48 Views
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