California offers college students $10K for public service
The new public service program will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
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Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022
'Your heart smiles': Friends cheer on 7-year-old until he makes a shot on the basketball court
"Let's go, Andrew. Let's go!" Those were the encouraging words from students as their friend made several attempts to score a bucket.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 17, 2022
Woman leaves $10 Million donation to Music School Of Delaware in her will
The Music School of Delaware hit its highest note yet, with an unprecedented donation from a woman who never donated to the school before.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 30, 2021
New app helps track random acts of kindness
The team behind the Kindland campaign developed the “Just Be Kind” app to track all the good deeds that often fly under the radar.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 13, 2021
11-year-old creates school closet to help students in need
At the heart of one girl’s mission is kindness. She’s busy providing a new way her classmates in need can get clothing at school for free.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
High School Lets Seniors Dress Up for Hilarious School ID Photos
Senior year of high school is one that many people never forget. From prom to graduation, it is filled with memorable milestones.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 2, 2021
Teen shows that kids cans expand their capacity for kindness through homework
What started as a class assignment ended up igniting a philanthropic fire within Aidan Turner.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 29, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why are schools revisiting gifted education?
NYC officials announced plans this month for its school system, the country's largest, to phase out gifted and talented student programs.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
Eyeglasses for school kids boosts academic performance
Three-year clinical study is the most robust analysis to date linking access to eyeglasses with higher test scores, especially for students
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students
Students of varying gender, ethnicity, educational achievement were more likely to become friends after induced proximity
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2021
Dance program sparks joy while teaching cultural diversity
A dance program brings the community together and sparks joy, even after suffering a huge loss at the start of the pandemic.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 14, 2021
Music billionaires Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine to launch a new public high school in south LA
Dr. Dre and music industry mogul Jimmy Iovine hated school which makes them an unlikely force behind a new public high school project
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