Education Good News

Teen and young adult activists have been the backbone of many current social movements we see taking hold today, we’re highlighting a few (of the many) who have and are currently leading the charge on social change around the world.

Every month we’ll update this list with new-release book recommendations for people who care about doing good in the world.

The “library of things" is a movement in the United States that is reshaping public libraries and how they serve patrons in the digital age.

Local foods, once rare on school lunch trays, are gradually becoming more available in school cafeterias as states promote fresh produce, legumes, meats, and fish.

Coming home from war, Richard Casper struggled with depression and suicidal ideation, but he found the healing power of art and music.

While the protests started with anger over the enforcement of the hijab, they represent a much wider movement that now poses the greatest threat the theocratic regime has faced since the 1979 revolution.

With the help of city school kids, an organization is restoring long-depleted oyster beds that once flourished in the waters that surround New York City. The bivalves are cleaning the water and protecting shorelines.

Small but growing programs show how even the most vulnerable adults can succeed in college.

An engineer-turned-educator says cities get it wrong when they criminalize Black youth’s hobbies, rather than seeing them as an opportunity.

School on Wheels is an organization that helps, assess the educational needs, and matches homeless kids living in six counties in California with tutors.

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Teacher TikTok has become a place for educators to connect and encourage one another — and their students.