Village Voice: Can Bill Gates Rescue Evelyn Cabrera?
--"The journey of one high school senior through the small-school experiment of America's most generous philanthropist."

allAfrica.com: World Bank Wants More Attention for Young Generation
--"The World Bank yesterday released world development report for 2007, urging developing countries to invest more on young people to safeguard the future of their various countries. In the report posted on its website, the global bank posited that today's young people are the next generation of workers, entrepreneurs , parents, active citizen and leaders who have relatively fewer dependants because of lower birth rate."

Chicago Tribune: Young voters say: Talk to us
--"A survey of voters between 18 and 30 years old indicated that they know what issues are important to them--education and college costs being number one--but aren't hearing enough about the issues that matter to them from candidates."

ABC News: Remains of earliest child discovered in Ethiopia
--"A 3.3 million-year-old skeleton of the earliest child ever found shows the ancient ancestor of modern humans walked upright but may also have climbed trees, scientists said on Wednesday."

allAfrica.com: Zambia: Nearly Half of Young Women in Zambia, Ghana Can't Read - Report
--"The World Bank has urged developing countries to invest in better education, healthcare, and job training for their young people aged between 12 and 24 years, if they were to register surging economic growth and sharply reduced poverty."

Scotsman.com: Internet safety talks to warn children of online predators
--"The ThinkuKnow campaign will involve a series of talks and workshops being delivered by police, child protection specialists, social services and teachers in schools across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."

IOL: Govt to address UN Committee on rights of children
--"The Government is due to make an address to a UN committee in Geneva today about its moves to improve children's rights."

Belfast Telegraph: Our book collection: a wizard way to get children into reading
--"Belfast Telegraph readers have the opportunity to build up a fantastic kids' book collection. The Children's Books Collection offer was launched today with a copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz free with every Belfast Telegraph."

AME: Young Arab Leaders promote cooperation and dialogue
--"The group came together at the first annual Arab and American Action Forum (AAAF), an event organized by the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) aimed at creating initiatives that provide opportunities for the Arab youth in the areas of education, entrepreneurship, leadership, dialogue exchange and youth networks."

Reuters: Music lessons help young child memories: study
--"Parents who spend time and money to teach their children music, take heart -- a new Canadian study shows young children who take music lessons have better memories than their nonmusical peers."

Dallas Business Journal: Dallas Children's Museum, Museum of Nature & Science merge
--"The Museum of Nature & Science will add Shannon McKay, currently executive director of the Children's Museum, to its team to help oversee the transition. It also will bring on board Margie Sibrizzi, an early childhood education specialist, to work with the Nature & Science education team to continue offering programs for toddlers and young children."

Telegraph: Punishing children by smacking wins widespread adult approval
--"The majority of parents believes smacking is an acceptable way to discipline children, according to the latest research, which also uncovers widespread confusion about the law."