See why teachers and organizers love IndyKids!

“IndyKids has transformed our teaching. Thank you so much for existing.” – Sharon Kramer, Sixth-grade teacher, New Jersey

“I use IndyKids to present information to [my students] about issues affecting children worldwide that they haven’t heard of before. The students, especially middle schoolers, love to have a copy of a paper for themselves to use in class and behavior on the days the paper comes in is generally very good.” – Anne Bowles, Teacher, Harlem, New York

“My students look forward to IndyKids. They usually bug me about when the next issue will be out. IndyKids has really made teaching current events a lot easier. The kids are finally motivated to read, and more importantly, to discuss and get active.” – John Yanno, Sixth-grade teacher, Brooklyn, New York

“Your newspaper for young people is amazing! We were able to use this wonderful resource with our eighth grade students for the past two summers as they prepared to enter high school. … The newspaper articles were a source of high-level discussion, allowing the students to see that other young people were making a difference in their communities. The articles encouraged several of our student groups to actually implement their projects within the four, short weeks of our program. IndyKids is truly a benefit to the schools and students of New York City. I only wish we also had something like this in Chicago. Keep up the good work!” – Chris Johnson, Teacher, GEAR UP Chicago

“IndyKids is amongst the most important pieces of literature that I distribute.  Usually it is the only piece of educational material that is actually written with children in mind and the only substantive material that demonstrates our sincere interest in reaching out to young people.  Adults read it as much as young people.  … Through IndyKids, we are providing a way for the adults at our meetings to connect to the children and grand children in their own homes.  Often I hear people say how much the child in their life enjoyed an earlier issue and that the content of IndyKids was intergenerational dinner table conversation.”  – Kenneth Miller, co-founder of the Pittsburgh Anti Sweatshop Community Alliance.

IndyKids is an extremely valuable resource to me and my students as it is one of the only media sources that shows an alternative viewpoint to the mainstream that is readable for an elementary student. As an educator I believe it is important to expose young people to under-represented issues and voices, as it sets them up to view the world through a critical eye beyond the classroom. My colleagues and myself often use IndyKids as a jumping off point to launch full scale units on social justice issues or simply integrate it into mandated topics we have to teach to breath life into the curriculum. Teaching with a resource like IndyKids that highlights social justice issues allows young people to feel true ownership over what they are being asked to learn, because the issues of inequality, injustice, and human rights are relatable and meaningful to them. My students respond better to this type of resource and teaching than any other I have explored, which any educator knows is a testament of worth that cannot be ignored. – Daniel Hildreth, Fifth-grade teacher, New York City

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