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A Campaign for Education
Sixteen teachers at Jackson Middle School in Orlando, Florida, recently received pink slips giving notice that they would no longer have jobs. Money from the Economic Recovery Act has been used to save their jobs, as well as other teaching jobs around the nation, announced Vice President Joe Biden.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
8/24/2009
Supersized Super Bowl
More than 3,000 reporters from all over the world literally took the field for interview sessions at what was more like a three-ring circus than a press event. The media were there to interview players for the AFC champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFC champions Arizona Cardinals. At 4 feet, 6 inches tall, my job was a little bit harder: To get quotes I had to get noticed!Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
1/29/2009
Disney Channel Games Begin
The best games of the summer don't take place in China. They happen at Walt Disney World. That's right! That's where the Disney Channel Games take place. Kid Reporter Shelby Fallin talks to some of the stars involved in the Games.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
7/25/2008
Victims of 9/11 Honored
This week communities across the country are honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Jeff Cox, a 15-year-old Eagle Scout from Windermere, Florida, wants to give people in his community a way to honor those victims every day. He decided to bring a piece of the World Trade Center buildings to his hometown for a memorial.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
9/10/2009
Election 2008: Neck and Neck
This weekend, three of the Republican presidential candidates arrived in Lakeland, Florida, in a final push for votes.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
1/28/2008
Election 2008: McCain Takes Florida
Senator John McCain won the Republican primary in Florida on Tuesday. He will receive all 57 of the state's delegates, putting him in the lead for the party's nomination. While the Democrats will not get any delegates, voters still turned out to support Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
1/30/2008
Two "Fins Up" for Winter's Tail
Winter's Tail is a heartwarming true story about a young dolphin that had to learn to swim again after losing her tail. Winter, a baby Atlantic bottle-nose dolphin, was fitted with an artificial, or prosthetic, tail after her own was lost to a crab net.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
10/2/2009
It's Circus Season
Ladies and gentleman, children of all ages, the 138th edition of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has officially kicked off its 2008 season!Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
3/19/2008
Election 2008: Heels On, Gloves Off
On an overcast morning at a park overlooking Florida's coastline on Monday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin greeted a crowd of about 6,000 people. This was her second trip to Florida to campaign for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
10/6/2008
Get Ready for B2S
It's that time of year. Parents pack school supplies, count down the days, kids finish summer reading lists and enjoy their last days of freedom. At my house, it's more. My mom, Cindy Fallin, is a teacher, so it's back to school for her, too.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
8/19/2009
Young Swimming Champion
If you take a look at 8-year-old Celismar Guzman, she doesn't seem at all formidable. That is until you see her in the water. Guzman is a gold-medal winning competitive swimmer who trains in Brandon, Florida, at the Brandon Sports and Aquatics Center. And, no, that 8 is not a typo. She is E-I-G-H-T!Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
9/23/2009
Election 2008: Jill Biden Gets Out the Vote
In the final push to Election Day, Jill Biden, wife of Democratic vice-presidential nominee, Joe Biden, took a break from her teaching duties to hit the campaign trail full time. (Biden is a professor of education at a community college in Delaware.)Article:Scholastic News Online
Grades 3-8
10/22/2008
What It Takes to Play
NFL players do it every day: push a heavy custom-made sled across the field during training. I tried pushing one 10 yards at the NFL Experience Day. I was quickly out of breath and my legs went numb!Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
1/31/2009
Election 2008: Giuliani's First and Last Stand?
Giuliani's strategy to concentrate on Florida rather than on the other early-voting states may be backfiring. Polls show him in either third or fourth place after months of campaigning in the state.Article:Scholastic Kids Press Corps
1/28/2008
Be Active; Be A Winner
Before the Super Bowl game gets started on Sunday, someone has to hand the referee the game ball. This year, that person will be 13-year-old Sam Kimmel. Sam won the honor by writing an essay about how he stays active despite his struggle with asthma.Article:Scholastic News Online
Grades 3-8
1/30/2009