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| Cool or Cruel? |
Teen Newsweek ; Nov. 8,
2004 |
| Under the Knife |
Current
Events (Vol. 104, No. 6) |
| Iowa Senate Praised
for Wild Animal Vote |
 Kidsnewsroom ; March 24-31,
2006 |
| Canada Defends Seal
Hunt as Humane |
Richmond Times-Dispatch
(Richmond, VA) |
| Congress Addresses
Animal Victims |
Kidsnewsroom ; Nov.
4-11,
2005 |
 Cruelty-Free Circus
|
Cruelty-Free Circus ; 2002 |
History of Fur
|
Animal Crusaders ; Fall
2001 |
|
Fur Facts |
Animal Crusaders ; Fall
2001 |
| Poaching Creates
Tuskless Elephants |
UPI ; June 19, 2001 |
|
Animal Activists Seek
Congressional Ban on Use of Circus Elephants |
Philadelphia Inquirer
(Philadelphia, PA); June 14, 2000 |
| Are Animals Equal? |
Scholastic Update ; April
16, 1993 |
 Casualties of War |
Current Science (Vol. 90, No.
16); May 6, 2005 |
|
Killing Fields |
Weekly Reader Senior Edition
(Vol. 83, No. 25); May 6, 2005 |
|
No Longer Free |
Hopscotch ; Feb./March 2001 |
|
Tail Ends |
Animal Action ; Oct./Nov.
1999 |
|
Pets Instead of Pelts |
Hopscotch ; Feb./March 1999 |
|
For Sale: Stolen
Animals |
Time for Kids World Report
Edition ; Oct. 2, 1998 |
|
The Animals' Angel |
Cricket ; Jan. 1994 |
 Are Animals Equal? |
Scholastic
Update ; April
16, 1993 |
|
A Fight Over Tusks |
Time for Kids World Report
Edition ; April 17, 2000 |
Environmental Issues: (Use dogpile to do a
more extensive search for longer articles)
|
Yahooligans!
information on the environment
|
| An Extinction Boom |
Time for Kids ; Oct. 18,
2002 |
| Nuclear Waste Site |
Kidsnewsroom ; Jan.
11-17,
2002 |
| Ecuador Sues Oil
Company |
Kidsnewsroom ; Oct.
24-31,
2003 |
| Disappearing Lakes of
Africa |
Kidsnewsroom ; Nov.
4-11,
2005 |
 Oil Drilling in Alaska |
Kidsnewsroom ; Oct.
21-28,
2005 |
| Do You Know How to
Keep Our Water Clean? |
Do You Know How to Keep Our
Water Clean? (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission); Oct.
1993 |
| Recycling: From
Plastics to Pullovers |
Weekly Reader-3 ; March
5,
1999 |
| Global
Warming: (Use www.dogpile.com to do a more extensive search for longer articles) |
| Nuclear Energy: Does
It Make Sense for the Environment? |
New York Times
Upfront (Vol.
138, No. 3); Oct. 10, 2005 |
| The Earth Heats Up |
Time for Kids News Scoop Edition
(Vol. 10, No. 17); Feb. 11, 2005 |
| The Heat Is On |
Weekly Reader-4 (Vol. 86, No.
14); Dec. 17, 2004 |
| Hot Pockets |
Current Science ; May 7,
2004 |
| The Big Dig |
Current Science ; Jan. 17, 2003 |
| The Big Chill |
Current Science ; Dec.
6,
2002 |
|
Planetary Blanket |
Blast Off ; Sept. 2001 |
| The Big Melt |
TFK Extra! ; Fall 2000 |
| U.S. Signs Global
Warming Agreement |
Weekly Reader-4 ; Jan.
15, 1999 |
Fossil Fuels
|
Monkeyshines (On United States'
Alternative Energy Sources); 1999 |
Cracks in the
Antarctic Ice
|
U.S. News & World Report ; July
3, 1998 |
| Rainforests'
Importance Upheld |
Animals ; Jan./Feb. 1996 |
| Is the Earth Heating
Up? |
National Wildlife ; Aug./Sept.
1995 |
|
The Greenhouse
Effect--Just Hot Air? |
School Journal (Wellington, New
Zealand); Part 3, #1, 1994 |
|
Cleaning Up Your Act |
Current Health 2 ; Jan.
1993 |
|
Global Warming |
Crayon Power ; Vol. 3,
No.
1, 1993 |
|
Earth Summit Tackles
Environmental Problems |
Current Science ; Oct.
