Save Our Schools: Kids and Communities Fight School Closures in Chicago
Earlier this year, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system voted to close 49 elementary schools in the city this fall and one school next year.
Month: September 2013
Hunger Strikes at Guantánamo Bay Continue in Protest of Indefinite Detentions
In the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, detainees are going on hunger strikes to protest their treatment in the facility and being detained without trial. The United States government has responded by force-feeding the strikers to keep them alive.
Brazilians Take to the Streets to Protest Government Spending
Since June 11, people across Brazil have been staging protests against the government.
The Age of the Whistleblower
The NSA started its mass surveillance because it wanted to monitor terrorists and their communications. Still, many Americans think that they have gone too far in invading people’s privacy without their knowledge. Are people like Edward Snowden and U.S. Army Private Manning heroes or criminals (or both)?
George Zimmerman Acquitted for Trayvon Martin Killing
On July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old African American. The verdict led thousands of people across the nation to protest, believing that it demonstrated the persistent unfair treatment toward African Americans in this country.
“We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
In August, fast-food workers throughout the country went on strike again for a living wage and the right to unionize.
Who Am I? (September/October 2013)
Can you name this famous African leader?
Word Search (September/October 2013)
Find words used in our September/October 2013 issue!
Struggle for Labor Rights Continues After Massive Factory Collapse in Bangladesh
The Savar building collapse on April 24, 2013 was the deadliest disaster in the garment industry’s history. When the building collapsed during the morning rush hour, of the thousands buried among the rubble, 1,130 people were killed and 2,500 people were injured.
Your Turn: Kids Talk About School Closures
Kid Reporter Ana Phelan asked her classmates at PS 146, the Brooklyn New School, the following question about school closures: If you were a student at one of the schools being shut down, what would you do?
