Healthcare Bill Passes Senate
On Christmas Eve, the Senate passed a new healthcare reform bill that it says will help 30 million more people get health insurance.
Month: January 2010
Meet Jermaine from Guam
Learn a little about Jermaine, age 8, and what life is like on Guam, an island in the Pacific Ocean that is a territory of the United States.
Hunger Rising in the U.S.
A recent survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that more people in the United States have trouble buying food.
A Chinese New Year Celebration, Full Essay
Xin Nan, a student in New York City, remembers Chinese New Year.
Letters to the Editor
These letters came from 6th graders at the Renaissance School of the Arts in New York City.
A Chinese New Year Celebration
Xin Nan (Nancy), 13, lives in New York City. She is originally from China and she wrote this essay about Chinese New Year in Chinese and in English.
Kid Cereals Least Healthy
Cereals for kids are the most sugary and least nutritious of all cereals.
Safe Meat?
Senator calls for better testing of meat going into school lunches.
New Dinosaur
Fossils support the theory that dinosaurs come from South America.
Secrets of Congo
Secrets of Congo is a comic book written and illustrated by Ms. Soumah’s fifth-grade class in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. The fifth-graders used this comic to talk about important issues in their country, like wars and fighting over natural resources, child soldiers, and racism. Click here to download Secrets of Congo.
