School dress codes often have good intentions as school administrators and teachers look to keep kids focused on their studies. Yet, the wording and enforcement …
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Parents, it’s been a tough spring — for you, your kids and their teachers alike. Distance learning hasn’t been easy, and yet we’ve heard all …
Read moreStarbucks’ notebook tumbler with pencil straw is the perfect end-of-year gift for teachers
As a growing number of states go into lockdown to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, millions of kids are trying to get …
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Trying to fit in as a freshman in high school is never an easy task. Even under the best of circumstances, finding the right clothes …
When third-grader Christopher of Valley, Alabama, scored a 100% on his reading test, his teacher decided to congratulate him in a big way. Mrs. Caffie …
They woke up each morning in a New York City homeless shelter, but they didn’t let adverse circumstances block their path to success. On June …
Read moreBeating the odds, more than 100 homeless students in New York City graduate high school
Forget paying library fines, turning in that band instrument or taking final exams in order to get that diploma. A recently-passed bill in the Philippines …
Read moreThis country will now require all students to plant 10 trees before they graduate
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It’s a nightmare scenario that’s increasingly being viewed as a possibility, especially for students across the United States: emergency medical treatment for massive trauma. “Let’s …
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If you ask the company that runs the Advanced Placement tests, it’ll say it was trying to do world history teachers a favor. There’s just …
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For more than four decades, Genevieve Via Cava devoted her life to caring for students with disabilities. Even after Via Cava retired in 1990, the …
Read moreThis selfless special-education teacher left $1 million to former students in her will
A cafeteria crusader whose selfless actions are well known to the students who love her got a special thank you at Hoover High School Monday. …
Read moreThis beloved lunch lady got a new car from her students
Here is a sobering statistic about gun violence in this country: The Washington Post unveiled new statistics that show 2018 has been deadlier for our nation’s …
Read moreMore school children than servicemembers have been killed in 2018
When you think burgers, does making the world a better place come to mind? Well, now it will! Whataburger, the Southern burger chain known for …
Read moreWhataburger Is Giving Away Scholarships And Burgers To Students In These 10 States
It’s no secret that teachers work hard, so with the end of the school year quickly approaching, it’s always nice to give them a thoughtful gift. …
Read moreThese free printable gift card holders are perfect for teacher gifts
Students across the country are expected to walk out of their classrooms March 14 morning to protest gun violence. The National School Walkout is scheduled …
Read moreWhat parents and students need to know about the National School Walkout
Public school teachers across West Virginia are demanding higher pay and better insurance. Now, a statewide strike, which was originally supposed to end on March …
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Kids everywhere are hooked to their phones — and one country is trying to put a stop to it. On Dec. 10, France’s education minister …
It’s always fun to document your child’s first day of school with a photo or two, whether it’s to look back on at the end …
Read more12 Cute First Day Of School Photo Ideas That Are Easy To Recreate
Prom is a big deal in a high-schooler’s life. Students get all dolled up in their pretty dresses and dashing tuxedoes, parents take roughly 8 million pictures …
Have you ever wondered why the school day ends around 2 or 3 p.m. when most parents don’t finish work until 5 p.m.? Or why school …
Read moreHey, We Work Until 5—So Why Does School Still Get Out At 3?
This teacher starts each and everyday off in a very unique way. And no, I’m not talking about with a Daily Oral Language (DOL) assignment, …
Read moreThis Teacher Has A Personalized Handshake With Each Of His Students
You don’t normally see A-list actors chauffeuring college students around via golf cart. But then again, this is Matthew McConaughey we’re talking about. Anything can happen …
Read moreMatthew McConaughey Is Chauffeuring College Students To Keep Them Safe
If you have regular, easy access to a laundry machine, you may take clean clothes for granted. But did you know that not having clean clothing to wear …
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Rhemy Elsey is a fifth grader at Mark Bills Middle School in Peoria, Illinois. Born almost completely deaf, he uses cochlear implants to help him …
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