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Inspiring

Profiles the heroes, victories, success stories and random acts of kindness at schools all across America.

WATCH — On Front Porches, in Backyards and Online, Amazing Class of 2020 Virtual Prom Celebrations From High Schools Around the Country

WATCH as HS Seniors Share Memories of School and Their Hopes for the Future With These Touching Virtual Yearbooks

This NYC High School Student Teaches Math and Science to 700,000 Followers With Quickie Videos That Are a Worldwide Sensation

Answering the Call: Schools, Teachers and Students Use 3D Printers to Make Face Shields, Masks for Health Care Workers on the Front Lines

‘I’m Just a Teacher’: Hero Educator Cares for Student’s Newborn Brother When His Whole Family Gets Sick From Coronavirus

Across the Country, Students, Parents & Teachers #ChalkYourWalk With Sidewalk Messages of Love and Hope — Even an Outdoor Exercise Routine

Students Cheer Their Teachers — and Teachers Cheer Up Their Students — With Heartwarming Teacher Parades (at a Distance, of Course!)

3 Cheers for School Lunch Heroes! Cafeteria Workers, Drivers and Volunteers Pack, Bag and Deliver Healthy Meals to Students Learning at Home

With Coronavirus Closing Their School, Massachusetts Engineering College Seniors Hold Joyous, Last-Minute ‘Fauxmencement’ Exercises

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Georgia Students Team Up and Help Build Colorful Little Libraries to Bring Free Books to Young Readers in Low-Income Neighborhoods

JV Wrestler With Down Syndrome Wins Citywide Weight Class Championship — and the Whole High School Team Goes Crazy

February 25, 2020

Colorado HS Answers Desperate Message Scrawled on Wall With Sticky Notes Full of Hope, Love and Support

February 18, 2020

This New York High School Student Had a NASA Internship — and on His Third Day Discovered a New Planet Revolving Around 2 Stars

January 26, 2020

From Custodian to Principal — How a Denver Teacher Inspired a Former Student to Rise Above and Pursue His Education Dreams

January 14, 2020

Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice: Kindergartner’s Cookie & Cocoa Stand Paid Lunch Debt for 123 Schoolmates — and She’s Not Stopping There

January 6, 2020

Michigan First-Graders Write to Their Principal Asking for a Dog — and Now the Whole School Is in Love With Buddy the Therapy Dog

January 1, 2020

Meet the California High School Student Who’s Been Organizing Kids to Help Others Since He Was 12

December 9, 2019

Watch: 5-Year-Old Drum Prodigy Plays With High School Marching Band — and Has Already Won a Scholarship to College

December 4, 2019

19 Educators We’re Thankful We Met in 2019: Meet the Inspiring Classroom Heroes We Couldn’t Stop Raving About This Year

November 30, 2019

A Texas Student Was Hospitalized for Leukemia. Her Classmates Gathered Up 1,500 Toys for Sick Children on the Ward

November 24, 2019

1 in 4 NYC HS Students Can’t Swim. 16-Year-Old Is Changing That With Free Lifesaving Lessons for Her Schoolmates — & Wants to Teach the Whole City

November 11, 2019

Florida Teacher’s Kindness Squad Spreads Joy, Prevents Bullying & Teaches Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom, in School and Beyond

November 5, 2019

Ohio Elementary School Teacher’s Lesson in Fire Safety Saves First-Grader’s Life

October 30, 2019

A HS Team Without a Band and a HS Band Without a Team Get Together for One Rocking Game. Now, They’re a National Sensation

October 23, 2019

California Girl Kicks 30-Yard Field Goal, Wins Chick-Fil-A for a Year, Gives Prize to Opposing Coach Battling Cancer

October 16, 2019

Watch: Florida Teen Asks Girlfriend to Homecoming Dance, and the World Goes Wild — ‘Down Syndrome Does Not Limit Them’

