Big news on several fronts: against the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and for healthier food for school children. The Chicago Public Schools announced that its main food-service company, Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, will begin buying and serving chicken drumsticks from birds raised in the local area without antibiotics. The deal will bring 1.2 million pounds of chicken to 473 schools per year.
The first time Brayan ever held a gun, he pointed it at a woman stepping out of a gray Lexus and stole her purse — his initiation into an older cousin's gang. He was 12 years old at the time. "I was losing control of my life," said Brayan, now 17 and a 4.0 student at Scriber Lake High School in Washington.
Replacing stationary seats with inflatable bouncers has raised productivity in her fifth-graders at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School, helping students focus on lessons while improving their balance and core strength, she said.
The Pakistani child education activist who was shot in the head nine months ago by Taliban militants celebrated her 16th birthday by delivering a speech at the United Nations. Speaking to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the 500 youth and dignitaries gathered, Malala Yousafzai said that the gunmen could not silence her because knowledge and education is more powerful than their bullets.
A 6th grade boy, Gerry Orz, persuaded the California state government to declare December 12 as a Day of Silence to officially honor the victims of bullying who cannot speak for themselves. He's calling on schools and people everywhere to take 12 seconds at 12 o'clock on 12/12 to mark in silent reflection.
Schools in Guam say there has been a massive decline in the number of reported bullying cases in the past four years -- down by more than 80 percent.
The Monarch School caters specifically to kids who are homeless, giving them access to showers, laundry, meals, and the full array of classes.
Legendary rockers Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of the Who have come to the UCLA Medical Center to launch the first teen-and-young-adults-only cancer treatment unit in the United States.
17 years ago, a retired couple in Utah started making handmade wooden toys for poor and sick children. The little cars and trucks were received so enthusiastically in the local hospital, a workshop was set up which has since delivered more than 1.1 million toys to kids around the world -- a place where volunteers come to laugh and give their time in an effort to make kids happy around the globe.
Hundreds of California youngsters got the chance to experience a live NBA basketball game for the first time after Golden State Warriors athletes themselves reached out to community groups with stacks of free tickets.
In this delightful family movie based on a true story, a family of gray whales, stranded beneath the ice near the northern-most Alaskan town of Barrow, brings together old foes in an inspiring rescue operation that catches the attention of the whole world.
Not since the cute, yellow HIV-positive Muppet premiered in 2009 on Sesame Street in South Africa has a new character from the Workshop taken such a lead role in educating kids about a societal woe. The furry 7-year-old girl named Lily, will appear first tonight on an hour-long PBS special to raise awareness of the issue of hunger in America.
In an eight-minute yoga video for small children, Jodi the Yogi and her flexible companion, Downward the Dog, make yoga accessible to kids everywhere.
Everyone in the UK is being asked to clear out their drawers, wardrobes and cupboards - and take their excess clothing and accessories to the clothing retail chain TK Maxx anytime in April, to contribute towards the fight against kids' cancer. Since 2004, the annual campaign, Give up Clothes for Good, has raised a whopping £10 million, with hopes this year to raise an additional £2.5 million for Cancer Research UK.
Amélie and her dad decided to celebrate their birthdays by doing 39 random acts of kindness (their combined ages) and made a sweet video to inspire others.
"Calling All Brothers" had a fantastic turnout at an elementary school, with 100 black men in suits gathering to inspire kids with an important message.
According to conventional medical wisdom, three-year-old Chase Britton shouldn't be able to walk. He shouldn't be able to stand, let alone balance himself as he puts one foot in front of the other. The fact that he even breathes on his own is nothing short of remarkable. He is, quite simply, a medical miracle.
ToysRUs yesterday announced the launch of its nine-week in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Autism Speaks, North America's largest autism science and advocacy organization.The company will collect donations in its stores through April 30 and provide a $400,000 grant to kick off its fifth annual campaign.
11-year old Tyler Sullivan never made it into school on Friday, but he has a pretty good excuse. After the boy and his dad watched a presidential speech in the front row at the Honeywell factory, the Minnesota boy was shocked when President Obama offered a hand-written note to give his teacher for excusing the absence.
Three girls whose lemonade stand was shut down by the police in Midway, Georgia, for not having a business license and food permit, were offered a prime location to reopen in the tourist-rich state park of Jekyll Island. Officials even built the girls a new lemonade stand.
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