Billy offers some quick tips on why every student should try to find a mentor.

** OGTV's first GOOD STORY of the week is about a young man from Boston who, when faced with a crossroads in his life, chose to follow his passion for art and the guidance of his mentor. **



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A web of support, and in particular, an army of dedicated community volunteers, is critical while high school students are trying to navigate the daunting and often confusing college acceptance process. Many...

In this video, a leader discusses the importance of making decisions based on what is best for the students. They emphasize the need to have the courage to take calculated risks and the importance of research and planning.

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. How can disadvantaged students succeed in school? For sociologist Anindya Kundu, grit and stick-to-itiveness aren't...

Join NSF for a discussion on the value of mentors to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Panelists include awardees of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering...

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

Matine Khalighi, a 19-year-old student from Colorado now studying at Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.Matine Khalighi’s interest in helping others began in middle school when he enrolled in a community service class to research a social...

Now that you know why it's important to have a mentor, Billy walks us through the steps to actually ask someone to be your mentor.

This is a story about a determined and humble young woman who came to a country she barely knew to live with complete strangers, all in order to receive the best education possible. In the process she would...

The Heliophysics Work-Study and Academic Year Internship Program provides STEM opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups, and compares the effectiveness of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School's work-study program and...

Art classes allow young people to express themselves in important ways. Unfortunately, arts education is disappearing from schools in America; since 2008, 80% of school districts have cut funding for art programs....

Ramsey Musallam is a secondary science instructor at Sacred Heart Cathedral in downtown San Francisco and also has served as an adjunct professor of education at the University of San Francisco and Touro University. In addition to...

Bob Zeek and Stacy Hale talk about how students can build and fly hardware to the International Space Station as part of a program called HUNCH. Students in over two hundred schools across the country are doing hardware manufacturing,...

Today I’ll share some IELTS Examiner secrets with you, to help both students and teachers.

In 2011, Morehouse founded Fencing In the Schools in order to expose children to the sport while also getting them moving and promoting the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect, and friendship.



"Our goal is to get a...

Keishia Thorpe is the 2021 Global Teacher Prize winner. Keishia teaches English to 12th-grade students who are English language learners at the International High School Langley Park, Bladensburg, Maryland, United States, a school...

Keishia Thorpe is the 2021 Global Teacher Prize winner. Keishia teaches English to 12th-grade students who are English language learners at the International High School Langley Park, Bladensburg, Maryland, United States, a school...

Architect Maria Paz Gutierrez is a woman on a mission. In addition to mentoring student building designers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, Paz Gutierrez is putting her own design skills to work to address a key...

For many Americans, the thought of college tuition is daunting, but there's a program sweeping the nation to ease the financial burdens and allow more students to get a higher education.



The College Promise Campaign...

DNA Scientist and Mentor Bruce Jackson, PhD, traces ancestry and solves crimes with the powerful tool of DNA on this edition of "Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)"!

DNA Scientist and mentor Bruce Jackson, Ph.D, traces ancestry and solves crimes with the powerful tool DNA.

Last year the National Science Foundation honored 230 outstanding #STEM teachers and mentors from around the country. Awardees enjoyed an awards ceremony, a celebratory dinner, professional development activities, explored Washington,...

Sharif El-Mekki is the principal at Philadelphia’s Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker Campus, a neighborhood public charter that serves almost 800 students in grades 7-12. His team has been recognized by President Barack Obama and Oprah...