by Olivia Ouellette | Apr 14, 2026 | Article, Education, Politics, Youth Voice
Ever since elementary school, some of my fondest memories have come from volunteering as a buddy for disabled students. Activities such as eating lunch with them, helping with homework, or even simply spending time with them have allowed me to gain a greater...
by Ekansh Singh | Apr 14, 2026 | Article, Education, Politics, Youth Voice
On a random Thursday, I watched a political argument start the way most of them do now, not with a speech, but with a screenshot. Someone dropped a cropped headline into our grade’s group chat. There was no link, no context, just a caption that basically dared...
by Om Rajan | Jul 31, 2025 | Article, Education, Politics, Youth Voice
I am an Indian American. I have cousins around the world, in places like India, Singapore, and Dubai. Talking to them, I have come to realize that their awareness of the United States is much greater than my knowledge of their countries. This gap in understanding, I...
by Milan Duong-Gordley | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Money, Politics
During the pandemic, many students fell behind in their learning as they had to grapple with the loss of their school community and social life, COVID deaths and its other effects, and family hardships (Doan-Nguyen, 2023). Test scores universally declined, and the...
by Gwendolyn Domine | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Politics
As a girl who’s lived in Mexico, Texas, and California, I’ve experienced many sides of the political spectrum. Although I was too young to remember much of this, I still feel a strong connection to the two locations I’ve lived in my past. Growing up in border...
by Carson Middleton | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Money, Politics
American education is in crisis. Approximately a third of U.S. high school students are behind grade level in reading, writing, and math. A majority of Americans are pessimistic about the quality and direction of education. Even as our nation seeks to pioneer...
