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Chicago Charter Schools Defy Expectation for Poor Students
An inner city public high school consisting of poor students -- mostly immigrants -- has become a remarkable example of what a school can...
Georgia Superintendent Proves She is Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Donates $1M Prize to Schools
Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox proved she is smarter than a 5th grader by winning $1 million for her school system on the...
Report: Schools Offering Fewer Soft Drinks
Sugary soft drinks accounted for less than a quarter of the beverages sold in schools last year, demonstrating that a voluntary transition toward healthier...
Clinton Honors 43 Schools for Anti-Obesity Efforts
Former President Clinton is honoring 43 schools for their anti-obesity efforts, including one that banished candy from its building and another that offers a...
UK Schools Go Green and Join Carbon Trading Scheme
"State schools are to be included under the government's new domestic carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010, the environment minister said on Wednesday....
UN Refugee Agency Restores Dozens of Schools Across Uganda
The United Nations refugee agency has restored 134 primary schools in northern Uganda, allowing thousands of children to return to classes, after the damage...
Say No to Cookie Dough! Raise Money for Youth Groups and Schools With Inspiration
Do you have way too much cookie dough in your freezer? Do you have magazine subscriptions that go unread month after month? A Seattle...
See-Saw to Power African Schools With Electricity
"A young inventor is hoping to tap the unbounded energy of children in a playground to power schools in Africa. Design student Daniel Sheridan...
Free Online Materials Could Save Schools Billions
Teachers and their students are quietly experimenting with Free-Reading.net, a little website that could one day rock the foundation of how schools do business....
Muslims Encouraging Christmas Celebrations in UK Schools
"Muslim leaders join the U.K. Commission for Equality and Human Rights in urging Britons to enjoy Christmas, and not worry about offending non-Christians. The...
India Starts Putting Street Children in Schools
"Thanks to India's biggest effort yet to educate every last child, 30 homeless children in a pilot project are given housing and "bridging"...
Alternative Schools Work to Lower Dropout Rates
"Takara Perry knows if she had stayed on at St. Johns High School, she would simply have dropped out -- making Cs and Ds...
Schools Plant Gardens to Sprout Healthy Eaters and Excited Students
"The right answer to a math word problem for fifth-graders in Atlanta, involves multiplication, division and decimals, but it means more that. It means...
$20M Donation to Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaican Schools
"Digicel Foundation has donated $20 million to repair hurricane-damaged Jamaican schools." Thanks, Andrew.
Less Junk Food Seen in U.S. Schools, CDC Finds
U.S. schools have made considerable improvements in their policies to promote the health of students since 2000, particularly in the areas of nutrition, physical...
Scottish Schools Begin Free Meals Plan
"Primary pupils will receive free school meals as part of a six-month pilot project in Scotland that will improve the diets for all children...
Schools Riding an Eco-Friendly Green Wave
Kansas City area schools are reducing energy, taking steps to lower school-bus emissions, and constructing green buildings that improve air-quality and provide more sunlight....
Defying History and Stereotype, The South’s Schools Rise in U.S.
"An unassuming suburban school in Irondale, Alabama, is about as deep in the South as you can get, yet ranks in the top five...
Young Teachers Commit to Denver’s Toughest Schools
Nearly 60 top college graduates have come to Denver from across America with the 'Teach for America' program as young teachers committed to working...
Jordan to Allow Iraqi Refugees into Schools
When Jordanian public schools start classes on 19 August, all children, including expatriate Iraqi students will be able to attend classes in the country's...