Home Search
Students - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
In Age of Bullying, Special Needs Student Elected Prom King
Scott Shaver and Katie Buell were crowned prom king and queen last week at Westview High School. Sound typical? Yes, but Westview is not...
Obama Plays Comedian-in-Chief at Media Correspondents Dinner (Video)
On Saturday night, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended the White House Correspondent's Dinner, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the annual social event...
College Grads’ New Company Recycles Coffee Grounds into Gourmet Mushrooms You Can Grow at Home
When two college students in Oakland discovered they could grow mushrooms in used coffee grounds, they started a company to recycle the waste from...
At Urban LA School, Nature Grows and Test Scores too
Biological diversity does not come easily in one of the most crowded and disadvantaged neighborhoods of Los Angeles County.
In that setting, Leo Politi Elementary...
Dalai Lama Visits Hawaii, Talks up Peace Through the “Power of Aloha”
The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion -- and his trademark humor -- to Hawaii, celebrating the coming together of two...
Teaching Kindergartners About Emotions: The Latest Brain Science Goes to School
Brain science is being used in planning school lessons for 200 students in kindergarten through third grade at the one progressive private school in...
$83 million for High Schools in 2010 Means Fewer Kids Failing and in Trouble Today
Students at Detroit area high schools have become confident readers thanks to a corrective reading class for students who have trouble decoding words. Freshman...
All Graduates of Chicago Urban HS Accepted into 4-Year Colleges for 3rd Year in a Row
For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of the graduating seniors from the Urban Prep Academy, the nation's first all-boys public charter high school,...
Aussie College Grad Builds First Night School in East Africa
Kyle De Souza created the first Masaai night school in East Africa, where he spent seven months building solar and wind infrastructure that could...
Tsunami Relief Heroes Honored in Japan at Baseball’s Opening Game
Although baseball's Ichiro Suzuki was the star player of the opening day game in Tokyo, this week, all eyes were on the tsunami heroes...
Inspired by Kony 2012, NY Teens Support Awareness of African Boy Soldiers
When Jessie Almont of Mepham High School first saw the Kony 2012 video, she became outraged. "When I saw all those kids, I thought...
What’s Good In the Hood: Teens Start Good News Paper, Thwarting City’s Image as “Godforsaken”
Since Boston Magazine published an article one month ago naming Lawrence, Massachusetts the "City of the Dammed” and calling it "godforsaken", outraged residents have been...
Iowa Honors Birthday of Farming Hero Who Saved a Billion Lives: Norman Borlaug
Today marks the 98th anniversary of the birth of Iowa’s greatest hero, Norman E. Borlaug, the farm boy who received the Nobel Peace Prize...
Kid Struggling to Pay for College Tap Dances in Subway, Gets $35K From Ellen
With his mother currently living in a shelter, he is carrying more weight on his shoulders than most Penn State University students. He is...
College Student Drops Out to Start Secret Cookie Service – Now He Thrives in Disguise
A UCSD grad student has traded in his lab coat for an apron and sunglasses, disguising his identity and keeping his new cookie service...
Green Schoolhouse Project Breaks Ground on First LEED School Built by Volunteers
Lesson plans in public schools across the country now include sustainability and environmental awareness but many teachers in overcrowded classrooms are having to teach...
Author of “Artist’s Way” Reveals How the Artist Can be Prosperous
Julia Cameron, best known for her landmark book on unblocking creativity, The Artist's Way, has inspired everyone from musicians like Steven Tyler and Alicia...
Four People, 4 Reasons Why “ObamaCare” Works
The Denver Post demonstrated how the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is helping people and businesses save money and stay healthy in a column...
Education Succeeds Without Standardized Tests
Marin County educators gathered this week to imagine a world without standardized tests, one in which teachers would teach less and students would study...
Obama Launches Marshmallow Cannon at WH Science Fair (Video)
Who says science can’t be fun?
At the second annual White House Science Fair last week, President Obama got the chance to shoot a marshmallow...