LEGO Finally Sells Braille Bricks - For Learning a New Skill While Playing With Fully Compatible Pieces
LEGO is now selling braille bricks that use the bumps on their iconic bricks to teach the Braille alphabet-not only to blind people.
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1912 Schoolhouse Not Only Saved from Demolition-But Moved to a Tribal Reservation That Needed One-WATCH
The Squamish Nation needed a schoolhouse, so they and the Vancouver School Board floated it via barge in its entirety to their reservation.
CNN Hero: Man Helps Barbers Fill Their Shops with Books to Help Kids Find Excitement in Reading
His non-profit, Barbershop Books, has delivered 50,000 books to more than 200 barbershops in predominantly black neighborhoods in 24 states.
Miss England Inspires Girls to Be Rocket Scientists After Graduating With Aerospace Engineering Degree
Crowned Miss England, Jessica Gagen wants to become an astronaut, graduating with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and inspiring girls.
Police Officer's Free School Inside Delhi Slum is Helping Kids Escape Life on the Streets
Last year, 70 of Singh's students were able to enroll in government schools, 10 of whom achieved the highest scores out of all their peers.
Two in Three Teachers Miss Their Classrooms During the Summer
Of teachers in grades Kindergarten through high school 2 in 3 missed their classrooms during the summer, reveals a new poll.
Tennessee is Sending Free Books to 200,000 Kids to Keep Them Reading Over the Summer-Families Are 'Thrilled'
To combat learning loss over the summer, Tennessee is funding deliveries of free books to keep 200,000 kids engaged with reading.
Mumbai's 'Museum on Wheels' Travels to Rural Villages to Benefit Children
The innovative education idea has so far traveled over 50,000 miles and visited 700 cities in states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa.
This 23-Year-Old Founder is 3D Printing Schools in Madagascar Aiming to be a 'Stepping Stone' for the Community
Madagascar is one of the most challenging places in Africa to develop, but also the most opportune, and Grout has already finished one school.
After Years of Walking at 4am to Haul Trash, He Graduated From Harvard Law School
A long journey of sweat and tears, and literal blood preceded his walk out onto the stage in a cap and gown.
Georgia State University Hails First Class of Inmate Graduates: 'A degree to utilize when they come home'
3 are graduating with highest honors (3.9 - 4.0 GPA) while the other 6 are gradutaing with high honors (3.7 - 3.89).
Scientists Have 3D-Scanned Thousands of Creatures Creating Incredibly Intricate Images Anyone Can Access for Free
The new oVert project has 3D-scanned thousands of creatures to advance scientific research and provide colorful images for free to the world.
Eddie Van Halen's Son Donates $100,000 to Kickstart Charity that Funds School Instrument Purchases
Van Halen has launched the Adopt a School campaign which connects schools across the nation in need of musical instruments with donors.
Viral Video of Street-Vending Boy Speaking Multiple Languages Lands Him and His Siblings Free Tuition
This linguistic whiz kid is now reaping the rewards of his stunning ability to speak in at least 12 different languages.
Siri and Alexa Don't Support African Languages But This Nonprofit Swooped in to Offer 60 New Voices - Including Welsh
Mozilla Common Voice is a not-for-profit platform that is keeping hundreds of languages all around the world alive through crowdsourcing technology.
It's a Myth That Adults Can't Learn Languages as Easily as Kids - Benefits Multiply if Families Learn Together
Making a home a bilingual one gives parents the same speed of language learning as children, and learning as a family speeds that up.
This Inuk Woman Is Teaching Her Indigenous Language Online to Help Others Reconnect With Inuit Culture
Coley-Sudlovenick has ten years experience teaching Inuktitut to anyone who wants to reconnect with their Inuk culture.
Deaf-Blind Communities Have Created a New Language of Touch
A new language of touch has opened a world of possibilities for Seattle's Deaf-Blind community, the first of its kind in the country.
America Has a Higher Percentage of Bilingual Citizens Than the French, Italians, or British
Visits to Milano, Paris, or Amsterdam may have given generations of Americans the wrong idea about Europeans' talent for languages.
Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to 'Feel' Their Instruments-Uses His 'Disability' as Teaching Tool
As an educator with blindness, Weihmuller stresses turning any disadvantage into an advantage; one reason why he has students play in the dark
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