2, 1992 |
| Exploring Career
Options: Planetary Science |
Imagine (Volume 4, Number 3);
Jan./Feb.
1997 |
Cool It!
|
Current Science ; April 10,
1998 |
| The Heat Is On! |
Time for Kids World Report
Edition ; Oct. 31, 1997 |
| Climate Change Action
Tips |
Friends of the Earth ;
Fall 1997 |
| Should students be required to
wear uniforms to school? Should schools have strict dress codes? |
| Archived Manual on
School Uniforms |
| School Uniforms
- Safety in Schools and Uniforms |
| Should Students Wear School Uniforms? |
| Arguments for and
against school Uniforms |
| School Uniforms |
| Evaluation of school uniforms |
| The School Uniforms
Page |
| NAESP : School Uniforms & Dress Codes |
| School Uniforms
- Pros and Cons |
| School Uniforms
and Dress Codes |
| School
Uniforms: Prevention or Suppression? |
| Should School Uniforms be Mandatory? |
| The Right Fit |
Weekly Reader-4 (Vol. 86, No.
18); Feb. 11, 2005 |
| Dressed for Success? |
Time for Kids ; Jan. 31,
2005 |
| More Schools Are
Saying 'No' to Logo |
Christian Science Monitor ; March 8,
2005 |
| Dressed for Success? |
Time for Kids ; Jan. 31, 2005 |
| What Should YOU Wear? |
Weekly Reader-3 (Vol. 74, No.
10); Nov. 12, 2004 |
| Private School Students Follow
Dress Code, Not Uniformity |
Dallas Morning News (Dallas,
TX); Nov. 27, 2003 |
| With Uniforms Becoming Norm,
Students Strive for Non-Conformity |
Miami Herald (Miami, FL); Sept. 4,
2003
|
| Think Dress Codes Are
a Drag? Savvy Shoppers Can Still Look Cool... |
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); April
17, 2003
|
| What to Wear? |
Time for Kids News Scoop Edition
; Sept. 28, 2001 |
| Fashions Fly in the
Face of Dress Codes for Schools |
Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale,
FL); June 7, 2001 |
| Do School Uniforms
Stifle Expression or Protect Students? |
Christian Science Monitor ; Aug. 8,
2000 |
| School Dress Codes:
Students Cut from the Same Cloth? |
Student Briefings ; Nov. 8, 1999 |
| Dress Code Concerns:
Concealed Weapons, Concealing Flesh |
USA Today ; Aug. 29, 1999 |
| Should You Have to
Wear a School Uniform? |
Current Events ; March
18-22, 1996
|
Other topics of interest:
1. Should students
be required to complete service hours in order to graduate high school?
2. Freedom
of Speech
Learning to
Appreciate the First Amendment
(Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Adviser
Update (South Brunswick, NJ) Vol. 45, No. 4;
Spring 2005)
3. The Fourth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
and Your Right to Privacy
FOURTH AMENDMENT
UNDER FIRE? / Supreme Court attacks student's rights
4. Music Censorship
Freemuse: Music
censorship?
5. Should schools ban the sale of junk food?
6. Do women and men have equal opportunities?
7. Should schools collect fees for extracurricular
activities?
8. Is the Internet a dangerous place for teenagers?
9. Should students turn cheaters in?
10. Should high school classes be online?
Online Learning
Guide to Online
High School Courses
Benefits of Online Learning
Positives and Negatives of Online Learning
Why Do Students Like Learning Online?
11.Should school lunches be of better quality?
Envisioning a Better School Lunch
San Marcos Parents Want Better School Lunches
Vitamins and Minerals
School
Lunches: Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Officials,
Experts Grapple with School Lunch Problem
12. Should the United States pull out of Iraq?
US
should pull out of Iraq now says former CIA chief John Deutch
Set a Date to Pull Out
Casualties in
Iraq
Fighting
Displaces Tens of Thousands of Iraqis
13. Should schools be segregated by sex?
Same-Sex Education
for Everyone
Single-Sex Schools
and the Spirit of Title IX
All-Girls' School the Right Thing to Do
14. Should college athletes be paid?
College Athletes Should Not Get Paid
College Athletes Want Cut of Action
College Athletes Already Are Fairly Compensated
Athletes Should be Paid to Play
Pay to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?
Sports Debate: Should College Athletes Get Paid? YES
Should
College Athletes be Paid?
15. Do students today get too much homework?
16. Is deforestation a good thing?