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Teen Builds Bridge So Kids Can Get to School Without Crossing Polluted Stream
Kids were dropping out of school in Mumbai rather than wade through a polluted stream each day, until a hero teen built a bridge to keep them safe and educated.
Girl's Fight for Friend in Wheelchair Gets New Swings at Four Schools
A little girl swings into action when her wheelchair-bound best friend can't join the playground fun at recess.
Wondering About Medical Issues? New Animated Videos by Doctors Can Explain
These animated, white-board videos from trained physicians are an easy way to learn more about your health and how to improve it.
Improvisation Boosts Reading in Poor Inner City School
Rachel Farmer is a fourth-grade teacher in Brooklyn who defies the stereotype of inner-city school life. Instead of burned out, Rachel is lit up, and so are her students.
First International Positive Psychology Summit: Psychologists Herald ways to Live Happily Ever After
200 psychologists from 20 countries convened this weekend in Washington, D.C. for their fourth annual summit to exchange research and ideas on such topics as love, flow, wisdom and well-being.
Toastmaster Convicts Travel To Schools
Members of the Voices of Distinction Toastmasters club of Lafayette Parish Correctional Center in Louisiana wanted to give back to their community by showing youngsters the way to stay out of prison so they've spoken to 25,000 schools kids.
All the Good Things About You
I asked the class to list the names of the other students in the room and think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
Teacher Starts Free Clothing Bank For Students, Spreads to Whole Town
A sixth-grade teacher in Bakersfield, California was so sad to see kids coming to school wearing old, torn clothes that she started a clothing bank for students. That was three years ago, and after getting so many donations from the community, she now runs it as a benefit for the entire community.
In Minutes, Strangers Give $160K for Field Trips to Harvard for NYC's Poorest Kids
In just an hour, after the popular photography blog, Humans of New York, posted a plea to help fund field trips to Harvard for an inner city school, 6000 people donated, rocketing the campaign past its goal of $100,000. And, the total has been growing for five days to reach almost a million dollars. It all started with a photo of a little black boy from the neighborhood, who said his hero was the school's principal.
Foster Father of 50,000 Gives Back After Growing Up in Poverty
From sleeping in the streets and being recruited as a child soldier, Dr. Amporn rose from the dust to become the foster father of 50,000 Thai children.
Boston Teacher Donates $150,000 Prize To Her School
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday honored a Dorchester third grade teacher who won a $150,000 online contest and donated the prize to her school.
92-yo Customer Pays Nursing Tuition for Waitress
Benjamin Olewine is a regular at the Peachtree restaurant where Melissa Mainier of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania worked. Melissa knew she wanted to be a nurse and was wracking up a lot of debt to put herself through school. One day he told Melissa that he wanted to pay her tuition -- and has done so now for years.
Houston-area Mentor Pays Delinquent Lunch Accounts for More Than 60 Kids
In his 10 years as a mentor and tutor, Kenny Thompson has always done his best to meet the needs of the students in his life. That's exactly what he did when he heard last week that dozens of Utah students, whose accounts were delinquent, had their lunches taken and thrown away.
Billionaire Gives $10mil to Keep Head Start Open for Poor Children
A billionaire hedge fund manager has given $10 million of his own money to pay for pre-school programs that would have shut down October 1 with the US Government shutdown. Laura and John Arnold tapped into their personal fortune to reopen Head Start programs for one month to benefit 7000 children in poor families in six states.
Harvard Tells College Applicants: Focus on Kindness, Not Overachieving
At least 85 major U.S. colleges join a plan to emphasize community and family life above testing and personal achievement for admission.
ESPN Producer Quits Job to Help Disabled Wrestlers Attend College
One of the most memorable videos ever appearing on the Good News Network was a 2009 ESPN feature on a pair of wrestlers at a Cleveland inner city school. Leroy who had lost both his legs in a train accident, was carried on his teammate's back during every wrestling match and every practice. The outstanding young men found a place in the heart of Lisa Fenn, the ESPN producer who, after the story aired, quit her job to help the boys get into colleges. A new video shares the joy and success in the four years since.
Young Immigrant in Wisconsin Changes Kids' Fates in Nepal
Born in Nepal, but moved to Wisconsin in 2000 to attend the University in Whitewater, Ojash Shrestha found his true calling when he returned home 8 years later to be married. While staying in his parents' house, he met a young girl around 12 years-old who worked as a maid there because her family could not support her or afford to send her to school. After returning home he couldn't get her face out of his mind, and right then decided to help children like Rita go to school.
Children's Paintings Sold to Support School Arts Programs
In the hard-hit city of Philadelphia, a former art curator Barbara Chandler Allen was disgusted by cutbacks to arts funding for students, especially because it so disadvantages the poorest schools where kids are most in need of positive outlets. Lucky for the kids, Barbara stumbled onto a big idea after enlarging some of their art and realizing it was in high demand for the walls in office buildings.
Former Microsoft Executive Finds Joy Boosting Literacy Instead of Profits
Since leaving his job as Microsoft's China business development director in 1999 and dedicating his life to improving global literacy, New York-based John Wood has put books in the hands of more than 7.8 million children in 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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