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Kids Celebrate Winning the Reach for the Stars ~ National Rocket Competition

4 of 6 wins in the year long Reach for the Stars ~ National Rocket Competition have been claimed by 3 Girl Scouts and a Boy Scout. Celebrations were at Astronaut Hall of Fame, Kennedy Space Center – Visitor Complex or the October Sky Festival.

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October Sky Festival National Winners Celebration

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Houston's Special Needs Children Get a Fun Night Out, Courtesy of First Choice ER and Bouncin' Bears

Exclusive event lets special needs families network while having fun at safe indoor playland.

This Tuesday, October 18, Houston's special needs children and their families will get a unique treat: an exclusive family night at Bouncin' Bears indoor playland. From 5 PM until 8 PM, the facility's bounce houses, inflatable slides and other amusements will be open only to families with special needs children.

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New Girl Scout Badges Offer Different Choices To Smart Cookies

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The "Digital Movie Maker" badge.

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PAKISTAN: Children in 2005 quake zone still lack schools

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Many children in areas affected by the 2005 quake have faced disruption to their education.

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Six million new teachers needed to ensure UN goal of universal primary education

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What's On Today's Show

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High school is tough for almost every kid. But when you're a new immigrant or refugee, it can be even harder to navigate the ins and outs of American teenage life. Today, we talk with journalist Brooke Hauser about her new book, The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens.

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UN help needed to curb youth violence, Saint Kitts and Nevis says

Youth violence has reached epidemic levels in the Caribbean, a top official from Saint Kitts and Nevis said today, urging United Nations agencies to help the region’s countries curtail the growing problem.

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UNESCO and Varkey GEMS Foundation launch principals’ training programme that will impact 10 million children

UNESCO and the Varkey GEMS Foundation, a not-for-profit education organization, today announced an ambitious training programme for school principals, the "10,000 Principals Leadership Programme," which will be implemented in Kenya, Ghana and India.

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Todd France/Clinton Global Initiative - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova with Bill Clinton and Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education, following the Plenary Session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting “Engaging Boys and Men as Allies for Long-term Change” on 22 September 2011 in New York.

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UNESCO and Varkey GEMS Foundation launch principals’ training programme that will impact 10 million children

UNESCO and the Varkey GEMS Foundation, a not-for-profit education organization, today announced an ambitious training programme for school principals, the "10,000 Principals Leadership Programme," which will be implemented in Kenya, Ghana and India.

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Todd France/Clinton Global Initiative - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova with Bill Clinton and Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education, following the Plenary Session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting “Engaging Boys and Men as Allies for Long-term Change” on 22 September 2011 in New York.

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Leading tourism businesses commit to global code of ethics endorsed by UN

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Prince Felipe (left) and Princess Letizia of Asturias with UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai