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Man Builds Magical Classroom Treehouse for Kids Displaced by Tsunami
Takashi Kobayashi wanted to bring joy to these young tsunami victims – so he made them a jaw-droppingly cool tree house as their classroom.
Adorable Classroom Of Kids Helps Teacher’s Boyfriend Propose Marriage
Couples typically don't have to deal with kids until after their marriage, but Jennifer Lai's classroom of first graders provided the most adorable reason...
America’s Oldest–And Most Adorable–Teacher Turns 102 Today, in Classroom Where She’s Happiest
Doctors told her she has the heart a 40-year-old woman, but America’s oldest teacher is as happy as a frisky teenager.
Agnes Zhelesnik, or ‘Granny’ as...
At 70, Dedicated Classroom Grandpa Finds Purpose With 600 ‘Grandkids’
Photos and story by Julie Makarewicz
Originally published by School News Network
Dale Allers isn't related to anyone at Sparta's Ridgeview Elementary School, but he's "Grandpa Dale" to...
47 Kenyan Villages to Get a “Solar Powered Classroom in a Box”
Just add sunshine, and you’ve got an instant classroom.
The “Solar Classroom in a Box,” a solar powered modular pod built entirely off the electrical...
Google Surprises LA Teachers By Funding All Classroom Requests On DonorsChoose.org
Google has fully funded the classroom requests of every Los Angeles Unified School District teacher on the education crowd-funding site DonorsChoose.org. As a result...
Google Gives $600K to Calif. Teachers to Spend in Classrooms
Because most teachers spend their own money to simply buy classroom supplies, imagine the joy across San Francisco area schools last week, when 604...
‘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...
Generous CEO Transforms Decaying Classrooms — and Students
School furniture maker Sagus International has won a 2009 Outstanding Partnership Award from the Chicago Public Schools for the company’s donations that transformed classrooms...
Boomers Answer Call to Service, in Legislatures and Classrooms
In the last four years, a growing number of boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are showing up in the freshman class of...
In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind
A few days ago Katina sent GNN-i this New York Times story, calling it "a happy thing... Kids meditating in classes -- quieting their...
Good News in History, April 12
467 years ago, Cuenca was founded in Ecuador, a city of such beauty that it has become known as the "Athens" of South America....
A Teacher Promised His 1978 Class an Eclipse Party in 50 Years–And He Just Hosted It
The year was 1978: Prime Minister Aldo Moro had been kidnapped in Italy, the US Senatorial proceedings were broadcast on the radio for the...
Handwriting Strengthens Brain Connections and Boosts Learning More Than Tapping on a Keyboard
In an ever more digital world, pen and paper are increasingly getting replaced with screens and keyboards in classrooms. Now, a new study has...
Among China’s Gray State-Run Schools, New Campus Wins World Building of the Year for ‘Blurring inside and outside’
Set amid the rows of identical block apartments in the background, Huizhen High School is a breath of positive air for the students of...
Woman Brings Joy to Wyoming Town by Creating Hundreds of Personalized Snowmen (Video)
There's a small town in Wyoming where the people are outnumbered; by animals, by trees, and even by snowmen.
It was back in July when...
Dozens of ‘Flash Dads’ Cheer On Students Arriving at Schools in Kentucky–For 7 Years Giving High Fives and Support
If you're a student at a Louisville elementary school, Wednesday might just be your favorite day of the week.
Perhaps because of its reputation as...
College Project Sparks Student to Start Orphanages for Homeless Kids in Philippines: ‘Why haven’t I started this?’
Inspired by two mission trips to the Phillippines, Joanna Maniti was standing in front of her Univ. of Southern California class explaining her idea...
Good News in History, August 31
And, on this day 26 years ago, the Good News Network made positive news available on the web for the first time. Geri Weis-Corbley,...
Lawyer Helps Woman Who Stole Pencil Box; Gets Surprise from Her Son 25 Years Later
The year was 1998, and Malaysian lawyer Ahmad Zaharil was a bit confused when he saw a distressed Indian-Malaysian woman in her 50s being...