Archives for the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Keep Climate Promises, for Kids’ Sake

May 18th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story

Kids hold leaders to promises made twenty years ago.



Women’s and Girls’ HERstory

Mar 5th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story

Women have played an important role throughout history. Read about key points in women’s history and how to recognize sexism today.



The Secret World of the Redwood Canopy

Jan 11th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story

Who knew that, high in the tops of the old-growth redwood trees along the coasts of California and Oregon, a hidden world exists?



Kid Reporter Diary from Occupy Wall Street

Dec 5th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

Kid Reporters Eliya Ahmad, Jasmine Brown and Diamandely Liriano share their Occupy Wall Street experiences.



Why Can’t We Share? The Occupy Wall Street Movement Grows

Nov 4th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

When people in New York City held a protest on Wall Street in September, they decided to stay there. The protesters wanted to let people know that just one percent of people in the country have far too much wealth and power over the lives of everybody else.



Raising the Bar: kids say no cheap labor for chocolate

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

While few can resist a Hershey chocolate bar, the bitter truth is that Hershey takes advantage of foreign student workers and probably uses kids to harvest its cocoa. Read this story to learn more and find out what youth are doing about it.



Recipe: Banana Smoothie

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Food & Nutrition, Lead Story, Recipes

Say goodbye to summer with this refreshing, easy-to-make drink.



Less Bad Happy Meal

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story, Nation & World

Under pressure from people concerned about kids’ health, McDonald’s announced some changes to its Happy Meal.



U.S. to Cut Services

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story, Nation & World

A new law passed in August requires the U.S. Government to cut spending by $1.5 trillion over ten years.



Youth Riots in England

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story, Nation & World

The city of London, England saw its worst riots in decades after police killed a black man and then beat a 16-year-old girl who attended a protest.