A child with an incarcerated parent suffers disadvantages that are as bad, or worse, as those faced by a child with a parent who died. By Ariana Torres, Chrisann Timbie and Gaby Sierra EDITOR’S NOTE: In the fall of 2021, a group of students at Wake Forest University took part in a class on data-driven advocacy. Their objective was to […]
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The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding while paying lip service to environmental justice. By Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler This summer, Stanford University will officially launch its new Doerr School of Sustainability with the help of a record-breaking $1.1 billion gift from John and Ann Doerr. According to the Doerrs, […]
We can’t sit out of the 2022 elections. That’s why we formed the state chapter of Voters of Tomorrow for Georgia. By Ashleigh Ewald, Vikas Nagarajan and Mark Putman How old do you have to be to work for change in your community? This question crosses our minds as we watch older leaders push outdated policies and dismiss our […]
As an eighth-grade student in New York City, here’s what attending school during the pandemic was like for me. By Marylene Bioh EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by Youth Communications and is reposted here with permission and revisions. YC is a nonprofit publisher of teen-written stories and curriculum to help educators strengthen the social and emotional skills of youth. […]
Marginalized people at universities across the country are trying to reframe the conversation around censorship and expression. By Mira Sydow The nearly 650 comments on the Young America’s Foundation’s April 6 tweet are laced with venom. The post is a video of Lukas Tucker, a first-year student at the University of North Carolina–Greensboro (UNCG) who filmed […]
Students of color shouldn’t have to wait until college to learn about their histories. By Mara Cavallaro Two summers ago, I was going through old binders when I came across a worksheet from my fifth-grade social studies unit on Christopher Columbus. A chart took up most of the page, dividing it into two sections: one for the […]