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5th-grader honored for honesty, trustworthiness
Sycamore Valley Academy 5th-grader Shania Rojas is someone her classmates and teacher can trust, a virtue that the Tulare County Office of Education recognized in December with a feature on the local news.
Approximately 31 million students worldwide buying completed assignments
Experts suggest “contract cheating” is on the rise.
Leadership academy will thrive on partnership
Business leaders in Wisconsin have offered to help fund a leadership academy that would “develop a servant leader-minded workforce.”
Waffle House waitress earns $16,000 scholarship after her kind act goes viral
Waffle House waitress Evoni Williams said she was just doing her job, but local leaders contend her act of kindness for an elderly patron displayed the type of character that deserves recognition.
“Kind Cougars” practice compassion
“Kind Cougars” are highlighting important character virtues in their “virtue of the month” videos.
Students leaders blend lessons from military, sports to serve a greater purpose
Two student athletes at George Washington University are sharing how the lessons they’ve learned through years of military training and team sports have prepared them to excel as leaders.
School outreach to students, parents paying off
Administrators at Wyoming’s Albany County School District #1 are building trust with students and parents by engaging them in important decisions about curriculum development and graduation requirements, among other issues.
New Orleans school looks to ‘restorative justice’ to slow ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
A soft approach to school discipline at New Orleans’ Marrero Middle School is reducing suspensions and building relationships—a new dynamic after years of arresting and suspending students for bad behavior.
Parent attacks teacher, invites reflection on the power of family culture
Pittsburgh mother Daishonta Williams is setting an example for her daughter, from the Allegheny County Jail.
South Bronx school uses advisory groups to craft restorative justice model
Sue-Ann Rosch founded the Community School for Social Justice in the South Bronx, where administrators used advisory groups to craft a Restorative Justice Model for student discipline and address rising student suspensions and chronic absences in a violent inner-city neighborhood.
Jewish school opens its doors to non-Jewish students
The Jewish Academy of Orlando is opening its doors to students of different faiths for the first time.
Students redistrict PA in ways some officials deem ‘too fair’
A recent math lesson in Jon Kimmel’s Westtown School classroom is engaging students in civics, while also opening their eyes to the reality of politics.
