LNGenZ News for Kids: Social Studies

School meals are a very important part of any student’s education. Feeding students, however, is not cheap, and schools struggle to find the funding. Not all families can afford to pay for hot lunches, unfortunately, and debt begins to grow…. Read More

Where would you prefer to be middle-class: The United States or Japan? Would you choose to live in a middle-class household in Boston, Massachusetts, or Lisbon, Portugal? While people talk about the decline of America’s middle-class, the heart and soul… Read More

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona, and it is aptly named. When the mythical phoenix dies, it does so in a burst of flame, then from its ashes it rises again. Many years ago, the city of Phoenix had a… Read More

The Nobel Peace Prize is a well-known award given to people or organizations that have demonstrated an extraordinary effort to improve the world. This year’s award went to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmend Ali “for his efforts to achieve peace and… Read More

Alaska, the 49th state, is known as the last frontier. Its capital, Juneau, has a rich history in native culture as well as gold mining, which led to the development of the area. Today, the city thrives on tourism, but… Read More

Alaska, the last frontier, was the 49th state to join the Union in 1959. In its early years, about 15,000 years ago, Alaska was settled by people who followed herd animals across the Bering Land Bridge, which was covered during… Read More

Montgomery, Alabama: The Early Years Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama, wasn’t always the bustling city it is today. It was once the home of Native Americans, and villages were spread out where buildings are today. In the early 1800s,… Read More

The Scottish parliament voted 84 to 29 to ban all physical punishment in the country – meaning that parents won’t be able to spank their children anymore. Scotland is now the first country in the United Kingdom to make this… Read More

Immigration is a hot topic in today’s world where Americans are conflicted over whether the nation should build a wall on the US-Mexico border, or have open borders. There are strong feelings toward both opinions; after all, our country was… Read More

Have you ever made money doing chores at home or by setting up a lemonade stand in your neighborhood? Have you earned pocket money, worked a summer job, or paid for items with cash? Most people use money almost every… Read More

Have you ever wondered where we get the words and phrases on our money? “In God We Trust” can be seen on today’s currency, but it wasn’t always so. Our Founding Fathers worked to come up with a motto that… Read More

Not every news story is about a major scientific discovery or national leader – some can begin in our schools. A fourth-grade student made headlines after he was teased over a homemade football t-shirt. An elementary school in Florida recently… Read More