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Articles by Meredith Nelson

WATCH: Newly Crowned Homecoming Queen in Mississippi Kicks the Game-Winning Field Goal for Her Football Team

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8th-Grade Coaches at Wisconsin Middle School Help Ease a ‘Scary’ Transition, Make Incoming 6th-Graders Feel Like They Belong

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Cool to Be Kind: At Schools Across America, Embracing Kindness as the Theme for the Start of the School Year

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What Did This Ohio Teacher Do During His Summer Vacation? He Rowed Across the Atlantic Ocean — and Set a World Record

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Incredible! This Arkansas Teen Just Aced All 8 of His Advanced Placement Tests. Now, He’s Off to the London School of Economics

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12-Year-Old Scuba Diver & Activist Purges Plastic Straws From Her California School District — and She’s Just Getting Her Feet Wet

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Sights and Sounds from the 1st Week of LeBron James’s New I Promise School for At-Risk Kids in His Hometown of Akron, Ohio

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Two Years Ago, Cincinnati Voted to Fund a $15 Million Pre-K Program for Struggling Families. Now More Than 1,300 Kids Have Gotten a Leg Up on Kindergarten

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WATCH: Members of Award-Winning High School Chorus Come Back to Oklahoma for a Surprise Celebration of Their Brilliant Music Teacher

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LISTEN: To the Sweet Music of Teenage Philadelphia Violin Virtuoso Who’s Making Her Debut at Carnegie Hall Thursday Night

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Holocaust Survivor Who Enriches Students With His Story And Teaches Them to Cherish Education Finally Receives High School Diploma

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Decades After a Civil Rights Leader’s Murder in Washington, a 10-Year-Old Stumbled Upon His Plaque — and Restored His Place in History

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Wisconsin Elementary School Gets With the Program — Saying No to Bullying, Celebrating Differences — and Earns Human Rights Campaign Seal of Excellence

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‘Invite Me to Your Harvard Graduation,’ Said Her Sixth-Grade Teacher. Two Decades Later, Watch as Ph.D. Graduate Does Just That

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Meet the Champs of the Super Bowl of Spelling — They’re All Indian-American Kids, and They Love This American Tradition

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Grandma Gives $96,000 in Travel Vouchers to Thank Teachers at Her Old North Carolina Elementary School — Where Her Grandchildren Are Now Students

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NYC’s First Girl Scout Troop for Homeless Girls Is a Source of Love, Support, and Fun for Young Women in Need — & Inspired One in Chicago, Too

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WATCH: International Space Station Astronauts Read Favorite Kids’ STEM Books in Story Time From Space

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Figure Skating Program Transforms Black and Latina Girls From Harlem and Detroit Into Champions on Ice & in School — and Beyoncé’s a Fan

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Watch: Mama Ducks & Their Ducklings Get the Red-Carpet Treatment as Students and Teachers Make Way for the Annual School Duck Parade

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Google Puts the Pedal to the Metal for Rural Students With Expansion of Free School Bus Wi-Fi Into 12 More States

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STEM Education Gets Stamp of Approval From U.S. Government With New Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Forever Stamps

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WATCH: Michigan Math Teacher Breakdances in School to Prove Geometry Can Be Fun — and Then Calculates Pi With a Pie

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12-Year-Old ‘Trash Girl’ Puts the Lid on Bullies By Saving the World, One Piece of Litter at a Time

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As Spring Begins, a Look Back at Winter’s Most Amusing, Goofy, Ridiculous Snow Day Announcements

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10-Year-Old Flint, Michigan, Girl Took 800 High-Needs Kids to See Black Panther. Now, She’s Their Hero, Too

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Georgia Art Teacher’s Classroom Doors Celebrate Black History Month — and Every African-American Boy and Girl

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Hallway Opening Ceremonies, Gym-Mat Bobsled & Paper-Plate Speed Skating: Winter Olympics Spirit Takes Over Schools Nationwide

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