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Connecting young writers across Asia, PEN International's Tomorrow Club fosters mentorship and solidarity within the literary community.
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Discover the hopeful pathways revealed in this year's must-read books for educators, exploring nature, neurodiversity, and the transformative power of language, voice, and connection.
One hundred twenty-two years ago, in 1902, the Wright Brothers made history by performing the first controlled, sustained, powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Last Wednesday, December 17, history was made again when a team of US students unveiled the first plane built in the historic locat...
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Raising kids can be a frustrating experience, no matter how rewarding you also find it. Sometimes, it can feel like half of parenting is repeating yourself over and over again, asking your child to brush their teeth or take a dish from the living room to the sink. It’s exhausting and makes you feel ...
It was just another day in West Hartford, Connecticut. The year was 1949 and the place was Sedgwick Elementary School. Father's Night was approaching, so Kindergarten teacher Doris Morcom asked her young students to draw portraits of their dads. From the Inside History (via @Life) Instagram descript...
Science & Tech ‘It just feels good when you solve the hard problems’ Students compare answers after taking the Putnam exam.Photos by Megan Martinez Kermit Pattison Harvard Staff Writer December 19, 2025 6 min read Why do students volunteer to take this notoriously difficult math exam? For the fun of...
It seems like only yesterday a millennial was a college kid that baby boomers chided for being entitled and Gen Xers thought were way too sincere and needed to learn how to take a joke. Today, the oldest millennials, those born around 1980, have hit their 40s and have lived long enough to have some ...
Protests against government cuts, which began in 2024, are now reflecting other concerns for Generation Z Originally published on Global VoicesStudents protest with a banner saying ‘Science and public university are people's rights.’ Photo by Diario UNO, used with permission. This article was writte...
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Author George Orwell is best known for his books 1984 and Animal Farm. He was an English novelist whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, according to the Orwell Foundation. Orwell was a prolific writer known for his politically themed novels and essays. His life came to an end in 1950 at just 46 yea...
More than 20 years ago, in 2003, Katie O’Connor planned a wedding while working as a 3rd grade teacher at Avery Elementary School in Webster Groves, Missouri. She became Mrs. French after marrying Roger French. Several of her students attended her wedding, which made a profound impact on one student...
December 15, 2025 – Legislators in the House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that will allow public schools to serve both whole milk and non-dairy milks to students. The Senate already passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Nov. 21, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it. P...
For many people, growing up meant constantly stressing about college, getting into the right one, the right program. Once you arrive, prepared to face more daunting challenges, you realize that world-class professors sometimes show up late, write emails that look like your dad’s text messages and yo...
Menstrual taboos are as old as time and found across cultures. They've been used to separate women from men physically—menstrual huts are still a thing—and socially, by creating the perception that a natural bodily function is a sign of weakness. Even in today's world, women are deemed unfit for pos...
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We love to see an inclusive school community that supports every student. Ethan Slater, a seventh grader from New Jersey, recently went viral for something pretty incredible. You’ve likely seen the Whitney Houston challenge trending on social media. Fans listen to her 1992 hit, “I Will Always Love Y...
Talking with kids about money can be tricky. Parents want to help their young children understand how money works while also making it clear that they can't buy that toy right now. Saying "We can't afford that" might be the quickest way to get a child to stop asking you for something when money is t...
‘The government’s reversal is not a rejection of Indigenous identity..but a recognition of Nigerian complexity’Originally published on Global VoicesSome Nigerian school children. Photo by Doug Linstedt. Free to use via Unsplash. Language advocates are left stunned as the Federal Government of Nigeri...
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in July 2025. When Ayush Jain saw his name in the UPSC Civil Services 2024 final list, he was flooded with happiness and relief. After four years of relentless effort, near-misses, and tough self-reflection, he had finally cracked one of Ind...
When Jackson Farmer was in kindergarten at Red Cross Elementary School in Glasgow, Kentucky, one of his teachers noticed that he would often come to school wearing a rubber hand. Farmer was born without a right hand, and the rubber device didn’t give him any functionality, but it did provide the app...
