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Zombie High School Apocalypse!

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Operation Recognition: Vets Who Left School for D-Day Get Their Diplomas

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America’s Oldest — and Most Adorable — Teacher

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Meet the Visionary Chicago School Leader Who Just Won a ‘Genius’ Grant

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Great Pep Rally — or the Greatest Pep Rally? Why One Arizona School’s Elaborate ‘Wizard of Oz’ Dance Number Has Gone Viral

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WATCH: Michigan Middle Schoolers Row, Row, Row Their Cardboard Boats

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Little Kids Rock Brings Music Back to School

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Bouncy Balls & Tippy Stools — How Flexible Seating at Louisiana School Is Helping Students Focus in Class

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How Sweet It Is! 6-Year-Old Girl Sells Lemonade to Pay Off Classmates’ Lunch Debts

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80 and Still Teaching! Arkansas Kindergarten Teacher Gets Surprise Birthday Visit From Football Star

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Free Clothes, Backpacks, Supplies & Books Come to Needy LA Kids Courtesy of Operation School Bell

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Why 600 Kids in Tennessee Are Writing Inspiring Notes (and Hashtags!) on Rocks and Placing Them All Over Town

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‘Dream It, Believe It, Achieve It’: Teachers’ Bathroom Makeover Offers Messages of Inspiration for Girls in Alabama MS

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Watch: Teachers Act Just Like Little Kids When a Huge Treehouse Appears in the Middle of Their School

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Students to the Rescue! School Kids Lead the Way in Relief Efforts for Victims of Hurricane Harvey

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19 Years Later …Teachers Are Still Bringing Harry Potter Magic to Their Classrooms for the Start of the School Year

Kate Stringer

Who Says 6-Year-Olds Can’t Program Robots? Not This Pennsylvania First-Grade Teacher

Kate Stringer

Call Her RoboKid: How a Cutting-Edge Robot Is Helping an Ohio Student Attend Classes While She’s Sick at Home

Tim Newcomb

WATCH: Mission to Mars Video Wins $10,000 and Visit to NASA for 4 NJ Middle Schoolers

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In Oklahoma, a 3rd-Grade Teacher Is Panhandling Along a Highway Entrance to Raise Money for Classroom Supplies

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Novel Idea: Texas Teachers Turn Middle School Hall Into Library for Giants With Painted Literary Lockers

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How’s This for a Yarn? School Bus Driver Crochets a Personalized Toy for Every Student on Her Route

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WATCH: These 100 HS Grads Made a Splash With Pomp, Circumstance — and a Jump in the Lake

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Dr. Dre Gives Back With $10 Million for School Performing Arts Center for Compton’s Young Artists

Tim Newcomb

WATCH: Teacher Reads His Book of Love at Faculty Meeting — Then She Cries as He Proposes

Tim Newcomb

NFL Cornerback Gives College Scholarship to Virginia HS Senior for Making Honor Roll

Tim Newcomb

Who Let the Dogs in the Yearbook? Why More Schools Are Honoring Canine Companions as Invaluable Classmates

Kate Stringer

The Eagles Have Landed — Outside This School. As Birds Nest Nearby, Teachers Hatch New Assignments

Tim Newcomb

This 83-Year-Old Navy Veteran in Florida Will Get His HS Diploma Friday — and You Can Watch Live

Tim Newcomb

Watch — Jimmy Fallon Helps Maryland School Lay Golden Eggs in 26G Read-a-Thon Fundraiser

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