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This is a fantastic story of a school counselor who helps her students find their inner rising star and then becomes one herself.

Passionate educators inspire passion in their students. It’s a fire that starts in school and burns forever bright.

What’s up with Rutgers University offering a course on Beyonce? Turns out, much can be learned when academics and pop culture collide.

Are you doing what you thought you’d be doing as a kid? Didn’t think so. Did your job even exist 20 years ago? It’s not hard to empathize with students over the daunting task of choosing a career path. But one thing that might make it easier? A road ... more

Many people share stories of teachers who’ve made lasting impressions. But this teacher-student relationship blossomed into friendship.

Here’s a story about high school students readying for college. Their principals, teachers and superintendents all feel they’re more than ready, but the formal measurement of college readiness tells another story. So who’s right? And what do you do w... more

Have you heard of the beer goggles effect? The idea that the more you drink, the more attractive people get. But hold on. Maybe we’ve got this all wrong. Listen to this academic research on how the beer goggles effect may in fact be, the beer-holder ... more

How we define success for children can actually be harmful. Dr. Madeline Levine is a clinical psychologist and the co-founder of “Challenge Success” a project of the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She recently presented on this idea of redefi... more