By LEAH PALAZUELOS, Age 13 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a government organization tasked with protecting human health and the environment, as stated on its website. Its mission includes ensuring that “Americans have clean air, land and water.” Eighteen young Californians are taking legal action against the EPA in a case titled Genesis B. …
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By LUCA CANTAGALLO, Age 14 Should students be protected from American history, or should the true and full history be taught? Since January 2021, 44 states have introduced bills, launched almost exclusively by Republican lawmakers, that restrict the teaching of critical race theory (CRT). According to a CNN report, of these 44 states, 18 have …
By INDYKIDS Staff Meet Terra Morrison, a 12-year-old reporter at IndyKids from Charleston, Maine. Of her many hobbies and interests, some of her favorites are competitive gymnastics, skiing, writing, reading, talking with friends, and listening to music and audio books. She describes herself as creative. She loves baby animals, and she loves the colors pink, …
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By ESTEBAN GUERRA, Age 12 Sports, a big audience, and countries competing from all over the world: all coming soon in the 2024 Summer Olympics, located in Paris. The slogan for this year’s Olympics is “Games Wide Open.” France has big plans for the opening ceremony, including a 3.5-mile boat parade down the Seine with …
By NADYA SERRANO, Age 10 and IndyKids Staff Did you know that for the first half of 2024, many New York public libraries were operating only six days a week, and some only five days a week? As of November 2023, many branches of New York City’s public libraries closed their doors on Sundays due …
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