Everyday Heroes

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lauren Olme stands with her husband and holds up an ultrasound. They are both smiling and dressed in uniform.
Courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. Lauren Olme
MARCH 13, 2023

Meet Madge Brown: 101-Year-Old Woman Awarded Honorary Teaching Degree From University of London
A 101-year-old woman from the Isle of Wight has been awarded an honorary teaching degree from the University of London — eight decades after completing a teaching course at the now-defunct Nonington College of Physical Education.  Centenarian Madge Brown, along…
a group of smiling kids sit and stand together in a classroom
FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This Caring Couple Used Their Retirement Money to Open a Charter School — And Its Students Have Plans to “Change the World”: Exclusive
Each morning at a small charter school in Gainesville, Florida, students in kindergarten through fifth grade participate in affirmations, asserting that they’re one day going to “change the world.” They’ve been given the space to cultivate that confidence through the…