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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating school nutrition standards. The announcement was made on February 4. The new rules are meant to help cafeterias serve more-healthy meals. Schools have found it difficult to provide nutritious meals because…
In 2020, fewer than 2,000 western monarch butterflies were counted spending the winter in California. That number is now more than 247,000. The news was announced on January 25 by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Data was gathered in…
The wait is over! Since December, we’ve been introducing readers to Kid of the Year nominees. The winner was announced on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. The top honor went to 11-year-old Orion Jean. He was selected…
In December, NASA introduced a new class of astronaut recruits. The space agency chose these 10 people from more than 12,000 who applied. Last month, the recruits reported to the Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas, to begin their training.…
New rules in California put limits on outdoor water usage. They are meant to combat drought. The State Water Resources Control Board voted for the restrictions. The votes were cast on January 4. The rules include no lawn-watering for 48…
Last week, many students in the United States returned to school after winter break. They did so just as COVID-19 cases were reaching record levels. The surge in cases has been driven by the Omicron variant. It spreads more easily…
Thomas Built Buses is a company in High Point, North Carolina. Workers at its school-bus factory are thrilled about a new government law. It’s the infrastructure bill. President Joe Biden signed it into law on November 15. Among other things,…
A worker studies a burned-out sequoia on November 19. The tree stands in Redwood Mountain Grove, in California’s Kings Canyon National Park. The grove was dev…
Janet Yellen is the 78th United States secretary of the treasury. TFK Kid Reporter David Murtagh interviewed her in Washington, D.C. cBBiOqDH 1. Could you explain what the U.S. Treasury does? The Treasury department is concerned with making sure that…
About 25,000 athletes took part in the New York City Marathon, on November 7. It was the race’s 50th running. For many, the day felt like a comeback. Last year’s race was canceled because of the pandemic. This year, new…
