By Olivia Chow, age 12, and IndyKids staff Route 66. Ring any bells? If it does, it’s probably due to its history as one of the most important highways in U.S. history. But you may not know that the road is also part of some of the worst civil rights issues in history. Even though …
Shenna Bellows is Maine’s current Secretary of State and a former Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2026 gubernatorial election.
By Kimberly Ragolia, age 12 Could you ever imagine that a highway, of all things, could have a huge historic and economic impact on the United States? Celebrating its 100th year, Route 66 is a popular highway that had a large impact on the country, stretching from Los Angeles to Chicago. According to the National …
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By Andrew Simpson, age 14 Did you wonder why there was so much commotion on the streets of New York City on June 13, 2026? That Saturday night, the New York Knicks clinched their first NBA championship in 53 years with a 4-1 series win over the San Antonio Spurs. At the same time, the …
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By Rose Watson, age 11Â When I was in third grade, I barely did any work on a screen. We wrote our essays by hand and copied them with a pen onto a nice piece of paper. The only time I remember using a screen is at the end of the year. We wrote an …
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By Tucker Lupi, age 10 Many people are having difficulties paying for healthcare, and this is especially a problem in the United States. About half of U.S. adults say it is difficult to afford healthcare, according to KFF Health News. Furthermore, some Americans are taking themselves off of their healthcare plans because they can’t afford …
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By Sianna Santos, age 11 Did you know that there are many homeless students in the United States? According to The New York Times, about 1.3 million students nationwide identify as homeless. Student homelessness has increased a lot in New York City in recent years, reports Advocates for Children of New York. More than 154,000 …
By Brooklynn Then, age 11 Amazon’s treatment of workers today is comparable to exploitation during the Gilded Age, argues Monika Jus in Medium. Well, what was the Gilded Age? The Gilded Age was an era spanning from the late 1800s to early 1900s. It was a period of rapid industrialization, creating a lot of wealth …
 By Noel Fernandez, age 11 Have you ever wondered why and how the U.S. agency for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) started? ICE was created as part of the Department of Homeland Security in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11, which shook the whole country. It was founded on March 1, 2003, with the …
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By Aida Cepeda, age 12 This year on July 4, the United States is celebrating 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 and declared that American colonists wanted to be freed from British rule and wanted self-government. Some people who wrote the declaration were Thomas …
