News Brief: Manatee Annual Death Record Surpassed in Just Six Months
By June Fink, age 10
So far this year, more than 841 manatees have already died in Florida, according to the Associated Press. That’s 11 more than the previous record high in 2013, which was for the whole year.
News Brief: Madrid Set to Grow Urban Forest to Fight Climate Change
By June Fink, age 10
The “greenway” will be made up of nearly half a million trees, which will not only potentially lower the temperature by two degrees, but will absorb greenhouse emissions generated by city pollution.
Proposed Abolition Amendment to Address Modern-Day Slavery
By Jessie Mitnick, age 13
The Abolition Amendment aims to revise the 13th Constitutional Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. These representatives are fighting a so-called loophole in the 13th Amendment, which allows for involuntary servitude to continue as a form of criminal punishment.
Science Brief: Flex Those Filtration Mussels
By Melina Cantagallo, age 13
Mussels are most often thought of as just a food, but they could potentially be used to free our oceans of toxic microplastics.
Science Brief: Thailand Bans Coral-Damaging Sunscreens
By Zahra Latheef, age 11
Certain sunscreens damage coral reefs by inhibiting growth and reproduction, killing off coral larvae, and causing reef bleaching.
How Much Does the U.S. Really Recycle?
By Melina Cantagallo, age 13 and IndyKids Staff
The United States produces the most waste per capita, with each person contributing 102 metric tons of garbage in their lifetime. But how much of this waste is successfully recycled?
An Interview With… The Brennan Center For Justice
IndyKids reporter Neena Sapkota, age 12 interviews Sean Morales-Doyle regarding the recent slew of voting rights restrictions across the United States. Sean is the Acting Director of the Voting Rights & Elections Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
Meet an IndyKids Reporter: Neena Sapkota, age 12
Neena has big dreams for the future, including becoming an author, singer, lawyer or even president of the United States! As long as she changes the world for the better, she says she will be happy.
Quiz: Who Am I?
By June Fink, age 10 and IndyKids Staff
Getting Wild With… Gray Wolves
By Esteban Guerra, age 9
Wolves play a big role in keeping our ecosystems healthy. Gray wolves are found in many parts of the United States, including Alaska, northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, western Montana, northern Idaho, northeast Oregon and the Yellowstone area of Wyoming.
Center Spread: The State of U.S. Immigration
There are many reasons people choose or are forced to leave their home countries, including lack of resources, food insecurity, frequent natural disasters caused by climate change, or violence like war and gang violence. They come to the United States with hopes to start a new life with better jobs, opportunities and more safety.
Cover Story: Our Voting Rights Are Under Attack: the Time to Fight For Democracy is Now
By Neena Sapkota, age 12
Voting rights in the United States have come under attack since the 2020 presidential election. Eighteen states have already made voting more difficult by enacting 30 new voting laws. Many of these laws give legislators more control over how elections are run, and can make it easier for them to challenge the results.
Someday You Could Be… Sara Saedi
Interview By Raya El-Hajjar, age 13
Sara Saedi was born in Tehran, Iran, during wartime and an Islamic Revolution. Her parents fled to the United States, where they lived undocumented until Saedi was in her twenties. Saedi is the author of the memoir, Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card, which explores her experiences as an undocumented teen growing up in the United States.
Turmoil in the Middle East Rise as Israel and Palestine Can’t Find Common Ground
By Amzad Ali, age 16 and IndyKids Staff “Stop the fire immediately. We’re escalating towards a full scale war,” Tor Wennesland, United Nations Middle East envoy, said in a tweet on Tuesday, May 18. In the past few weeks, tension has reached new levels in the ongoing...
“People Are Not Scared Anymore”: Colombians Protest Tax Hike in Ongoing Pandemic
By Dayanara Hernandez, age 16 Already facing post-pandemic unemployment and poverty, Colombians were hit with an announcement on April 28 by their president, Iván Duque, of a tax reform that targeted millions of middle- and working-class people but favored the...
Center Spread: The Protest Issue—First Amendement Rights Under Threat
Introduction: “Power concedes nothing without a demand,” — Frederick Douglass: First Amendment & the Importance of Protest By Raya El-Hajjar, age 13 Did you know there is no legal age for exercising your First Amendment rights? Additionally, there are no...
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