It’s great to see that at least sometimes good schools and teachers are appreciated in the press. Here are two great school stories recognized publicly.

First, a whole school district in Hartsville, SC, is working with community partners and a retired corporate CEO to implement a whole-child approach to kids’ learning (developed by child psychologist James Comer).

And first-grade teacher Carol Hines in Farmersville, PA, gets lauded in the local paper as she had her students study about, write letters to, and finally interview a local marine corporal who served in Afghanistan.

We are always curious about how these stories come to light. Anyone connected with a school can get it started, of course. But it sure would help if teachers were taking the lead.