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According to a study led by John Rogers of UCLA, poverty-related challenges steal time away from high school class periods at low income schools. As a result, students receive an average of 30 minutes less instruction per day than peers with higher incomes. 

The city of Chicago has been receiving a large amount of negative attention over the past few years due to the violence that has plagued the city. But one teen has a story of success amidst the adversity he faced.

  By: Kristen Topp I work at a school that is K-12, giving me a chance to work with children of all ages. It’s a small school and I’m one of the three black staff members. It’s a pretty expensive private school with a low percentage of students of color. Therefore I get to be […]

10-year-old twins Imani and Nia Lindsay started walking at just 8 months old and now they’ll be training at one of the nation’s top ballet theatre programs on scholarship this year. The twins are skilled in acrobatics, jazz, tap, hip hop and contemporary dance. 

Richard Sherman won’t shut up. The star cornerback for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks has become one of the NFL most recognizable and talked about athletes, an especially remarkable feat given the anonymity of wearing a helmet each week for work and the lack of attention Sherman’s team receives. Although he does have an […]

Last Wednesday, creation of Alex Proyas’ Gods of Egypt began. The $150 million film centers on the showdown between the evil god Set and Horus. The issue? All of the lead actors are white. Gerard Butler stars as Set and Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldeu plays Horus. 

Singer/Actor Tyrese Gibson taught his adorable daughter Shayla a lesson on self confidence. In a video released by Gibson, he is shown instilling  self-worth, pride, respect and love for oneself in his daughter. “It doesn’t matter what they THINK of ME, I know what I think of myself. Repeat after me. I am amazing. I […]

Marissa Alexander,33, appeared in court Wednesday where a judge set a date of July 21 for jury selection in her new trial. Alexander is charged with three counts of attempted assault with a deadly weapon for firing a warning shot in the direction of her estranged husband. 

An Indianapolis teen has been awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Alex Dunlap, 16, who attends Broad Ripple High School, is one of only 1,000 students in the country to receive the honor. She’ll be graduating a year early in May. 

The adorable child we’ve grown to know and love as the Kid President will be getting his own television show. 10-year-old Robby Novak, known for his inspirational viral videos, will be featured on the Hub Network’s “Kid President: Declaration of Awesome.” 

Earlier this week, we wrote about Kwasi Enin, the high school senior who was admitted to all eight Ivy League schools. Along with rankly highly in his class and scoring 2250 on his SAT Kwasi wrote an impressive college essay.

By: Joshua Moore I currently am employed with a wonderful non-profit organization called Chicago Run. Chicago Run works to promote health and wellness across Chicago through the implementation of youth running programs. We are currently located in 44 Chicago Public Schools. My job as a Chicago Run Coach is to work as a liaison between our company and the […]