CultureFeed Archives
How students are bridging divides with a hot meal
Students at Murrieta Mesa High School in California brought their community together, while helping those less fortunate with a massive Thanksgiving dinner.
Essay contest invites reflection on why character matters
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice (and NFL Hall of Famer) Alan Page’s keynote address Tomorrow’s Leaders—Why Character Matters invited students to reflect on the importance of character.
‘I can’t imagine’: High school students interview Vietnam vets to document living history
Students at McDowell High School are getting in-depth lessons about the Vietnam War from North Carolina veterans who fought on the front lines.
PA lawmakers want graduates to understand government
At a time when so many are worried about the growing schisms in our country, Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to better help students understand the practices and institutions that bind them together.
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.
AZ district partners with ‘Anonymous Alerts’ app to combat bullying, school violence
An Arizona school district wants students to report bullying and safety issues, and it recently partnered with a mobile phone application to allow students to make anonymous complaints directly to administrators.
‘The Moral Invisible Hand’?: Part I of an Interview with Researcher Jeffrey Guhin on Urban Public High Schools
CultureFeed’s Angus McBeath talks with sociologist Jeffrey Guhin about his research in urban public high schools in Part I of this interview.
Texas students explore rock solid character
Cedar Valley Elementary School students climb a 25-foot outdoor rock wall – and cheer on their classmates – as part of the Rock Solid Character program. On the wall – as in life – they must push through fear and obstacles. The Killeen Daily Herald was in attendance
AL football champ launches campaign to change bullying school culture
Former University of Alabama lineman Bradley Bozeman is tired of talking about bullying. He’s determined to do something about it.
Teenager replaces a neighbor’s flag
Moses Lake, Washington resident Junior Villarreal’s home security camera recently caught a young man on his front porch, and he took to Facebook to identify the culprit.
‘Roots of Empathy’ brings babies into classrooms to help students understand emotions
Educator and author Mary Gordon believes babies are the “Roots of Empathy,” and her nonprofit by that name is reducing bad behaviors in classrooms across the globe, with help from those who can’t help themselves.
Students helped design new $43M school in partnership with Oracle
Students at Design Tech High School moved into a brand-new, high-tech, 64,000-square-foot building on the campus of software giant Oracle this month—a school they helped design over the last three years.