October 9, 2019

Kansas High School Art Students Take Custodian as Their Muse — and Produce Amazing Portrait of Their ‘Unsung Hero’

September 29, 2019

Louisiana Eighth-Grader Creates Supply Closet at His Middle School for Classmates in Need

September 23, 2019

Special Delivery: Denver Teacher Goes Into Labor at School — and Soon, Baby Zara Is Born on the Sidewalk Outside

September 11, 2019

Kansas Second-Grader Takes the Hand of a Child in Need on the First Day of School — and Captures the Nation’s Heart

September 4, 2019

‘I Learned a Lot From You, Even If I Didn’t Act Like It’: Ex-Student Finds Newly Retired Teacher on Twitter & Thanks Her for Shaping His Life

August 26, 2019

Florida Teacher’s Wedding Gift Wish List: School Supplies for Her District’s Students

August 18, 2019

Meet Medi Teddy, a Bear That Hides Those Scary Hospital IV Bags and Tubes, and the 12-Year-Old Connecticut Girl Who Created It

August 11, 2019

WATCH: 13-Year-Old Delaware Girl & 8-Year-Old Sister Read Bedtime Stories Online Every Night for Kids Who Have No One to Read to Them

From Farmworkers to Physicians: Twin Mexican Immigrant Boys Grew Up to Become HS Valedictorians — and Just Graduated From Medical School

Watch as NY HS Grads Give Silent Ovation to Autistic Classmate in Video That Has People Cheering — and Crying — Around the World

Where There’s Smoke: 4 Teenage Students See House on Fire, Rescue 90-Year-Old Neighbor From Burning Bedroom

‘He Can Wear My Shoes’ — Virginia Teacher Comes to the Rescue of Fifth-Grader Who Broke His Just Before Walking Onstage for Graduation

Colorado Math Teacher Becomes a Foster Father to Help Seventh-Grader Get a Kidney Transplant — and Now May Become Permanent Dad

Watch: Student Who Couldn’t Speak Talks About Overcoming Challenges of Autism and Breaking Stereotypes in Rousing College Address

Tiffany Lagerstrom

From Texas to Singapore, Senior Walks Are the New Tradition That’s Inspiring the Next Generation of Students — and Their Teachers

‘School Is the Task, I Can Do This Math!’ — Watch Alabama 3rd-Graders Rap to Their Own Remix of ‘Old Town Road’ Getting Ready for State Exam

Tiffany Lagerstrom

Watch: After 12 Years of Greeting Students on Their Way to School, ‘Waving Granny’ Gets 400 Waves Goodbye at Surprise Farewell Party

Tiffany Lagerstrom

And Her Little Dog, Too! NJ Student Who Uses Wheelchair Stars as Dorothy in ‘Wizard of Oz’ School Play — & Her Service Dog Is Toto

Tiffany Lagerstrom

A Nevada High School Senior Could Have Been Prom King. But He Gave the Title — and Crown — to a Special-Needs Classmate Instead

Tiffany Lagerstrom

From Homeless Refugee to New York State’s Newest Chess King: Meet 8-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, the Pride of P.S. 116’s Third Grade

Tiffany Lagerstrom

Talk About Civic Engagement! New Jersey High School Students Draft Legislation, Get It Signed Into Law — and Make History

The Kindest Cut: Texas 5-Year-Old Was Bullied Because of Her Short Hair. So Her Kindergarten Teacher Got a Pixie Cut to Match

Tiffany Lagerstrom

Arkansas Fifth-Grader Grants 3 Wishes for Local Nursing Home Residents — and Has Raised $185,000 to Fulfill Even More

Tiffany Lagerstrom

‘Why Do People Automatically Assume Black Musicians Play Jazz?’: Atlanta Symphony Talent Program Nurtures Young Classical Musicians of Color

Tiffany Lagerstrom

February 21, 2019

Georgia Elementary School Students Design the Playground of Their Dreams — and Then Watch as It’s Built Across the Street

Tiffany Lagerstrom

February 19, 2019

To Make Sure Their Students Don’t Go Hungry on Back-to-Back Snow Days, Kentucky Teachers Deliver Food to the Kids at Home

Tiffany Lagerstrom

February 5, 2019

Wisconsin Deputy Sheriff Saves the Day — and Girl’s Classroom Birthday Party — After Car Accident on Way to School

Tiffany Lagerstrom

January 29, 2019

Dino-mite! Virginia 2nd-Grader Wins Fame & $30,000 Scholarship With Dinosaur-Themed Google Doodle — and They Move!

