education
My Dad’s Experience in Prison Pushed Me to Become a Doctor
"When I see patients who are imprisoned it’s like, I know those people.”
By Adaira Landry
These Two States Are Responsible for Most of the Nation’s School Book Bans
The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000.
By Nadra Nittle, The 19th
The Evangelical Homeschooling Movement Shaped Generations of Kids
It taught kids to embrace the “evangelical gospel of whiteness and power.*
By Blake Chastain
Are College Students Really Not Reading Anymore?
We spoke to professors about what’s going down on campus.
By Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The ‘Unschooling’ Trend Can Be a Coverup for Neglect
Some “unschooled” students say they were deprived of a real education.
By Lauren Barton
In the School Shooting Age, Phone Bans Scare These Students
Schools are increasingly banning student phone use, but these teens raised an unfortunately modern concern.
By Fortesa Latifi
I Lost My Brother to Gun Violence. Please Don’t Arm Teachers.
Giving teachers guns will only take more lives.
By Aldane Brooks
adrienne maree brown Wants You to Think Bigger Than Elections
"When you're young, you're supposed to spend the capital of bravery and courage."
By Lex McMenamin
Trans Teen Badly Beaten at High School Party
"Being bullied throughout your life sucks, but being jumped is even worse.”
By Lex McMenamin
Your School Is Spying on You
Tracking the rise of surveillance technology in schools.
By Nolan Higdon and Allison Butler
Millions of Students Head Back to Campus Facing Severe Abortion Laws
This fall, millions will attend college in abortion-restricted states, leaving them with limited options.
By Angie Jaime
The FAFSA Mess Means Some Students May Never Attend College
The botched rollout of the new form hurt the very students it was supposed to help.
By Bobbi Dempsey
Young People From Low-Income Backgrounds Do a Different Kind of Unpaid Labor
It’s often discounted and undervalued.
By Anthony Abraham Jack
New Federal Protections for Trans Students Take Effect—But Not Everywhere
In many school districts, the law will be enforced in some schools, but not others.
By Angie Jaime
Thou Shalt Teach Religion in Schools? Activists, Parents, and Pastors Object
Forcing students to review the Ten Commandments and the Bible overall could expose them to sexism, racism and queerphobia, those suing over policies in Oklahoma and Louisiana say.
By Nadra Nittle, The 19th
These Students Are Graduating From College Behind Prison Walls
“You're breaking down and rebuilding yourself as a human being.”
By Charlotte West
What Will Happen to All the Students Arrested in Campus Protests?
Some are facing criminal charges, while others are being disciplined by their schools.
By Tori Gantz
We’re Making Journalism More Accessible for Teens Like Us
There aren’t enough journalists from underrepresented backgrounds. We're changing that.
By Derry Oliver and Liza Greenberg, NYC Youth Journalism Coalition
My Immigrant Family's Journey From a California Gas Station to My Harvard Graduation
David Velasquez will be the first person to graduate from Harvard’s Business School, Kennedy School, and Medical School at the same time.
By Adaira Landry
How Punished Columbia, NYU, CUNY Student Protesters Feel About Attending "People's Graduation"
“These universities don't get to dictate when we're finished; they don't get to dictate how we end our stories at their institutions.”
By Lex McMenamin