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Opinion

Involving Young People on School Boards Is Good for Students — and for Democracy

Logan Endres
Opinion

How Are Kids Really Doing after COVID-19? Survey of 500K Students Has Answers

Jen Vorse Wilka
opinion

Video Campaign Gives Chicago Teens a Voice against Gun Violence

Nina Vinik
Opinion

Student Voice: When Our Schools Are Broken-Down, Our Mental Health Suffers

Oni Boulware
Gen Z

Gen Z’s Declining College Interest Persists — Even Among Middle Schoolers

Joshua Bay
Analysis

What Gen Z Teens Are Asking About Education, Work and Their Future

Bruno V. Manno
Opinion

Student-Led Conference Puts Focus on AI and Education

Johnny Chang
social-emotional learning

Research: Schools Prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning See Big Academic Gains

Jo Napolitano
Future of High School

Iowa Teens Spend Less Time in Classrooms, and Succeed More — Here’s How

Andrew Bauld
The 74 Interview

Idaho’s 18-Year-Old School Board Member on Youth Voice And Right-Wing Extremism

Asher Lehrer-Small
Florida

Angry at DeSantis, Fla. Students Take to the Streets — and Take a Banned Lesson

Beth Hawkins
Future of High School

Taking the Lead: What Happens When Students Help Run Their High Schools

Beth Fertig
Direct Democracy

Students Got $10K to Upgrade Their HS. It Drove a Citywide ‘Wave of Democracy’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Keeping it 100

Student Essay: Young People Being Pushed Out of School Need an Advocate

Tiffany Santos
mental health

A ‘New Normal’—National Student Survey Finds Mental Health Top Learning Obstacle

Marianna McMurdock
74 interview

Meet Skye, the 12-Year-Old Reporter Covering Georgia’s Runoff Election

Asher Lehrer-Small
Civics

Report: More States Are Giving Students a Say in Education Policy

Asher Lehrer-Small
student voice

I Lived In a Shelter As a Child. Schools Must Better Understand Homeless Youth

Za’Nia Stinson
Los Angeles

Why I Had To Leave The Community I Loved To Find the School That Served My Needs

Devin Walton
congress

Students’ View: Three Ways Congress Can Support Students With Disabilities — Now

Anna Higgins & Claire Robinson
student voice

Mental Health, Teacher Shortages, Uvalde: Students Talk 2022’s Key School Issues

Asher Lehrer-Small
student voice

Student Voice: Graduating After a Third COVID-Disrupted School Year

Joshua Oh, Diego Camacho & Kota Babcock
student voice

‘It Doesn’t Feel Safe Going to School’: Students Reflect After Texas Shooting

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Does Your School Have a ‘Slander’ Account?

Asher Lehrer-Small
New York City

East Village Ukrainian Students Struggle with War in Homeland

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

'Beyond Our Control': What the Pandemic Taught a College Freshman About Empathy

Linda Jacobson
data

GOP-backed Groups Target Student Surveys as Parents’ Rights Movement Spreads

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

This Student-Led Nonprofit is Changing Teens’ Minds on the Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small
Student Voice

Gen Z is Looking for Balance, Mentorship, and Meaning in Work

Cheryn Hong
Pandemic

Life, Learning & Loss During the Pandemic — in Students’ Own Words

Andrew Brownstein
Keeping it 100

Student Voice: ‘Un-Modeling’ the Asian-American Minority Myth

Michaela Wang
Pandemic Notebook

How Neil deGrasse Tyson Got a Chicago Senior Through the Pandemic

Jimmy Rodgers
Pandemic

A Student’s View: How to Find the College That’s the Right Fit for You, Even During a Pandemic

Keli Pegula
Student Voice

A Student’s View: Teachers Form Unions to Negotiate How Their Schools Operate. Why Shouldn’t Students Do the Same?

Gregory Wickham
Pandemic

Student Survey: 1 in 4 High School Seniors Had Their Post-Graduation Plans Changed by the Pandemic

Laura Fay
Student Voice

Analysis: Americans Didn’t Vote for Education in 2020. Students Are Determined to Make Sure They Do Next Time

Mohan Sivaloganathan