Tiffany Lagerstrom

January 22, 2019

Meet School’s Mystery Artist: Janitor Recovering from Injury Turns to Art as Therapy — and Wows Students & Teachers With Incredible Drawings

Tiffany Lagerstrom

January 9, 2019

Holiday Hero: 8-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Aims to Collect a Thousand Toys for Kids at the Same Children’s Hospital Where He Had Surgery

Tiffany Lagerstrom

December 17, 2018

Best of the Month

Inspired Every Day by Our Schools: 9 Amazing Stories About Students and Teachers That Had Us Cheering in 2018

December 16, 2018

Houston Dad Confronts Boy Who Bullied His Son — and Becomes His Friend, Mentor, and Biggest Booster

Tiffany Lagerstrom

December 11, 2018

Meet the 19-Year-Old Who Just Won a Seat on His Local Louisiana School Board: ‘The Board Needs Some Fresh Ideas and Young Members’

Lisa Nevans Locke

December 3, 2018

Call It a Corn-ucopia: Nebraska Teacher Reaps Big Prizes With Down-on-the-Farm Costume on ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

Lisa Nevans Locke

November 27, 2018

9 Educators We’re Thankful We Met This Year

November 20, 2018

Like a Prayer: Madonna Donates $100,000 to Help Detroit Charter School Move From Church Basement Into a Building of Its Own

Lisa Nevans Locke

November 13, 2018

New Jersey Hero Mom Takes Action After Receiving Ugly Social Media Post — and Prevents a Likely School Shooting in Kentucky

Lisa Nevans Locke

October 31, 2018

Meet Alabama’s Tiniest School Resource Officer — and Find Out How He Got His Badge

Tiffany Lagerstrom

October 29, 2018

Utah Town Is Blown Away as the Winds of Fate Deliver an Accidental Homecoming Invitation & Bring Two Teens Together

Tiffany Lagerstrom

October 23, 2018

2 Teachers Form Running Club to Bring Physical Fitness & Confidence to Elementary School Students in Poor, Rural Section of Louisiana

Tiffany Lagerstrom

October 16, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

September 19, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

September 10, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

September 4, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

August 27, 2018

WATCH: Teachers Go Back to School With Harry Potter — and It Works Magic on Their Students!

August 22, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

August 14, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

Watch: 7 of This Year’s Most Memorable — and Inspiring — Graduation Speeches

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

Promposals 2018: The 14 Best Prom Proposals We Saw Teens Share on Social Media

Mitchell Trinka

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

Ohio School Custodian Becomes a U.S. Citizen — and Students Throw Him a Star-Spangled Celebration

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

Meredith Nelson

Watch: First-Grader Rides Her Bike With a 3-D-Printed Prosthetic That Older Students Made Just for Her

A Half-Century and Millions of Dollars Later, Beach Boy Brian Wilson Gets an ‘A’ for ‘Surfin’ USA’ During Visit to His California HS

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

Meredith Nelson

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

Meredith Nelson

February 27, 2018

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

Meredith Nelson

February 20, 2018

In 1957, Hotel Turned Away Black Newlyweds. 60 Years Later, New Jersey Fifth-Graders Organized Them a Long-Overdue Honeymoon

February 13, 2018

WATCH: Minneapolis Middle Schoolers’ Super Bowl Video Tells Fans How to Dress for the Big Game

January 31, 2018

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