High School Surprises Janitor With $1900 So He Can Meet New Granddaughter
High school students and faculty in Anderson County, Kentucky surprised the janitor with a special gift-- enough money to see his family stationed overseas.
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Teacher Keeps Promise to Send Letters Students Wrote to Themselves 20 Years Ago
For the past four decades, a Saskatchewan high school English teacher has kept his commitment to thousands of former students by mailing them all a handwritten letter they had written to themselves as high school freshmen, to be read by their eyes only when they reached adulthood.
Happiness Sidewalk Event Teaches Students Power of Encouragement
High school students in Riverside, California donned bright yellow shirts and waved mood-boosting signs to interrupt the daily routines of drivers and passersby on Tuesday. Honking horns, hundreds of smiles, and supportive waves were their reward as the teens learned the power of positive encouragement.
Soldier Who Suffered Severe Injuries in Iraq Inspires Town with Positive Attitude
When the students in a U.S. history classes learned that local war hero Jerral Hancock had once got stuck in his modest mobile home for half a year when his handicapped-accessible van broke down, and that the hallways of his tiny house were so narrow he couldn't get his wheelchair through most of them, they decided to build him a home. And, that's just what they did.
100 Facebook 'Friends' Show Up to Back Bullied Student
After a Facebook post about a teen being demeaned for having no friends, 100 people in cars arrived at the school the next day, one after another, clogging the parking lot to rally their support.
Retiring School Principal Gets Loving Flash-Mob Sendoff
A retiring Massachusetts principal was tricked into going on the school rooftop to receive a very memorable going-away present. Students, parents and staff stretched across the parking lot below surprising the 36-year veteran educator with a loving flash mob of thanks.
Tennessee Town Unites to Make Wishes Come True for Dying Teen
Dying of cancer, Katelyn Norman, 14, created a bucket list. She wanted to dance at her prom and learn to drive, so her Tennessee high school organized ‘Light the Night for Kate,' preparing an elegant evening with all her favorite things and lining the road with candles for her to drive home.
Giving Thousands of American Kids the Vision to Succeed
Educators say 80 percent of learning depends on a child's ability to see a blackboard or read a book, but some children in the United States never get the glasses they need, including 40,000 children in Los Angeles alone. Statistics show up to 15 percent of all children in elementary school need glasses. The solution is clear for a group called Vision to Learn. Their bus-clinic provides free eye exams and glasses to students in low-income communities.
Class of 1987 Asks Forgiveness for Bullying
A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
No More Textbooks: Students Read Better With Books They Choose
In Rhode Island, teachers in a local public school have overcome animosity with charter school educators. Instead, they have joined together to dramatically raise reading scores for young children who choose their own books.
Audience Joins Autistic Boy in Song To Ease His Nerves (WATCH)
An autistic boy was having a hard time 'letting go' of his nerves while singing a Frozen song – that's when the audience lent him their voices in support.
Man Leaves Homelessness and Addiction Behind to Earn Master's Degree
After several arrests, drug addiction and being homeless, a 50-year-old Miami man has overcome the odds to graduate from Florida International University with a master's degree in social work.
New Bikes Help Kids Get to School in Zambia
With the goal of making it easier for thousands of children in Africa to get to school, World Bicycle Relief plans to give away 50,000 bicycles in Zambia, where long distances and a lack of transportation keeps many children from going to school.
Stranger Waiting in Line Behind Teacher Pays For Her School Supplies
Devoted seventh grade teacher Sabrina Drude was given a lesson in kindness from a total stranger.
Teens Make Kansas Principal Cry With a Positive Prank at School
Principal Sherman Padgett was on the lookout for senior pranks last week, so he was reluctant to grant the request of one student to hold a bucket in the hallway. Little did he know they were planning a positive prank for their hardworking administrator.
School Sends Boy With Autism Touching Letter After He Fails Exams
Kindness, creativity, bravery – these are things that Ben Twist's teacher knows he has in abundance that test scores can't measure.
Librarian Secretly Squirrels Away $4Mil to Donate to School After His Death
In between reading hundreds of books, this sweet librarian saved enough money to surprise his alma mater with something to remember him by after his death.
University Coal Use Has Plunged 64% Since 2008
It was only a little less than a decade ago that American universities were burning over 2 million tons of coal a year.
Students Wait in Line for Autographs - From School Janitor
Dozens of second-grade students waited in a long line for Mr. Steve to sign their yearbooks. He's not a teacher or principal, but their beloved custodian.
Las Vegas Principal Goes Door to Door Hoping To Beat The Odds
Nevada has the lowest high school graduation rate in the country. But now a multi-million dollar federal grant is helping one district turn its schools around. Host Michel Martin speaks with a principal who spent last Saturday knocking on the doors of students who dropped out, encouraging them to come back to school.
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