College French Students Make Their Own Storybooks for Poor Kids in Haiti
A group of Virginia college students has devoted their hearts to creating special children's books for kids in Haiti.
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Earthlings Tweet Questions in Cyberspace, Astronaut Answers From Orbit
Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions from people around the world who tweet them with the hashtag #YEARINSPACE.
UPDATE: "Sidewalk Scholar" Boy Gets Education Paid Through College
The little boy who had to study beneath a streetlight has a new scholarship and enough money to pay education bills for 13 years until he graduates college.
School Police Officer Adopts 6-yo Boy Who Seemed ‘Unadoptable'
Students here are taught from an early age that police officers are their friends. For a lucky foster kid, one policeman turned into more than just a friend.
Barber Gives Free Haircuts to Kids If They Read Stories to Him
An Iowa barber encouraged reading by kids when he offered free haircuts if they would read him a story while they sat in his chair.
Grandparents Convert House Into "Safe School" for Bullied Students
Three years ago, Fred and Vivian Morgan turned their 10-bedroom home into a private school to give bullied kids a safe place to learn and heal.
Canadians Can Now Use Frequent Flyer Miles To Pay For College
HigherEdPoints lets people swap their Air Canada frequent flyer miles for certificates to pay for tuition, fees and loans at 70 colleges and universities.
Brand New Book by Dr. Seuss–Was Lost–Now Published 55 Years Later
Just when you'd learned all the Dr. Seuss rhymes, a whole new bookful has been published– 55 years after it was written and illustrated.
Teacher at "Preschool of Rock" Makes Music Videos That Amp Up Learning
An Oklahoma preschool teacher and his students make music videos to learn everything from shapes to geography, and to make sure that school ROCKS!
15 Big Companies Launch Plan to Hire 100K Youth from Poor Neighborhoods
A new coalition of large companies are teaming up to boost job training for youth in low-income neighborhoods and help them get hired for 100,000 good jobs.
Teacher Wins Lottery, Buys Shoes For 200 of Her Students
Bri Dredge, a teacher won $20,000 on the game show Millionaire Hot Seat, used part of the prize money to buy her students new leather shoes.
Beaming Education From Space to World's Poorest, Remote Places
A company is using satellites to deliver free data to the whole world, where four billion people still don't have Internet connections.
Malala Turns 18 Today: She Has Big News for Fans and Syrian Refugee Girls
Today is Malala Yousafzai's 18th birthday and she celebrated by opening a new school for Syrian refugee girls, and sharing a documentary trailer about her life.
Pakistani Teen Malala Yousafzai Wins $67K EU Human Rights Prize
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head when she was 14 by the Taliban for advocating for education rights for girls, has won the top EU prize for human rights, along with$67,000. Now 16 and fully recovered after hospitalization in the UK, Malala is also favored to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year.
Oregon Students To Receive Two Years of Free College With Their Diplomas
High school graduates in Oregon will receive two years of free community college thanks to a new law giving each student a minimum $1,000 grant.
Biotechnology Firm Run By Teens Wants to Use Mosquitoes to Carry Vaccines
Provita Pharmaceutical is working on a project (with funding from the Gates Foundation) to use mosquitoes to help carry vaccines against the West Nile Virus. And, everyone on the 15-plus person Provita team, from research and development workers to finance officers, is under the age of 18 and still in high school.Read More
By Planting a Garden, Community Changes The Neighborhood
With shovels, rakes, and hoes in hand, the women of a Mississauga housing complex transformed a vacant piece of land into a bountiful garden that grew into a small business and changed their neighborhood.
Kids Who Text on the Go Now Have Designated Walking Lane at University
For those who can't tear themselves away from their smartphones as they walk around campus, a University has added a "texting lane" on staircases.
'Big Bang Theory' Funds Science Scholarships to UCLA
The creative talent behind "The Big Bang Theory" has created a scholarship fund for math and science students at UCLA.
Why One CEO is Paying for College for His Workers' Kids
Chieh Huang has put more than $1 million in cash and stock aside to cover the costs of paying for the college tuition of his workers' children.
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