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Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan

Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan

UNICEF is responding to the needs of children in the aftermath of the violence that occurred inside the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal (a city in South Sudan) this week. At least 18 people were killed, with children injured, distressed and separated from their parents. UNICEF and partners…
Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering

Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering

Women represent only 13 percent of the engineering workforce in the United States. With that imbalance in mind, tech company Raytheon has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce more girls to the field of engineering and the career options it offers. During Engineers Week, Feb.…
Nickelodeon to Release Animated Preschool Series Shimmer and Shine

Nickelodeon to Release Animated Preschool Series Shimmer and Shine

Nickelodeon greenlights a second season (20 episodes) of the animated series Shimmer and Shine. In season two, airing in June, twin genies-in-training Shimmer and Shine will embark on more magical adventures with their human best friend Leah, encounter brand-new characters and explore vibrant new locales in the land of Zahramay…
NASA to Boost STEM Education in the Classroom

NASA to Boost STEM Education in the Classroom

Texas Instruments and NASA are partnering to show students how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) make feats like space exploration possible with mISSion imaginaTIon. The partnership and its programs aim to spur the imaginations of the next generation of scientists, engineers, explorers and innovators who are in today’s math…
NIIT Offers Free Courses for CBSE Board Exams in India

NIIT Offers Free Courses for CBSE Board Exams in India

NIIT.tv – an initiative by an Indian computer training company NIIT – today announced that it will help school students prepare for their Class 10th & 12th CBSE board exams. Titled, Board Exam Preparatory Classes, the courses will be made available on www.niit.tv for free from today - 10th December –…
NASA Invites Children to Learn about NASA’s Space Exploration

NASA Invites Children to Learn about NASA’s Space Exploration

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host this month's Sunday Experiment on Nov. 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. This afternoon of free activities gives elementary aged and other family members a look into how NASA explores space and studies Earth from space…
Program to Improve Reading Proficiency Among K-3 Students

Program to Improve Reading Proficiency Among K-3 Students

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), a children's literacy organization, announced Wednesday the introduction of Read for Success, a program intervention designed to improve reading proficiency among K-3 students. Tested over a two-year period as part of an Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant from the U.S. Department of Education, RIF's evidence-based model…