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In 2020 Disabled People Found More Opportunities to Create Community

“My inclusion feels prioritized. I feel wanted.”

In 2020, Young People Embarked on Their Own Political Education

"The way that the U.S. teaches history and civics completely chops up the truth.”

The Shady Private Student Loan Market Must Be Dismantled

These lenders have a track record of preying on students. 

Biden Said Student Loan Debt Relief "Should Be Done Immediately"

Sparking the latest round of a debate over student loan debt.

Neurodiverse Students Say COVID-19 Derailed Their Routines

High schooler Lena Olson said online learning has been “a train wreck.”

COVID-19 Has Transformed Teens’ Perception of College

“School is not the end-all be-all of a successful career and life.”

Exam Surveillance Tools Record Students' Every Move

"When I finished the exam I was literally sobbing.”

We Don’t Need Private Schools

Private school education was, to me, a form of indoctrination.

Megan Thee Stallion Is Giving Away 2 Scholarships to Women of Color

“In honor of all the young women out there who don’t stop working hard.”

Trump Wants More Nationalism in Schools With "Patriotic Education"

But we have no shortage of it now.

Black Girls Shouldn’t Be Criminalized for Having a Disability

They “need to be met with care and empathy, not punishment and trauma.”

What It’s Like to Start School During the Wildfires

“It’s so difficult to breathe that it feels like there’s a weight on my chest.”

Socializing on Campus During COVID-19 Comes With Huge Risks

“It isn’t fair to place all of the responsibility on the students who were told by their school to return.”

How to Apply to College During the Coronavirus Pandemic

We have the answers to your questions.

Liberal Arts Colleges Need an Overhaul or They Won’t Survive

It’s time to rethink these institutions from the ground up.

Public Colleges Are Being Starved of Resources

“I am angry and I am tired.”

K–12 Schools Are Preparing for Financial Catastrophe

This is serious.

Distance Learning With a Disability Like ADHD Can Feel Nearly Impossible

“It makes me sad sometimes because I don’t really know how to help myself.”

Disrupting the Myth of the Perfect “College Experience”

Students are stressed about missing what they’ve been told are the best years of their lives.

Some Students Can No Longer Afford College Because of the Pandemic

“It felt like it was my time to shine. Now I question myself, like is it my time to stop?”