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Wild pigs are causing big problems across the United States. Is a controversial new plan in Texas the best way to stop them? Wire fences torn from the ground. Rows [...]

A herd of elephants roams across a grassy plain. The animals are in Malawi, a country in Africa. Above them, a man leans out of a helicopter and fires a [...]

The crowds on the beaches in La Jolla, California, have been getting out of hand. Sunbathers take up every inch of space. They're loud, and they make a huge stink. [...]

The minimum wage is going up in many states. What will that mean for U.S. workers and businesses? HUNDREDS OF thousands of the country's lowest-paid workers started the new year [...]

Imagine if there were no candy bars, peanut butter cups, or chocolate wafers this Halloween--or ever. As scary as that may sound, it could one day become reality. THE WORLD'S [...]

This fall, youth football in Vicksburg, Mississippi, looks a lot different than it did last year. That's because the town's YMCA football league no longer allows its youngest players to [...]

Every year, billions of pounds of food end up in U.S. landfills. Can reducing the amount we throw away help end hunger--and protect the environment? BUNCHES OF FRESH BROCCOLI, spinach, [...]

Bill Booth was recently in the most dangerous wrestling match of his life. He was in a swampy area of Florida's Everglades National Park. His hands were clamped around a [...]

Tyler Armstrong wants to become the youngest person to climb the world's tallest mountain. Should he be allowed to try? In the past four years, Tyler Armstrong has climbed the [...]

Finally! It's the sound you've been waiting for all year. As the final t rings on the last day of school, your whole class cheers. Freedom! About 10 whole weeks [...]

The article focuses on the content of the Junior Scholastic magazine, a social studies magazine for students. It discusses the features of the magazine's latest issue, which includes stories of perseverance and maps and articles about geography, history, and current events. It also highlights a new resource called "Putting More Teens to Work" and provides information about how to renew the magazine subscription for the next school year.

3-D printing gave Leon McCarthy a new hand. How will this technology change the world? Leon McCarthy, 12, was born without fingers on doesn't his left hand, but he doesn't [...]

An introduction is presented in which author discusses articles on topics including focuses on Afghan girls' fight to receive an education, Puerto Rico's push toward solar power, and a U.S. law that gives more veterans access to service dogs.

The article offers information on the importance of the Bill of Rights in protecting individual freedoms in the United States.

An introduction is presented in which author discusses articles on topics including focuses on several students who explore the world together with easy-to-reference maps and information about all 196 independent countries and the 50 U.S.

CHARACTERS grape pickers * ROBERTO * JOSE LARRY ITLIONG, president of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee [AWOC] PHILIP VERA CRUZ, on AWOC founder CESAR CHAVEZ, a labor leader, political activist, [...]

It's the first day of school, and you're looking good. New shirt, new shoes, new jeans--and you didn't have to empty your (or your parents') bank account to get them. [...]

her newborn daughter was the perfect baby--for a week and a half. Then the screaming started. 'She just cried nonstop, hours upon hours, pretty much all day,' Jenn Borst of [...]

You've gathered wood, built a shelter, and armed yourself against the spiders, zombies, and skeletons that attack at night. But could all that time spent protecting yourself on Minecraft actually [...]

Earlier this month, more than 900 sled dogs and drivers dashed across the starting line of the Iditarod (eye-DIT-uh-rod), one of the most grueling competitions on Earth. For several days, [...]

How much is a home run worth? Millions of dollars? The Miami Marlins think so. The Major League Baseball (MLB) team recently gave slugger Giancarlo Stanton the largest contract in [...]

Last fall, paleontologist Joe Sertich and his team went hunting for dinosaur bones in southern Utah. They knew they had a good chance of hitting the jackpot. They were working […]

The final bell rings, and school's out for the day. Almost everyone rushes for the door, but you take your time. Sure, classes are done, but two hours of basketball [...]

The article discusses an innovative project in Bangladesh aims to provide safe places to climate migrators and also focuses on transforming existing towns having rooms to expand into safe heavens.

