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Prisoners model generosity with bicycles
In Bermuda, five prisoners defied expectations by repairing and restoring bicycles as gifts for children.
ND community rallies around student diagnosed with cancer
North Dakota’s Dickenson High School volleyball team has a message for senior setter Lauren Jorda: “Her battle is our battle” and “God is within her, she will not fail.”
MT teens learn real life lessons through student-run business
Sidney Fox, coach for the Little Braves basketball team, asked local high schoolers to design and print team shirts with a logo created by his father, but he wasn’t sure what to expect.
Small interventions point to the power of school culture
Three recent studies in social psychology show evidence that small interventions that “concentrate on a single core belief” may have outsize influence. These point to the importance of crafting school culture.
Rocketship Academy will ‘touch your soul’ with gratitude
Teachers and administrators at Nashville’s Rocketship United Academy want students to understand that the school’s core values are more than slogans on a poster, so they’re bringing them to life through daily rituals that “create a consistent, predictable, and positive school experience.”
Back to School 2021: A Conversation with Administrators and Teachers
Eight educators share their experiences during the pandemic
$2.1M commitment to Georgia character education program
Business and school leaders in Bibb County, Georgia, want to ensure every student has the tools to form the habits that form good character, and they’re putting their money where their mouth is to make it happen.
Lunch Is on Me
How big-hearted kids are responding to the national cafeteria debt problem
The Changing Face of Literacy
What does it mean to be a literate 21st century learner? Dr. Laura Drake, Wyoming State Teacher of the Year 2013, challenges us to think about multiple forms of literacy.
Building social skills by eliminating social media
At San Lorenzo High School, students deposit their phones in a locked pouch for the day, a practice school leaders say has improved learning, behavior, and social interactions.
Navy Leadership Development Framework focuses on character
The U.S. Navy’s success at defending America and maintaining maritime superiority in a quickly evolving world centers on developing competent leaders with strong character—the central focus of a new Navy Leader Development Framework.
‘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.