- A single woman will affect lots of people for years to come. Sandra Crane, a 75-year-old volunteer Sunday school teacher from Michigan, is using her life savings (about $150,000) to build a school in Uganda. Crane confidently says that she doesn’t regret her decision, even after having to work two part-time jobs to support herself.
- After seeing the viral video of a 68-year-old bus driver being bullied by middle school boys, one viewer decided he’d seen enough. Max Sidorov, a Canadian-born graduate student, has collaborated with the bus driver and a director to launch the “7 Million Acts of Love” campaign to put an end to bullying. In a true act of humility, funds will help fund free counseling to victims and bullying awareness efforts.
- Parents have taken school development into their own hands in the Ottawa Hills School District near Toledo. The Ottawa Hills Schools Parent Association raised $30,000 throughout the school year to support several projects including a projector, playground equipment, cameras for high school journalism courses, and an automatic external defibrillator for the high school auditorium.
- Several Ohio school districts are sharing one superintendent, a practice The Plain-Dealer says is becoming more common. Jon Richie is taking on his third school district in Wayne country, saving the districts an estimated combined $350,000. Though it may not work everywhere, Gov. Kasich would like these types of arrangements to “bring more money into the classroom and less into overhead”.
