By JUDI CHENG More than twenty-five years ago, a toxic gas leak at a factory in India killed 10,000 people. The chemical company never finished cleaning up. IndyKids talked to two brothers in New York City, Akash Mehta, age 12, and Gautama Mehta, age 15, who are doing...
IMAGE: Leo Garcia . Are Charter Schools Good for Public Education? By AMANDA VENDER and LISA GOODMAN About 70 percent of the nation’s schools are traditional public schools. Public schools are paid for with everyone’s tax dollars and all kids can attend them. Many...
By AMANDA VENDER It has been two years since President Barack Obama was elected. Let’s take a look at the promises he made on four key issues and what he has accomplished so far. Healthcare 2008 Promise: Affordable health insurance for all; no one will be rejected...
The flood in Pakistan was really bad because it affected so many families. I think many people should be donating money to help the families and children who get diseases. Gisel, grade 6, Secondary School for Law, Brooklyn, NY I think BP should clean all that oil that...
By CHARISSE DE LOS REYES All nurses provide healthcare to people, but some choose to care for a particular group. Leah Brown, a pediatric nurse, chose to care for children and has been doing so for nine years. She works full-time as a school nurse at P.S. M811, a New...
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