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How to Send Every Syrian Child Back to School

How to Send Every Syrian Child Back to School

The future of a generation of Syrian children and youth is in jeopardy unless donors meeting in London this week prioritise the funding needed to get them back to school, say aid agencies leading the response to the brutal conflict ravaging the country. Nearly five years into the crisis, around…
UNICEF Kid Power to Help Students Stay Active

UNICEF Kid Power to Help Students Stay Active

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced Thursday the launch of the 2016 UNICEF Kid Power school program, expanding to 13 cities across the country and empowering more than 70,000 elementary school children to get active and save lives. More than 3,200 teams of third through fifth-graders in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,…
Hasbro Brings Holiday Joy to Children in Need

Hasbro Brings Holiday Joy to Children in Need

As families worldwide celebrate the holiday season, Hasbro, Inc. is helping to ensure that children in need experience the joy of the season, too. The company hosted Tuesday its third annual Global Day of Joy, a day when Hasbro empowers all 5,000 of its employees to become ‘elves’ and engage…
Children Deprived of Education in War-Torn Iraq: UNICEF

Children Deprived of Education in War-Torn Iraq: UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday that an estimated two million children in Iraq have no access to school and warned that an additional 1.2 million may be at the risk of dropping out due to continuous violence disrupting academic years. “The impact of conflict, violence and displacement…
Enrique Iglesias’ “Heart” to Help Kids in Crises

Enrique Iglesias’ “Heart” to Help Kids in Crises

Grammy Award-winning artist Enrique Iglesias has teamed up with Save the Children to launch a T-shirt promotion today to raise funds to help kids in crises. A new "heart" T-shirt will be available for purchase online and at select concert venues. The design of the T-shirt is inspired by the…
Study Reveals School Children Have More Homework Load

Study Reveals School Children Have More Homework Load

Primary school children have a homework load 3X the amount recommended by the National Education Association (NEA), according to a new study by researchers from Brown University School of Medicine, Children's National Health System, Brandeis University, Rhode Island College, and the New England Center for Pediatric Psychology, with outreach provided…
Constructive Education Framework for Students in India

Constructive Education Framework for Students in India

The following curriculum is developed for those forward-looking schools and parents who believe that the current education system in India is not quite helpful to ensure the right career for their children in the modern knowledge-driven world. Schools and parents who want to adopt this modern system for the education…