Principal Rewards Students' Good Grades w/ Cash and Letterman Jackets
This principal is making good grades a sport, and once students see their peers being handed $100 bills and Letterman jackets, they may try harder.
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Rhode Island Passes Bill to Guarantee Rights of Homeless People
Rhode Island's governor is expected to sign into law the first Homeless Bill of Rights in the United States as early as next week, formally banning discrimination against homeless people and affirming their equal access to jobs, housing and services, and public places.
A Fiscal Hero, Rhode Island Treasurer Balances Interests to Reform State Pension Fund
Instead of getting abuse from state teachers whose pensions were cut, Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island's treasurer, who had quarterbacked the major reform, is receiving praise for saving the system from certain calamity. She is being called a fiscal Hero.
Boston Reduces Veteran Homelessness by 85%, Housing 533 Vets in 18 Months
Boston, Massachusetts has delivered permanent housing for 533 homeless veterans in just the past 18 months.
Volunteers Turn Abandoned Buildings into Apartments for Homeless Vets
Volunteers are turning abandoned buildings into more than 100 apartments for homeless veterans in Ohio, with businesses doing work for free.
Election Day in New Hampshire Unites Foes From All Sides (WATCH)
A video from New Hampshire's primary day shows the truth– that politically active people (regardless of ideology) have more in common than people think.
Number of American Teens Who Excel at Advanced Math Has Surged
Slumping national test scores obscure a little-known surge in the number of American teenagers who are reaching world-class heights in math.
Largest Desalination Plant in Western Hemisphere Opens in Thirsty California
This plant can turn 50 million gallons of seawater into enough fresh water for 400,000 people every day.
Houston Praised for Moving 4,100 Homeless Vets to Permanent Housing
Houston has cut homelessness nearly in half since 2012 and moved more than 4,100 homeless veterans and their families into permanent housing.
Veteran Homelessness Has Been Ended in Virginia, First State to Do It
By incorporating the principles of ‘Housing First', Virginia has become the first state in the U.S. to be certified as effectively ending homelessness among veterans.
4 College Kids Changed History By Sitting Down, 56 Years Ago Today
Today, on the first day of Black History Month in the US, some pretty savvy college kids made history 56 years ago, by not getting up from a lunch counter.
Virginia Jeep Club Shuttles 150 Nurses to Hospital During Blizzard (Video)
150 rides have been given to Virginia nurses after the heroic Seven Hills Jeep Club volunteers offered their 4-wheel drives during the snowfall.
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