CHAPPAQUA, N.Y., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- All kids want to be loved, especially when parents are divorced and one of them is about to remarry.

NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A math teacher who engages his students through rapping his lessons and a young math scholar opened trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday as the grand prize winners of the nationwide "Ring the Bell" contest, which recognizes excellence in math education.

By Tim Puko Kristin Olejar is one of the best students at Sto-Rox High School, but she thinks she needs a little more than that to compete. She'll spend her summer studying molecular biology at Duquesne University through a program called Project SEED.

By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun Jun. 18--Although the nation's lowest-performing students have made great progress in the No Child Left Behind era of testing, the top students are not making similar strides, according to a report by the Fordham Institute.

By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun Nov. 18--Eileen McFarren's son catches on quickly, so he's sometimes asked to help teach his fourth-grade classmates when they don't understand. His mother wishes much more for him: a classroom where he is challenged every day.