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Students are forcing the teachers and adults in their lives to engage with global issues instead of shying away. Our 12th issue explores the near- and long-term impacts of global conflict on young Americans and our schools.
School administrators try to shelter students from current events to prevent conflict. In reality, they should be creating spaces for us to engage with these events in a healthy way.
While conflict rages at home and abroad, students with diverse backgrounds find ways to connect with each other.
In a time of high tension in schools, students and teachers consider ways to invite, rather than discourage, respectful conversations about difficult topics.
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Why students should use our knowledge to cast informed votes, rather than scrolling past difficult realities.
With antisemitic hate on the rise, many students with Israeli roots are searching for spaces to connect and lift each other up.
Many young voters are feeling apathetic as they head to the polls for the first time this year, but one school's senior class remains undeterred from performing their civic duty.
By only taking part in school-sanctioned protests that are designed to be non-disruptive, students miss the opportunity to push for real change.
LEARN
Get informed about protecting and improving our democracy
LISTEN
Sharpen communication skills and engage in civil discourse
ROOT
Ground your knowledge of the present in the stories of the past
CREATE
Envision the communities and country you want to inhabit
ACT
Celebrate the youth leaders who are making change today
Why students should use our knowledge to cast informed votes, rather than scrolling past difficult realities.
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The landmark 1969 case Tinker v. Des Moines affirmed first amendment rights for students. Yet many students–especially at public schools–now find their voices censored.
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The new expectation that we always be digitally available creates an unhealthy culture that erases boundaries.
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While the propagators of misinformation on social media may hide behind a screen, the victims experience real-world hatred and violence.
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Growing up in Lebanon, I only heard Syrian refugees referred to as an inconvience. Years later, unforgettable conversations made me realize the truth.
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Many young voters are feeling apathetic as they head to the polls for the first time this year, but one school's senior class remains undeterred from performing their civic duty.
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With antisemitic hate on the rise, many students with Israeli roots are searching for spaces to connect and lift each other up.
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School protests can be an effective way to get the administration's attention on issues that affect us in school. When we begin walking out due to issues they have no control over, these protests start losing their meaning.
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Why students should use our knowledge to cast informed votes, rather than scrolling past difficult realities.
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By only taking part in school-sanctioned protests that are designed to be non-disruptive, students miss the opportunity to push for real change.
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While increased support for Palestine among Gen Z reveals a potential generational gap, students on all points of the political spectrum are standing up for what they believe in.
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From marches, to sit-ins, to walkouts, large-scale protests give students the power to make their voices heard and push for change.
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The parallels between the Israel-Iran conflict and the Vietnam War serve as an ongoing reminder that if we don't learn from history, we're bound to repeat it.
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After backlash from a group of parents, a California school district requested all classroom materials and lessons on the topic.
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Book bans in schools and public libraries have run rampant in recent years. This Maryland bill seeks to limit bans based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
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Over 50 students walked out of class at McCallum High School this spring. Inside the response to one of the highest-profile student protests.
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While BookTok serves as a platform for celebrating literature, some of its trends dangerously detract from the purpose of reading.
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