Santiago Potes is Rhodes Scholarship’s first Latino DACA recipient
Santiago Potes, a graduate of Columbia University, was just awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship making him the first Latino DACA recipient to win the scholarship. After the Supreme Court upheld DACA protections for children of immigrants born in the US, Potes decided to apply for the Read More...
15-year-old inventor named Time’s ‘Kid of the Year’
For 92 years, Time Magazine has finished the year off by presenting a “Person of the Year” on its front cover. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg graced the magazine’s front cover last year, becoming the youngest ever to do so at the age of 16. This year, Time wanted to recognize “the Read More...
This school district is using solar savings to give teachers a raise
In 2017, Batesville School District in Arkansas had an energy audit conducted to figure out how much money it was losing to annual utility bills. The school district soon found out that it was spending more than $600,000 a year on utility bills—a steep price for a cash-strapped school district Read More...
Report: To improve education in developing countries, invest in teachers
When it comes to education interventions in developing countries, we have an enormous wealth of research studying the effects of these interventions. The only problem is there hasn’t been a proper comparison of these programs that might show which interventions work best. In a new report from Read More...
Do fireflies glow in space? These 2nd graders launched a rocket to find out
In 2015, a second grade class in Indiana curiously asked whether fireflies would still glow if sent into space. After doing some research, their teacher, Maggie Samudio, figured out that for just half the cost of the school’s football uniforms, they could actually send a rocket to space and find Read More...
This school district is keeping snow days alive so kids can be kids
A heavy weekday snowstorm may be a nightmare for adults who must commute through town, but if you’re a kid, it’s the best thing ever. Heavy snow usually means school is canceled for the day, which means it’s time to play in the white fluff and get cozy with books and movies. Or at least, Read More...
How switching schools to renewables can improve quality of education
In 2017, the Batesville School District, Arkansas, was facing serious financial struggles because of its high energy bills. In fact, the struggles were so big that most of its schools, six in total, were having a hard time retaining teachers and some of them even faced a possible shutdown. Read More...
Overprotective parenting: 4 tips for raising independent kids
Overprotective parenting can potentially have lasting negative consequences for kids. After all, kids need to learn on their own how to deal with tricky situations and learn from mistakes in order to prepare for what life may throw their way. If you have a tendency to be overprotective of your Read More...
Google is offering affordable alternatives to college degrees
In 2019, the median annual salary for a full-time worker over the age of 25 was about $66,000, if they had a bachelor's degree. With only a high school diploma, it dropped to about $39,000. But that increase in earnings doesn't come cheap. Since 1985, the price tag on a four-year degree Read More...
These health tips will help you boost your child’s immune system
During uncertain times, keeping our children safe is our top priority. Among changing routines, questions around the school, and social time, there is one constant that can benefit each child. And that’s a healthy immune system. To help bolster your child’s immune system, integrative M.D. Taz Read More...