Posts Tagged ‘Youth’

Who Goes to Summer Camp?

Books and movies might make it seem like most kids go to summer camp, but that isn’t true, especially in the western part of the country.



Letters to the Editor

letters were sent to IndyKids from seventh graders at PS 184 Shuan Wen School



Stuff to Think About…

Send your responses to IndyKids and they might be published!



Newsies: The Musical movie review

Newsies is a musical based on real events that took place in the 1890’s in New York City.



Undocumented Immigrant Teens Face Few Options

Undocumented immigrant children face obstacles to higher education, cannot work legally in the United States and live in fear of deportation.



Judges Caught Taking Money for Sending Kids to Jail

Corrupt judges take bribes to fill juvenile detention centers.



Democracy in Action

Some other ways that people participate in a democracy.



Going Beyond Voting

Students get involved in politics in a different way.



Students Are Not Scores

Beginning within our own communities we can create simple ways to improve our schools that will build toward new visions for education across the country.



Racism & Resistance in Louisiana: How a ‘White Tree’ Led to the Trial of Six Black Youth

A year ago, in the small northern Louisiana town of Jena, a group of white students hung three nooses (ropes tied in a loop) from a tree in front of Jena High School. Now six black students who spoke up against racism are facing a lifetime in prison.