LeBron James Pays for College Scholarships For 1,100 Students

More than 2000 students could receive full, four-year college scholarships worth $34,000 per student, thanks to basketball superstar LeBron James.

By Jim Stout

17 August 35 Views

24 Ideas for Raising Kind and Grateful Kids

It's a great time of year to remind ourselves how we can reinforce and encourage kindness and gratitude in our kids. December brings many opportunities for this…

By Jeanne Goddard

14 December 42 Views

Drones Drop Beneficial Bugs on Crops as a Natural Pest Control

An Australian "bug drone" offers natural pest control when it buzzes over bug-infested crops, dropping insects like little paratroopers.

By Jim Stout

27 May 35 Views

Facebook Founder Donates $20 Million Toward Public School Internet

Mark Zuckerberg donates millions to speed up Internet connections in America's public schools.

By Jim Stout

27 November 41 Views

Diet Linked to Hyper Kids

A revolution has turned around Central Alternative High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, and its ‘problem kids’, sent there from twelve area schools. Respect, achievement, and discipline prevail where once kids packed weapons, took drugs, and exhibited “terrible rudeness.”

By Jeanne Goddard

31 October 39 Views

Giving Vietnam's Street Kids a Chance

Formerly a visiting English teacher, Michael Brosowski launched the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation in 2004 that has helped more than 350 Vietnamese youngsters get off the streets and into school and safe shelter -- and has provided more than 2,500 children with education, health, housing, career and legal assistance.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 May 38 Views

Obama Wants to Dump the Constant Testing of No Child Left Behind

President Obama has given standardized tests a failing grade and wants to limit their use in classrooms to no more than 2% of students' and teachers' time.

By Jim Stout

27 October 39 Views

Indonesian Man Knows The Secret to Getting Kids to Read Is His Horse

Hoping to encourage a love of reading in children whose resources are limited, a man has been enlisted the help of his horse.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 October 39 Views

Arizona University Gives Free Tuition to MBA Students in 2016

Arizona State University's business school is giving each one of next year's entering MBA candidates a full scholarship worth up to $90,000 each.

By Jim Stout

16 October 36 Views

Backpacker Uses Life Savings to Fund Home For Orphans She Met in Nepal

A teenage backpacker hiking through Nepal asked her parents to send her savings of $5000 so she could create a home and school for hundreds of needy children.

By Jim Stout

14 October 42 Views

Malala is Inspiration for Her Mother To Go Back To School

Malala Yousafzai has inspired millions of women and girls to stand up for their right to an education. Her mother turned out to be one of them

By Jeanne Goddard

14 October 41 Views

Fencing Program Enriches Inner City Kids

Peter Westbrook’s mother encouraged him to channel his aggression into the art of fencing at age 14. Her hunch paid off and Peter won not only a path away from drugs and street crimes, but 13 US National titles, three Pan American gold medals and a Bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 October 35 Views

Who You Gonna Call to Liven Up Science Class? Ghostbusters Volunteers

These fans of the Ghostbusters movies aren't afraid of helping kids learn about science, leading food drives, or anything else to help their communities.

By Jim Stout

08 October 37 Views

50 Shades Of Gray Paint: Colorblind Bask In Joy of Painting Too #TBT

Even the colorblind could enjoy Bob Ross' "Joy of Painting" when he did this special episode for them using only shades of gray.

By Jim Stout

08 October 46 Views

Teachers Personally Walk 200 Kids Home From School Every Day

Carl Schnieder is one of five teachers committed to personally walking home about 200 kids from school each day through rough neighborhoods.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 October 34 Views