Laundromats Are Hosting Story Times for Kids So They Can Improve Their Literacy on Laundry Day
Rather than being forced to watch their parents do laundry, these children are being given an educational boost thanks to some volunteer librarians.
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Incredible 12yo Inventor Peyton Robertson Will Blow Your Mind
Peyton's parents taught him that whenever he saw a problem, he could invent a solution to fix it. Recently the twelve-year-old Florida boy was named America's Top Young Scientist for 2013. Among his impressive inventions is one created after Superstorm Sandy. He created sandbags that better protect against flooding but are super lightweight, expand when wet, and shrink after drying.
Meet the Family With Six Kids Taking College Courses by Age 12
The Harding family in Montgomery, Ala., decided to make studying fun by cultivating their kids' natural curiosity and passions while they studied their lessons. They achieved amazing results: six children who started taking college classes before they were even teens.
High School Genius Overcomes Poverty, Earns $3 Million in College Scholarships
The success story of Lloyd Chen, 17, is the stuff that dreams are made of. Raised in poverty by a single mom who emigrated from South Korea to the U.S., the California teen recently received nearly $3 million in full scholarships, earning one at every top university to which he applied.
Australian Principal Faces Down Gangs to Turn Around a School
When Jihad Dib was appointed principal of Punchbowl Boys High School at age 33, it was a hotbed of violence and trouble. His modern and successful approach to reforming the school has transformed the student body and staff into a family, and recently earned him a Pride of Australia medal.
Teacher Turns Low-income Kids Into Chess Champions
Ted Komada, the music teacher who started a chess club nine years ago at Killip Elementary School, hoped to help the mostly low-income students build confidence. Now, his chess team heads to the national finals, after having won five consecutive state championships in Arizona.
Gates Gives $20 Million for School Learning With Games
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it would be investing $20 million to bring new national education standards into the classroom using game-based learning, social-networking and other approaches to capture the imagination of bored or unmotivated students.
S is for Sculpture: Father Teaches Alphabet And Inspires Street Art
A father using street names to teach his daughters the alphabet inspired an animal street art movement in Washington, DC.
A New Museum Devoted To Math
Math. The very word conjures painful memories: long division . . . Square roots. Take that unpopular academic subject, a dedicated visionary, and $23 three million, and what have you got? Glen Whitney's Museum of Mathematics (MoMath for short) which opened December in New York City.
How a Museum Exhibit is Changing Lives in Los Angeles
A 10-year-old boy was moved to tears when he saw the Space Shuttle Endeavour fly over his school on its way to its new home at the California Science Center and even more excited when he could walk around the gargantuan space craft at the museum, touching the tires that flew in space. Suddenly he saw the possibilities of a career in math, science, technology and engineering.
GED Graduates' Persistence Earns Them Cap and Gown at 64 Years Old
Sixty-four-year-old Glory Rigsby felt her life was missing a meaningful achievement, so she decided to do something about it. Tonight , the Gulfport woman will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at the Coast Coliseum to celebrate earning her GED.
Education Succeeds Without Standardized Tests
Imagine a world without standardized tests, one in which teachers would teach less and students would study less — yet score near the top on international tests of math, reading and science. This mythical world of teachers' dreams has a name: Finland.
The "World's Best Teacher" Gives Kids Choices-Instead of Tests
Nancie Atwell won a million dollars, the first "Global Teacher Prize," and she's investing the money in her unique school where kids follow their passion.
'Brilliant Bus' Mobile Classroom Gains Support for Retired Teacher's Effort
A retired teacher, who has poured her $900,000 retirement nest egg into a technology classroom on wheels for underprivileged children, has gained an outpouring of national support, after her story aired last week on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
Ethiopian Kids Can Master Computer in 5 Months With No Experience
What happens if you give a thousand small PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they'll start teaching themselves English while circumventing the security on your OS to customize settings and activate disabled hardware. All, without instruction.
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