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 This question crosses our minds as we watch older leaders push outdated policies and dismiss our […]
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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 […]
With the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon, now is the best time for Biden to fulfill his campaign promise and cancel student debt. By Orlando Cabalo College students have been key allies in bolstering the fight to end the student debt crisis, joining the existing coalitions of borrowers who have been paying off their loans […]
With thousands of Jewish youth unable to participate in the Holocaust remembrance march because of the war in Ukraine, the organization was forced to adapt. By Charlotte Rubin Thousands of Jewish youth were originally slated to attend the 2022 International March of the Living in Poland—for many, their first in-person event since the start of the […]