IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Amazing Teens
From a rapper advocating for Indigenous rights to a triathlete with Down syndrome, teens are changing the world.
Immigrants and Refugees
Learn about the lives of people who leave their homelands to start over in a new nation.
Media Literacy
Distinguish between fact and fiction in the news, explore debates over A.I., social media, online privacy, and more.
Civil Rights
Learn about the Civil Rights Movement and today's battles over freedom and equality.
Environment
Concerned about climate change or biodiveristy loss? These stories will help you understand the health of our planet.
Times Past
Taken Away
For 150 years, the federal government forced Native American children to attend boarding schools in an effort to ‘Americanize’ them.
National
Will Young Voters Decide the Election?
Next month’s presidential election is expected to be very close. The youth vote could play a decisive role in determining the winner.
National
Your Guide to the Electoral College
Don’t understand how America chooses a president? You’re not alone. In plain English, here’s how the Electoral College works.
U.S. History
Taken Away
For 150 years, the federal government forced Native American children to attend boarding schools in an effort to ‘Americanize’ them.
U.S. History
A History of Campus Protests
For decades, college students have used activism to call for change.
World History
Teens of the Civil War
Meet five courageous teens who risked their lives in a war that defined the nation.
Government
Wading in for Equality
Sixty-five years ago, Black protesters tried to desegregate the beaches of Biloxi, Mississippi. Their lives—and their state—would never be the same.
U.S. History
The D-Day Invasion
Eighty years ago, the U.S. and its allies invaded Nazi-occupied Europe by storming the beaches of Normandy, France—a key turning point in World War II.
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