By Easing Anxiety for Lower-Income Students With 10-Minute Writing Exercise, Test Grades Soar Dramatically
A simple 10-minute writing exercise to reduce anxiety has been shown to reduce test failure rates by over half.
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This University is Recycling Their Bubble Wrap By Offering It Up to Their Stressed Out Students
Instead of throwing their bubble wrap into the garbage, this university is recycling the packaging by using it as anti-stress therapy for their students.
Bus Driver Saves Money From Every Paycheck to Buy Christmas Presents for All 70 of His Students
This compassionate elementary school bus driver made sure that every single one of his young students got what they wanted for Christmas.
Student-Designed Electric Car Breaks World Record by Crossing Australia in 6 Days Using Only $50 of Power
A team of college students has just broken the Guinness World Record for using the lowest amount of energy to cross Australia in an electric car.
Retiree Has Driven Over 64,000 Miles to Ensure Low-Income Students Can Get to Class
This 76-year-old is much more than just a driver – he is also a "grandpa" to hundreds of students.
$150 Million in Debt to Be Forgiven for US Students Left Jilted by Shady Schools
Over 15,000 students have been left high and dry by shady for-profit schools since 2013 – but now, the Department of Education is canceling their debt.
When Icy Roads Delay School Day, Bus Driver Buys 50 Breakfast Meals for His Students
This compassionate bus driver was not about to let his students go through their school day without breakfast – so he made one more quick stop on his route.
Elementary Schoolers Are Sending Hundreds of Christmas Trees to US Troops Stationed Around the World
These fifth graders are celebrating the holiday by sending hundreds of donated Christmas trees to service members overseas who need a bit of Yuletide cheer.
Watch Student's Hilarious Reaction to Being Pranked With a Room Full of Presents
There is no better way to spread some Christmas cheer than arriving home to a room full of gifts – even if they happen to be things you already own.
School Installs Vending Machine That Dispenses Free Books to Kids Who Read
Students in this Buffalo school get free books from the vending machine by earning tokens through a reading rewards system in the school.
Gesture of Sportsmanship for Down's Syndrome Player in SC Football Playoff Game (Video)
While headlines swirl around a sports scandal of epic proportions on the college level, a high school football team quietly demonstrated the meaning of kindness during a championship game.
College With Record Enrollment Cuts Tuition by $9,000
Belmont Abbey College will cut its tuition by $9,000 joining a new national trend, said officials at the private school in North Carolina today.
UPDATE: Homeless Science Whiz Given $50K Scholarship on Ellen Show
New York high school senior Samantha Garvey appeared Thursday as a guest on the Ellen talk show, where she received a $50,000 scholarship from AT&T to the college of her choice. Last week, Garvey was named a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel science contest, just weeks after her family was forced to move into a homeless shelter and attracted media attention.
Columbia University Janitor Graduates With Honors
A Yugoslavian-born custodian at New York's Columbia University will be trading in his uniform for a cap and gown this weekend when he graduates with honors after working on his degree for 12 years.
Girl's "Amazing" Graduation Gift From Dad is a 13-year Labor of Love
For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append it with positive comments and messages. Finally, on the day of her graduation from high school, Brenna Martin received a special copy of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' At first she just smiled and said, I love that book. But then he told her ‘No, open it up.'
Florida Students are Heroes Halfway Around the World
Kids at Piper High School in Floridatossed pies, served spaghetti and walked miles to raise nickels, dimes and quarters -- enough to build 11 schools in Kenya.
Students Reserve 50 Tickets So Veteran Families Can Watch Baseball For Free
Veterans who have enrolled as students will be the guests of honor with their families at a Texas university baseball game.
Former Students Surprise Their Music Teacher Who Drops to Her Knees in Tears
This surprise reunion of a music teacher's chorus brings her to her knees–and will bring tears of appreciation to your eyes for all good teachers.
70 Teens Bring Valentines to Old Lady Who Always Waves to Their Bus
Seventy students "heart-bombed" an 86-year-old woman's yard to thank her for waving to them every day for years on their way to school.
Extraordinary Math Teacher Also Has Extraordinary Hip hop Dance Moves
So you think you can dance? Maybe, but not as well as this educator shakin' out the moves to "Bet You Can't Do It Like Me."
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