Government
What Happens When a Community’s Schools Are Closed Down?
“There’s been no evidence that closing underserved schools will help students in any way.”
Justice
Students Have a Plan to Make Their School Districts Listen
Chi-RADS is building community and student power.
Politics
Parents Face Punishment for Keeping Kids at Home During COVID
“I am not willing to sacrifice my child’s health for the sake of the economy.”
Justice
Autistic Students Want to Be Seen As Their Full Selves At School
Neurodivergent students deserve more than the bare minimum.
Culture
On TikTok, Food Foragers Bring History Into the Present
“It’s in our blood, and I think reconnecting with that brings a deep sense of satisfaction.”
Politics
What’s Really Behind the Housing Crisis at Howard
Students say their conditions are unlivable.
Politics
So Many Teachers Are Leaving Their Jobs
"Too much is expected of teachers without the pay or benefits to back [it] up.”
Politics
This Organization Is Fighting to Get Cops Out of Libraries
“Their presence does not make people feel safe.”
History
Teachers See Bans on Discussing Race in School As a ‘Political Ploy’
“[Lawmakers] created a problem that did not exist.”
Culture
For Black Women on LeftTube, Success Is a Double-Edged Sword
For years, Black women creators have called attention to racism in YouTube’s audiences and algorithms. Now, they’re thriving — but that success is multifaceted.
Politics
What Anti-Trans State Laws Are Doing to Trans Students
“It’ll make living in my actual body frightening and hard.”
Environment
17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them
From watching ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ to living through Superstorm Sandy.
Justice
Stanford Students Finally Win an African American Studies Department
“This was not a gain that was granted, it was a gain that was demanded.”
Justice
For Students in Prison, Remote Learning Has Been a Disaster
“There is no way to compensate for the lack of human contact.”
Politics
Students Pushed Harvard to Cancel Course on Policing
Black and Latinx communities aren’t “laboratories for experimentation,” one student said.