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Dolly Parton Charity Work

Dolly Parton's literacy initiative, known as the Imagination Library, is continuing to make a positive impact on children's education. The program provides free books to young readers across the US and UK, with over 100 million books…

Deli Manager Inspires Kids

On August 31, 2026, ABC News spoke with Wail Alselwi, a bodega owner in New York City. He has been rewarding students who achieve good grades by giving them cash prizes and allowing them to pick anything from his store for free. This is an…

Academic Freedom of Speech

Nathan Cofnas, a researcher at Ghent University in Belgium, has faced backlash from both the right and left over his views on race, IQ, and genetics. He was previously working at the University of Cambridge, but was pushed out of that…

Lasalle College Bankruptcy

Lasalle College, a private institution in Quebec, has been at the center of a dispute between the school and the Quebec government. The college, which owes $48 million to the provincial government, sought bankruptcy protection and…

New York City Schools Scandal

The New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has been criticized for its handling of child welfare cases, with 33 tragic outcomes resulting in the deaths of children known to the agency. One such case is that of…

Irish Glow Ball Business

Cathal Sweeney, a 16-year-old student from Mungret Community College in Limerick, Ireland, developed a business called GLO Hurling to solve a problem he encountered while playing hurling on dark winter evenings. The frustration of not…

Ancient Greek Philosopher Quoted

Plutarch, an ancient Greek philosopher born in Chaeronea around AD 46, is quoted as saying "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." This quote suggests that true education should focus on encouraging curiosity and…

China Math Workbook Success

Wei Dongyi, a 35-year-old associate professor at Peking University's Mathematics Department, has released a workbook for primary and secondary school students that sold out with 26,000 copies sold in just 4 days. However, this success is…

High School Free Speech Controversy

Bow High School officials ordered parents to remove pink "XX" protest wristbands on September 17, 2024, while watching their daughters play a girls' soccer game against a team with one transgender athlete. The school district argued that…

New Mexico Public Schools Controversy

In New Mexico, parents are expressing concern about the curriculum and policies being taught in their children's public schools. The authors, mothers themselves, claim that these schools are promoting "toxic ideologies" and hiding…

SparkNC Virtual Reality Project

Lennox French, a student at Lexington Senior High School in North Carolina, has been chosen to develop a virtual-reality learning unit for the state's SparkNC program. This is a first for SparkNC, making French the first student to create…

The Value of Higher Education

Carlos Carvalho, president of the University of Austin, delivered a speech to incoming freshmen that departed from the usual college message of self-discovery and affirmation. Instead, he urged students to "forget yourself" and focus on…