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New Trapper Keeper Game Lets You Relive the Glory Days of Adolescence

Eighties and '90s kids know that there was nothing cooler than carrying around a brightly colored Trapper Keeper that let you show off your personal style. Now, a new card game is letting those same people relive those golden days.

General Mills' Box Tops for Education Program Is Going Digital

The popular program raises money for schools by offering redeemable proof-of-purchase clippings from products like Cheerios. Now consumers can participate via an app.

Wisconsin Teen Who Lost Her Wallet Got It Back—60 Years Later

Joyce Stratman lost her wallet in the walls of her high school locker room when she was a teenager. Six decades later, it's finally been returned.

Want to Reduce Your Stress In 10 Minutes? Pet a Cat or Dog

A new study shows that those puppy-playtime programs colleges host during finals season can actually be effective in just a few minutes.

Teen Activists in Oregon Help Pass Law Allowing Students to Take ‘Mental Health Days’

Thanks to some teen activists, students in Oregon can now stay home from school when they're dealing with mental health issues.

100 Homeless New York City High School Graduates Are Bound for College

Dozens of homeless high school students in New York City who are heading to college in the fall were honored at a recent ceremony.

Las Vegas Is Letting Drivers Pay Their Parking Tickets With Donated School Supplies

For one month this summer, the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, will waive parking ticket fees in exchange for school supply donations of greater or equal value.

Texas Is the Latest State to Bring Cursive Writing Back to Its School Curriculums

After a long absence from many classrooms in the state, cursive writing will be mandatory in Texas public elementary schools starting next year.

LEGO's New SPIKE Prime Is Designed to Teach Kids Coding and Confidence

LEGO Education's latest release, SPIKE Prime, is designed to teach kids vital STEAM skills in the classroom.

Indiana School Is Making Sure No Kid Goes Home Hungry By Turning Leftover Food Into Take-Home Meals

The Elkhart school district is helping kids stay fed on the weekends by turning food that would otherwise go to waste into individually packaged frozen meals.

Ohio Is the Latest State to Reinstate Cursive in the Classroom

Recent handwriting trends have taken a turn.

Forget Therapy Puppies—Michigan State Students Brush Cows to De-Stress for Finals

The event was called "Finals Stress mooove on out!"

Scientists at UC San Diego Want You to Mail Them Your Poop

This gives "UPS" a whole new meaning.

16 Secrets of School Portrait Photographers

School portraits get a bad rap sometimes, but a lot of hard work goes into each picture. (There's even someone tasked with being on "booger patrol.")

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Anthony Bourdain Is the Subject of a New Class at Louisiana's Nicholls State University

Enrollment for "Anthony Bourdain and His Influencers" opens this month.

The 35 Most Frequently Banned Books of the Past 5 Years

The Holy Bible is regularly challenged for having a "religious viewpoint."

Writing a Term Paper? This Font Is a Sneaky Way to Meet Your Page Count

Even seasoned professors may have trouble spotting this trick.

The Most (and Least) Valuable College Majors, Ranked

Yes, STEM majors make more. But the most valuable field of study isn't medicine or engineering.

4 Old Men Who Played College Football

College football is usually a young man’s game, but occasionally an old timer finds his way onto the field.

The 2019 College Rankings Are Here. See Where Your Favorite School Landed

Princeton continues to dominate the rankings, but a few other schools climbed up the list this year.

The 5 Countries That Pay Teachers More Than the U.S.

America ranks sixth globally in terms of teacher salaries.

Take Heart, Nerds—Science Says the Cool Kids Don't Stay Cool

A longitudinal study finds that the 13-year-olds with social cachet lose it by the time they're young adults.

National WWII Museum and Arizona State University Have Teamed Up to Offer a World War II Master's Degree Program

It's the first program of its kind in the U.S.

Attention Parents: Crayons Sold at Dollar Tree and Amazon May Contain Asbestos

Something to keep in mind while completing your back-to-school shopping list.

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