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Underprivileged Students

Helping Others Do the Impossible

Joel Runyon | Posted 11.17.2012 | Impact
Read More: Underprivileged Children, Underprivileged Students, Millennial-Impact, Guatemala, Education, Developing Countries, Giving Back, Video, Impact News
Joel Runyon

I've realized that once you start to do something you've never done before, you start to realize what actually is possible. Of course, here in the States, along with most developed nations, we sort of take that opportunity for granted.

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Nonprofits Help Needy Kids Start School With Dignity

Posted 08.17.2012 | Impact
Read More: Caring for Kids, Underprivileged Children, Child Poverty, Poverty, Underprivileged Students, Child Poverty Rate, Needy Kids, Ncjw, Hair Cuttery, Supply Donation, Slideexpand, Back to School, Back 2 School, National Council of Jewish Women, Impact News

For the 21 million children who go hungry during the summer months without free school lunch, September signals an end to searing stomach pangs. But i...

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Deborah Kenny And Bill Cosby Talk Teachers, Education

Posted 09.25.2012 | Home
Read More: Public Schools, Harlem Village Academy, Video, Underprivileged Students, Charter Schools, Teacher Accountability, Bill Cosby, National Charter Schools Conference, New York Schools, Deborah Kenny, Education Reform, Teachers, Public Education, Low-Income Students, Home News

Educator and national activist Dr. Deborah Kenny was interviewed by Bill Cosby about her new book, "Born to Rise" at the National Charter Schools Conf...

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Unlikely Academic Overcame Obstacles, Now Helping Struggling Students

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 07.25.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Education, Disadvantaged Students, Patricia Melton, New Haven Promise, Underprivileged Students, Connecticut Schools, New Haven, College Dropouts, High School Dropouts, New Haven Schools, Video, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. After her brother was killed by gunfire, and with no parents to turn to for help, Patrici...

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One Student's Story About Facing The Achievement Gap

| Posted 06.05.2012 | Teen
Read More: Race and Academic Achievement, College Admissions, Underprivileged Students, Ucla, Achievement Gap, Los Angeles Pubic Schools, College Prep, Teen News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that helps teens advocate for themselves through journalism, l...

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Major Test Prep Company Fraudulently Claimed Millions In Federal Tutoring Funds

Posted 05.02.2012 | Home
Read More: Underperforming Schools, Princeton Review Fraud, Underprivileged Students, No Child Left Behind, New York City, New York, New York City Schools, Tutoring, Video, Low-Performing Students, Standardized Testing, School Tutoring, New York Schools, Nclb, Supplemental Education Services, Princeton Review, Home News

Federal prosecutors say The Princeton Review, a leading test-preparation company, fraudulently claimed "millions of dollars" of federal money for tuto...

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Leveraging Technology to Feed India's Hungry Children

Jesse Seaver | Posted 06.26.2012 | Impact
Read More: Underprivileged Children, India, Underprivileged Students, Technology, Child Hunger, Impact, Third World Poverty, Curry Without Worry, Poverty in India, Video, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Jesse Seaver

A wholesome mid-day meal, served in schools, helps break the cycle of poverty and helps children to become productive global citizens.

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Education Gap Grows Between Rich And Poor, Studies Show

The New York Times | Sabrina Tavernise | Posted 04.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Underprivileged Children, Gap Between Rich and Poor, Underprivileged Students, Income Inequality, Income Achievement Gap, Education Gap, Income Inequality in Education, Home News

WASHINGTON -- Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving t...

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Justin Bieber Stages Concert At Las Vegas Elementary School For Underserved Students

AP | MICHELLE RINDELS | Posted 02.15.2012 | Home
Read More: Justin Bieber, Ellen Degeneres Show, Whitney Elementary School, Video, Underprivileged Students, Underserved Students, Las Vegas, Christmas Concert, Justin Bieber Christmas Concert, Needy Students, Poor Schools, Las Vegas Schools, Home News

LAS VEGAS — Fifth-grader Jolie Leach says she "was gonna explode" with excitement when Justin Bieber performed a concert at her Las Vegas school...

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