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AmericanTowns Heroes: Donna Bailey Believes in her Students

Teaching is touted as being one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. Granted, it's not usually a high-paying job, but the satisfaction of having inspired a student to reach...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Bev Yoakum Provides a Foundation for Children to Grow

Bev Yoakum doesn't want to keep the spotlight shining on her. After being recognized as a hero for her work in creating a unique early childhood education opportunity for the...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Pamela Cantor Works to Turnaround Failing Schools

Dr. Pamela Cantor has been nationally recognized for her efforts to help improve the lives of children and families. She is a child psychiatrist who has been focusing...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Building Schools to Remember Students

For a parent, losing a child is the worst tragedy imaginable. Not something you can easily come to terms with, it can help to know you are not alone. When the Park City 5 women...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Offering Time to Help Denver's Teachers and Students

Volunteers have always been welcome in the school system, even before budget cuts and lean times. Many schools have welcomed parents who could spare some time to help in the...

AmericanTowns Heroes: UCF Students Save Crash Victim

Young men spring into action after a highway accident and save a life. While traveling on the highway the boys spotted a car that had gone off the road and crashed. They quickly...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Mighty Mom Stops Runaway School Bus

When Lorie Aliano saw the bus starting to roll, her instincts kicked in and she managed to jump on board, get into position and stomp on the brakes just short of where children...

Sony Takes Note of CSUN’s Animation Program

from:California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA - Officials of Cal State Northridge’s Animation Area are proud to announce its acceptance into Sony’s Imageworks Professional Academic Excellence program...

Great resources for local school information in & around Avalon

Finding the right school for your child – then helping them get the most out of their education – produces as much pressure as, oh, say, being asked to host the Oscars ten...

Back-to-School Tips

Time to pack up the sand pails and load up the backpack! Heading back to school can be exciting, scary, fun – but it doesn’t have to be hard. We’ve gathered some great tips...