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Heman Bekele is Time’s 2024 Kid of the Year

NFK Editors — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:30:53 +0000

Heman Bekele has been named TIME's Kid of the Year for 2024. The 15-year-old has come up with an idea for a soap that could help treat skin cancer, and he is already working with scientists to test his idea.

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16-Year-Old Student Builds Nuclear Fusion Reactor

NFK Editors — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:30:51 +0000

Cesare Mencarini recently graduated from a sixth form school (high school) in England with excellent grades. But he was probably more excited about the success he had the previous year - building a working nuclear fusion reactor at the age of 16.

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Teacher Sets Record by Teaching for 53 Years

NFK Editors — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:30:22 +0000

Paul Durietz is a 76-year-old social studies teacher from Illinois. On September 1, he set a Guinness World Record for the world's longest teaching career. Mr. Durietz has been teaching for 53 years - since he was 23 years old.

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UN Group Says Limit Tech, Phones in Schools

NFK Editors — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:30:08 +0000

A recent report from a United Nations group warns that using technology in classes may not help as much as many people believe. The report suggests that technology should be used less in schools, and that smartphones should be banned from classrooms.

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Greta Thunberg’s Last School Strike

NFK Editors — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:30:33 +0000

The world's most famous "school striker", Greta Thunberg, has held her last school strike for the climate. Ms. Thunberg, who's 20, graduated from high school last Friday. She says she'll continue to fight for climate action, she just won't be skipping school anymore.

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Spelling Event Takes Over Paris Street

NFK Editors — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:30:09 +0000

Last Sunday, the famous Champs-Elysees street in Paris was turned into a giant outdoor classroom for a special spelling event called "The Big Dictation". The event was a chance for people who love words to show off their listening and spelling skills in an unusual setting.

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Student Scientists Study EpiPens in Space

NFK Editors — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:30:28 +0000

A school science project by a group of students in Canada has led to an important discovery: EpiPens, which help control dangerous allergic reactions, might not work in space.

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News Roundup: Kinshasa Floods, Korean Ages, & a Tough Test

NFK Editors — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:30:44 +0000

In today's news roundup, deadly flooding and landslides in Kinshasa kill over 140 people, South Koreans will become younger next year, and members of Parliament in the United Kingdom take a test meant for 11-year-olds - and do far worse than the students.

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10-Year-Old Drummer Earns Certificate from Berklee

NFK Editors — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:30:01 +0000

Seba Stephens is only 10 years old, but he's a very talented musician. He plays drums, bass, guitar, and piano. Recently, he earned a professional certificate in music through a program at the famous Berklee College of Music.

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New School Year Starts in Ukraine

NFK Editors — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:30:57 +0000

Last Thursday, students across Ukraine headed back to school. But six months after the country was invaded by Russian forces, the experience of going back to school in Ukraine is very different than it was last school year.

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