Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

Across these 10 countries, most of those without school places are girls. These are fragile countries, where many families are at risk from poverty, ill health, poor nutrition and displacement ...

An educated girl is more likely to grow up healthy, safe and empowered to determine the course of her life and future. She’ll decide when she’s ready for marriage and children. She’ll likely send her ...

“The kids were targeting him all day, he’s only 11 years old, not going to be able to bring that backpack to school anymore ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

According to UNICEF estimates, around the world, 122 million girls are out of school, including 34 million of primary school age, and 87 million of secondary school age. Globally, primary, and ...

Alamogordo Tiger ... five girls and five boys making the lists. Jonah Gallegos/Alamogordo News By Jonah GallegosAlamogordo [email protected] Though the Alamogordo High School ...

With the support from the financial incentive scheme facilitated by the AGILE project, Fatima re-enrolled in school after dropping out for months. International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, is ...

Murry Bergtraum (Manhattan) won twice over the weekend, moving its win streak to 53 games and finishing No. 1 in the ESPN HIGH Elite 25 girls high school basketball rankings. It was a quiet ...

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Teachers Liz Hopkin (left) and Fiona Elias (right) were injured at the school on 24 April A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil said she had taken a knife to school every day ...

A veteran MTA bus driver is being called a hero for taking action when he saw a 5-year-old girl wandering the streets of Manhattan all alone. Luis Jimenez, 60, said he knew something wasn’t ...