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Frugal carpenter saved $3 million to send 33 strangers to college

Years before Kira had even begun to think about college, that man, Dale Schroeder, visited his lawyer. The frugal carpenter from Iowa said he never had the opportunity to attend college and wanted to help others ...

Couple with Down syndrome crowned prom king and queen by classmates

Congratulations to Dylan Hughes and Amelie Barker! The pair with #Downsyndrome is Monmouth Comprehensive School's newest prom queen and king! https://t.co/VBCdMacDYH — Global Down Syndrome Foundation (@GDSFoundation) July 16, 2019 Dylan and Amelie have known ...

Virginia school district adopts new dress code that doesn’t single out girls

Recently, the Roanoke County School Board in Roanoke, Virginia approved a new dress code. Rather than a policy that more often than not punishes girls, the new code holds everyone to the same standards. “The ...

Teen dies by suicide after allegedly being raped by bullies, leaves warning note behind

Bullying gets worse Things deteriorated to the point where she no longer felt comfortable going to school. Despite having spoken to the bullies, nothing improved. Cassidy took a break from school. After a whole term ...

Woman’s garlic peeling hack goes viral – now people regret all the time they wasted doing it wrong

The following hack, being hailed as genius across the internet, comes courtesy of Twitter user Valentina Pestilene. I’ll warn you beforehand that it may well drive you crazy with its simplicity, but once over your ...

4 teachers accused of repeatedly bullying young girl with autism

A family from the city of Seville has filed a lawsuit against four teachers after using a recorder hidden in their daughter’s bag. The teachers were heard to be insulting and mocking the young girl, ...

Valedictorian thanks teachers and school staff during graduation speech, but wait until you hear why

As Nataly stood in front of her classmates, teachers, family, and friends, she thanked those who helped the Class of 2019. “Thank you for being so invested in your students’ education and well-being,” she said. ...

9-year-old uses allowance to pay off lunch debt for his entire class

Ryan, a 3rd grader at West Park Elementary School in Irvine, California, got the idea to help others out after hearing a story about a student who couldn’t afford a school lunch because their account balance ...

Kindergartner forced to do the ‘walk of shame’ after not being able to pay for $2.25 lunch

According to CafeMom, Anya was in the lunch line with 20 other students when the incident occurred. She picked up her hot meal, but when it came time to pay, she didn’t have enough money ...

Parents baffled after teacher awards 11-year-old autistic child with ‘most annoying’ student of the year trophy

Dad Rick Castejon was reportedly attending a fifth-grade awards luncheon for Bailly Preparatory Academy students, where his 11-year-old son is a student. He was blind-sighted by the award his autistic child was awarded: a trophy for being ...