Meet Meghan from Rwanda
Feb 9th, 2013 • Category: FeaturedRead what Meghan likes to do and find out more about her country: Rwanda.
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To Pledge or Not to Pledge
Feb 9th, 2013 • Category: FeaturedThe Pledge of Allegiance has been recited in U.S. classrooms for over a century. But the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that students are not required to say it.
Domestic Workers Fight for Their Rights
Nov 21st, 2012 • Category: FeaturedDomestic workers in New York won their bill of rights in 2010, but they are still fighting for those rights.
Superstorm Sandy Takes Coney Island for a Ride
Nov 21st, 2012 • Category: FeaturedHave you ever seen a hurricane as strong as Superstorm Sandy?
Meet Favor From Uganda
Nov 21st, 2012 • Category: FeaturedMeet Favor and learn about his home country, Uganda.
Chicago Strike: a “Teachable Moment” for Kids
Nov 21st, 2012 • Category: FeaturedOn September 10, 2012, just a few days into the new school year, Chicago teachers decided to go on strike. Learn more about what happened.
Where the Candidates Stand in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Sep 18th, 2012 • Category: FeaturedThe U.S. presidential election is coming up! Find out where the candidates stand on important issues.
How the Right to Vote is Being Taken Away
Sep 18th, 2012 • Category: FeaturedThe right to vote is being taken away by new laws that make it more difficult to vote.
America’s Fourth Graders Can’t Read
Sep 18th, 2012 • Category: FeaturedAccording to a new study, 67 percent of all U.S. fourth graders cannot read at grade level.
Participate in a Democracy
Sep 18th, 2012 • Category: FeaturedYou might be too young to vote, but you are not too young to make a difference.