Leggings almost didn't make it onto Ally Beljan's back-to-school list. The teen from Evanston, Illinois, thought she and her classmates would have to shelve the popular pants for good last [...]

In many schools, fighting or acting out in class can get you a detention, suspension, or worse. But in 19 states, that behavior could even get you spanked. Administrators typically [...]

An introduction is presented which discusses several topics including Kathy Wilmore's, "It's Time for Good News!," highlights the progress been made in addressing food insecurity, poverty, and Lisa M. Herrington's "The Secrets of Their Success," focusing on inspiring Black American entrepreneurs.

Iceland leads the way in making women's pay equal to men's. Will the U.S. follow? Women who work in Iceland are ready for a raise. The country recently passed a [...]

The article discusses the historical and political significance of the participation of American astronaut John Glenn in the Project Mercury human spaceflight program of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the 1960s.

The article discussed, three teens, Asian Americans, during the covid 19 pandemic, they witnessed, the raised incident, against people like them, the covid 19, viruses, first discovered, in china many people wrongly, blamed on people of Asain decent, but a scientist says a person race, has nothing to do with viruses spread.

The front cover of the journal is presented along with introduction to the journal in which the editor discusses various topics including story behind scientist Thomas Edison's ideas; voting regarding scientists should bring back extinct species; and quiz related to civil discourse.

Your baby isn't the only one navigating a brand-new world. Life as a new mom is always amazing, often surprising and--let's be honest--sometimes completely intimidating. (What do you mean babies [...]

The article features three teenagers who use their unique talents to help stop anti-Asian discrimination in their communities, namely Ashlyn So, Ben Kim, and YuYu Yuan.

After hearing a former child soldier speak, Anjali Mishra, 17, of Portland, Oregon, was determined to help.In my freshman year of high school, I decided to get involved with Unicef [...]

On July 3, 1937, Amelia Earhart was on her way to making history. Already a world-famous pilot, she was about two-thirds of the way through her most daring mission: to [...]

The article reports on Navajo people do not have access to running water according to the Navajo Nation Covid -19 Water Access Coordination Group, & mentions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has warned unregulated drinking water sources · are the greatest public health risk on reservation.

The article informs that nonprofit Compost Culture of Patrick Latting and Liam de Villa Bourke, teenagers from South Pasadena, California, collects food scraps from local homes and a food bank and transform them into nutrient-rich material for gardening.

The article informs about the impact of climate change on the Arctic region's atmosphere and ecology.

The article presents information on the role of the legislature U.S. Congress which is comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The article reports that American teen Ekansh Tambe documented the U.S.-Mexico border using photographs.

The article discusses the ongoing vaccine research and development in the U.S. for the treatment of patients with Covid-19.

The article discusses issues associated with gun violence in the U.S., which includes right to own firearms, effective ways to decrease firearm deaths and gun control in the U.S.

The article discusses things to consider before sharing or reposting memes, which are pieces of digital content that are copied and shared widely online.

Last fall, paleontologist Joe Sertich and his team went hunting for dinosaur bones in southern Utah. They knew they had a good chance of hitting a dinosaur jackpot. They were [...]

The article offers information on the challenges faced by the migrant children crossing into the U.S. at the southern border been separated from their families. It discusses the mental health challenges faced by the migrant children. It mentions the U.S. president, Donald Trump's efforts against the illegal immigration.

The article focuses on the 25th anniversary of the U.S. being the first and only nation to land people on the moon in 2019, which comes just as a new race to the moon looms. Topics discussed include President John F. Kennedy's proclamation of the nation's goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth on May 25, 1961 and National Aeronautics and Space Administration's creation of the Apollo program to achieve that goal.

The article discusses the effects of national emergency declared by U.S. President in December 2018 and announced to declare in February 2019 for financing a border wall between Mexico and U.S. wherein Congress was forced to sanction and it notes this may lead to misuse of president powers.