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This Podcast Highlights the Impact of Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy Through One Powerful Story

NBC's Grapevine looks at one teenager, one family, and one school district in Texas to help explain the anti-LGBTQ+ movement.

Why Seeing Smart Girls Onscreen May Actually Make for a Better World

Charithra Chandran calls for more education for girls across the world, arguing that the arts can help us get there.

Why Students Want Mental Health Check-Ins At School

Students weigh in on how schools can help support their mental health.

The 1970s West Virginia Textbook Panic That Turned Violent

Bombs were planted in at least two schools and snipers fired on school bus escorts.

8 Activists and Authors Share the Banned Books That Changed Their Lives

These students, teachers, and authors want to ban bigotry, not books.

Your School Might Be Creating Weapons for the Military

In many cases, students are directly involved in the process of creating weapons.

The Fight for a Green New Deal Is Coming to a School Near You

“We’ll be marching, taking over our school buildings, and walking out.”

Colleges Are Getting Rid of Their LGBTQ+ Resources

Due to Republican state lawmakers’ crusade against LGBTQ+ rights and DEI.

These Are the Far Right-Groups Leading the Book Ban Explosion

During the 2022-2023 school year, book bans increased by 33%.

This Teen Activist Is Taking on Anti-Trans Laws in Utah

Veronica Takenaka has had enough.

How Our Obsession With Trauma Took Over College Essays

Students are being encouraged to write about their worst experiences.

Why Young People and Teachers Should Move to Massachusetts

In this op-ed, Gov. Maura Healey explains how she’s making education more accessible.

Student Journalists Are Getting Laws Passed To Stop Censorship

Students aren’t letting themselves be silenced.

How Students Can Take Power Back From Their Universities

Universities should belong to young people, not the rich or the far-right.

How Trans Youth Navigate Coming Out at School

For trans students, a new school year can mean coming out all over again.

All Graduate School Exams Should Be Pass/Fail

From the GRE to the MCAT.

Inside the Rise Summit: Meet the Teenagers Trying to Change the World

Teen Vogue got an exclusive look into the 2023 Rise Summit in Oxford.

How My Mentor Changed the Course of My Life

“We can’t see what we’re capable of until someone turns a mirror toward us and reflects our own light back to us.”

Florida HBCU Students Are Suing the State for Discrimination in Funding

FAMU students say the state is chronically underfunding its only public HBCU.

Almost Half of LGBTQ+ Youth Feel Unsafe at School, According to a New Survey

That number was higher for trans and gender expansive kids.