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A motivational speaker showed Soehl Middle School students how one simple act of giving can create real change in their community. The interactive assembly pushed kids to think beyond feeling inspired and actually practice kindness on purpose.
A former middle school is getting new life as a community asset while funding the next generation of educational innovation. Sandy City's $17 million purchase of Crescent View Middle School will keep the property public while helping Canyons School District launch a cutting-edge innovation center.
Middle schoolers in New Jersey learned about resilience and hope from Fred Polak, whose parents fell in love while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. The Holocaust remembrance program brought together students, a 104-year-old WWII veteran, and powerful lessons about combating hate.
A former middle school in Sandy, Utah will become a community asset after the city agreed to purchase it for $17 million, preserving public use while funding the district's new innovation center. Both sides turned down private developers to keep the property serving the community.
Middle school, high school, and college students pitched their entrepreneurial dreams Shark Tank-style at Columbia College's Fish Tank Competition, with the youngest competitors stealing the show. Three students walked away with top prizes and validation that their ideas could change the world.
Middle schoolers in rural Tennessee are designing an entire LEGO community that mirrors their hometown, developing real-world engineering and problem-solving skills. The hands-on project shows how early STEM education can spark lifelong curiosity and career interests.
A New Jersey middle school teacher who turned childhood hurt into a career helping students has made the top 10 in Bill Nye's America's Favorite Teacher contest. Karen Carey-Lynch now needs community votes to advance and bring $25,000 in STEM resources to her school.
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Wyoming conservationists deployed dancing robotic decoys to lure greater sage-grouse away from a dangerous airport runway. High school robotics students built the life-saving gadgets alongside local artists and middle schoolers.
YouTube star and former NASA engineer Mark Rober spent $60 million creating a complete science curriculum for middle schoolers. Now he's giving it to teachers everywhere at no cost.
Nearly 100 Miami middle schoolers pitched real environmental solutions to fix problems in their own neighborhoods, and the winners could receive up to $1,000 to make their ideas happen. From growing lettuce in recycled bottles to stopping beach erosion, these young innovators are tackling South Florida's toughest challenges.
Graham Local Schools in Ohio just earned one of only 20 statewide District Momentum Awards for dramatic improvements in student growth. The district's middle school also became the only school in three counties to earn a perfect 5-star rating.
A middle school science teacher who helps students fight climate anxiety through hands-on environmental action just earned Oakland County's highest teaching honor. Rachel Harwell transforms worry into hope, one native garden at a time.
A middle school band and chorus teacher in East Windsor just earned one of Connecticut's highest honors for rising music educators. Zoe Stinson's classroom has become a place where students find their voices and build real confidence.
A 23-year-old college basketball player who was once cut from his middle school team is now leading Michigan to the national championship game and heading to the NBA. Yaxel Lendeborg's six-year journey from academic struggles to college basketball stardom shows it's never too late to turn things around.
A Massachusetts middle school just secured $150,000 to transform its library into a modern learning hub. The innovation grant will help Franklin Public Schools redesign their entire middle school library space for today's students.
A New Jersey middle schooler just proved financial literacy isn't just for adults. Uwaila Agheyisi beat 95 other students in a month-long investing competition and earned real money to start her investment journey.
A scrappy team of just 12 seventh graders from Christen Middle School beat out larger schools to claim Laredo's city track and field championship. Their underdog victory shows what determination and teamwork can accomplish.
A former teacher turned a Holocaust survivor's powerful testimony into a book that's now sparking conversations in classrooms nationwide. Hannah's story of escaping Nazi persecution at 14 lives on through Patricia Stiehr's novel written specifically for middle schoolers.
A simple field trip to a silica plant four years ago grew into a program connecting 160 middle schoolers with possible futures. One parent's email proved the idea was working better than any data could show.
Henderson Middle School student Emeriie Anastas-Weaver has been selected for a prestigious summer leadership program in Austin and San Antonio. She'll explore Texas history while building skills alongside the state's top young leaders.
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