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We Participated in #NationalWalkoutDay to Show How Gun Violence Affects Chicago Students

The clock strikes 9:50 a.m. as I sit in physics class. My teacher has given a momentum equation, but that is the least of my concerns. Tick...tock… The clock drags on and on leaving many of us...

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California

How We Can Transform Schools Into Sites of Racial Healing

Students across the nation have joined in solidarity to ignite a long overdue national conversation on gun reform and school safety. So far, they’ve successfully garnered widespread public support...

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Student Voice

Why Stop With One Wall, Mr. President? We Students Have an Idea That You'll Love

Mr. President, we heard that Mexico won't pay for your wall. Well, we have another suggestion. As high school students across the nation begin to speak out against gun violence and broken laws, we...

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School Discipline

Here's How the #MeToo Movement Is Continuing in Our Schools

In her Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey addressed young girls around the globe by saying, "When that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of...

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student achievement

There's a Million Reasons Why I #LoveTeaching But Here's Just One

This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educators Rising, a national organization for...

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Student Voice

Teachers Got Me Through My Dad's Deportation. That's Why I Want To Be One.

This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educators Rising, a national organization for...

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