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  • Kids In Charge: Jobs For The Taking

    The ballots were counted. It was a tight race, but there was officially a new mayor at Dalton Intermediate School. Abby sat nervously in the library, awaiting the results. “Congratulations!” her friend Hunter bounded in the door with the good news. “Wait, what?” she said in disbelief. “I won?” “Now the real fun begins,” Mrs. Dee…

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  • Kids In Charge: A Flash Success

    “We need more customers,” Luis lamented, leaning his chin on his hand. “Why doesn’t anyone want to come and dance?” The Exercise Studio was slower than usual that week, and as the new manager, Luis was nervous it would reflect poorly on his own performance. “We need to do something to get everyone’s attention,” his…

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  • Kids In Charge The Step Up Surprise

    On day twenty-seven of her Presidency, Kiara was faced with her first crisis. “Someone is drawing all over our posters!” the bakery manager complained. “Ours, too!” the movie theater manager exclaimed. Kiara examined the artwork. “It’s actually really good drawings,” she said. “Not anything bad, but it’s not fair for this person to draw on…

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  • San Diego Coastkeeper Offers Lessons For Students, Teachers

    On a recent school day, third-graders at Joyner Elementary School in City Heights sat on blankets covered in dried beans like you’d buy at a supermarket. They tried to pick up as many as they could in 15 seconds using two fingers. The exercise was meant to simulate a dolphin snatching fish out of the…

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