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Students step up to change classmate’s life with service dog
Members of East High School’s Key Club saw an opportunity to change a fellow student’s life, and they’re making it happen.
Week of Service connects students with local nonprofits to build community
A “Week of Service” at Penn State New Kensington put students in the community helping local nonprofits and other causes, from a no-kill animal shelter to serving patrons at a “pay what you can” café.
Texas middle-schoolers focus on leadership, service work, and financial responsibility
At Texas’ White Oak Middle School, students are learning about leadership, setting goals, career opportunities, and service work.
Respect: A Tale of Two Virtues
A story of when you send a team of talented social scientists into American high schools to study character.
Screen time: Parents worry, educators debate
How much screen time in a school is too much? Or is that the wrong question to ask? Two friends of CultureFeed debate the issue at EdNext. Tom Vander Ark believes the real question is not whether students are spending too much time in front of screens, but
New rules keep Illinois students in schools
Limiting suspensions and expulsions in favor of “restorative practices” that promote dispute resolution is creating different outcomes for students in Illinois schools.
Lessons Learned about Teaching and Learning During the Pandemic
Communication promotes learning
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.
Foster Grandparents volunteers help boost reading skills for Tucson’s refugee students
When 10-year-old Tirhas Hagos moved to Tucson, Arizona from Ethiopia with her family two years ago, she didn’t know English.
National School Choice Week
Schools play an important role in the civic and moral formation of young people, and that’s why many families select a particular school over other options.
Russian luger shares his sled with American
At their core, the Olympics are a testament to the competitive spirit. However, amidst all of the celebration surrounding individual and team triumphs currently underway in Pyeongchang, American luger Chris Mazdzer has revealed that generosity and friendship also have a role to play in the proceedings.
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.
