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Photo credit: Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash – Enterprising dads take COVID-19 mitigation measures into their own hands.

Community, Education, Joy, Popular, Schools

A group of dads in Australia got together to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in their kids’ school

Jacalyn Wetzel

4/6/2022
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

In Partnership With Habitat For Humanity →

Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: Old TV Time/YouTube – Film reel from 1950 contains cheesy but relevant tips for brushing up our pandemic-bruised social skills.

Education, Learning, Popular

Forgot how to talk to people? This 1950 short film on having better conversations might help.

Annie Reneau

4/4/2022
Photo credit: Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash – A shortage of teachers is being tackled head-on in Tennessee.

Education, Popular, Teachers

Tennessee is leading the way on addressing the teacher shortage

Jacalyn Wetzel

3/30/2022
Photo credit: Image via Unsplash – Array

Education, Science, Sustainability

This company makes it easier than ever to go carbon neutral

Upworthy Staff

3/25/2022
Photo credit: via Unnewscessary. Used with permission. – Headlines from Unnewscessary.

Education, Learning, Popular

Artist takes the best ‘good news’ stories and transforms them into masterful illustrations

Tod Perry

3/18/2022
Photo credit: via Wikimedia Commons and Saint Paul the Apostle/Facebook – Jared Veldheer goes from lineman to lunch man.

Education, Popular, Schools

Retired NFL lineman became the ‘lunch man’ at his kids’ school to promote healthy eating

Tod Perry

3/16/2022
Photo credit: Courtesy of Brother USA and ABCDeena – Doing crafts as a family is good for everyone's well-being.

In Partnership With Brother USA →

Education, Family, Health, Learning, Popular, Science, Sponsored, Sponsored Article – No Video Player, Sustainability, Wellness

Looking for a simple way to improve your family’s well-being? Try crafting together.

Annie Reneau

3/14/2022
Photo credit: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham/Facebook – New Mexico has passed the most wide-ranging free college legislation of any U.S. state.

Education, Policy

New Mexico approved free college and people are calling on all states to follow their lead

Annie Reneau

3/14/2022
Photo credit: via GoFundMe – Steven Nava hugs his former teacher, José Villaruel.

Education, Popular, Teachers

Former teacher left homeless by the pandemic got a big lift after being recognized by a student

Tod Perry

3/11/2022
Photo credit: Courtesy of Fresh Cravings – Fresh Cravings Salsa has donated $250,000 to 50 grassroots non-profits with a focus on youth-led initiatives.

In Partnership With Fresh Cravings →

Business, Community, Education, Heroes, Joy, Popular, Sponsored, Sponsored Article – No Video Player, Students, Wellness

Family-owned Fresh Cravings ‘Salsabrates the Good’ and supports youth changemakers

Annie Reneau

3/10/2022
Photo credit: YouTube – Still one of the most emotional Simpsons scenes.

Education, Popular, Teachers

A 30-year-old clip from ‘The Simpsons’ is a beautiful love letter to substitute teachers

Heather Wake

2/22/2022
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of The LEGO Foundation – The Build A World of Play Challenge will award organizations innovating for early childhood development.

Education, Top Splash

LEGO donates $143 million to address ‘global early childhood emergency’ exacerbated by pandemic

Annie Reneau

2/17/2022
Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org – Dolly Parton in 2010.

Community, Education, Health, Joy, Mental Health, Schools

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood will pay tuition costs for all employees to ‘pursue a new dream’

Heather Wake

2/10/2022
Photo credit: via Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikimedia Commons – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, Frederick Douglass

Education, Teachers

It’s Black History Month and there’s a good reason why we celebrate it in February

Tod Perry

2/3/2022
Photo credit: via EyeHarp/YouTube – Fourteen-year-old Joel Bueno jams on his EyeHarp.

Education, Students

Incredible new instrument empowers paralyzed people to play music with their eyes

Tod Perry

2/3/2022