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The Class of 2015: Driven, Smart, and Spirited
Public education is riding out a rough storm. A system of “test, blame, and punish” continues to dominate educators, schools and students while perceptions of a system broken beyond repair fuel...
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Here Comes Generation Z. What Makes Them Tick?
We know the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Y (aka, the Millennials), labels that have come to reflect the hopes and pessimism of their members. But it’s time for them to step back or at least share...
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Support for First Amendment Spikes Among High School Students
While your average 13-year-old may not have much of a clue how a bill becomes a law or what the separation of powers refers to, American teenagers support for the First Amendment has never been...
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Children Express Fear of Deportation in Hand-Drawn Comics
The hardline stance on immigration has struck fear and anxiety in students and their families across the U.S. They hear about “the wall” on the news or from other kids. They are told what to do if...
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Want to Prevent Harassment and Assault in Schools? Listen to Students.
For more than a year, the U.S. has engaged in a much needed public dialogue about sexual harassment in the workplace, and the need to hold perpetrators accountable. The conversation marks a long...
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Hostile, Divisive Political Climate Ensnaring U.S. Schools
Political debate in the United States has deteriorated over the past two decades, as reasoned, well-informed dialogue has been eclipsed by hyperpartisanship, name-calling, even paranoia. But can...
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The ‘Greta Effect’ On Student Activism and Climate Change
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg (M) takes her School Strike for Climate Action demonstration to the White House on September 13, 2019. Photo by: Lena Klimkeit/picture-alliance/dpa/AP...
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Student Performers Explore Impact of School Segregation
What is the purpose of school? What does separate but equal mean? Who benefits from school segregation? How did we get here? These were questions posed by five high school actors in a performance...
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