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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...
Community Kindness Spreads in Honor of Mom and Daughter Who Died
A kindness project has deeply touched the community of Tillamook, Ore., after the death of two locals -- a young mom named Wendy and...
The 8 Greatest Strengths of Generation Y
Generation Y is generally thought to describe those born between 1980 and 1995. They may have been born in the "me" generation, but came...
CMA Donates $6 Million for Music Education in Schools
The CMA Foundation has donated another $1.4 million to benefit music education programs for Nashville's public schoola through its "Keep the Music Playing" campaign,...
Village School Given Honor of Hosting Queen as she Celebrates 60 years on Throne (Video)
Today marks the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne in 1952, after her father, King George VI, died.
A village school in...
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...
Ellen DeGeneres Helps Heroic Teacher Who Pledged to Work for Free
Last month, teachers in Chester, Pennsylvania were hailed as heroes when they pledged to work for free after their school district ran out of...
How to Get a $106,000 College Education for Free
How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Antioch...
A Runner for Cancer Decides to Become Oncologist After Losing Father
Jenna Norton is not your typical medical school applicant. In fact, until two years ago, she had never considered a career in medicine. It...
Google Joins With Angels to Bankroll Education Microloan Upstart Vittana
Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that’s facilitating micro-loans to students in developing countries, has received a $250,000 grant from Google. Seattle tech CEOs are also...
Math Prodigy Proud of His Autism
Jake Barnett, an Indianapolis 13-year-old, has been acing college math and science courses since he was eight years old. At 13, he is a...
Inner City Black Kids Dominate Rich Man’s Sport, Win Polo Championship
Polo is expensive, exclusive and played mostly by wealthy white men. But that didn't matter to Lezlie Hiner. In 1996, she started the first-ever...
More Than Go-fers: 4 Worthwhile Internships
The long-running joke about interns is that they do little more than get coffee and collate papers. While there's usually no escaping menial labor...
Cash Grants Allow Cutting Edge Science Experiments in UK Schools
Schools are being encouraged by the UK's top scientific body to bring cutting edge science into the classroom. Projects, funded by the Royal Society,...