YOU, By YOU!
Scholastic News reports on how a fifth-grader class in New York participated in a class election and learned valuable lessons about our nation's “for-the-people, by-the-people” form of government.

Pet's Best Pal
Scholastic News reports on how a 12-year-old girl from Oregon is helping to feed abandoned animals in shelters around the nation.

News Flash!
Summer Olympics Champion, Michael Phelps, returns home with a record number of gold medals; High gas prices affect many schools in the U.S.