Student Activism
Learn more about students trying to make changes through advocacy or protest at their school or district, or at the state or national level
Student Well-Being
Q&A
鈥業t鈥檚 OK to Not Be on Your Phone鈥: An 18-Year-Old on Teaching Cellphone Etiquette
Whether it's asking permission to take a photo of someone or dimming a screen in a movie theater, kids need lessons in cellphone etiquette.
School & District Management
Letter to the Editor
Student Protestors Are Not Fueled by Hatred or Prejudice
A reader pushes back on the coverage of student protestors in this letter to the editor.
School & District Management
Israel-Hamas War Poses Tough Questions for K-12 Leaders, Too
High school students have joined walkouts, while charges of antisemitism in three districts will be the focus of a House hearing this week.
Student Well-Being
Q&A
Act on Student Ideas to Improve Mental Health, Youth Advocate Urges
High school student Rick Yang helped create mental health supports in his school and trained his peers to advocate for change.
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
This Leader Partners With 69传媒 to Build a More Sustainable Future for Her District
Under LeeAnn Kittle's leadership, the Denver district has implemented an ambitious climate action plan.
School & District Management
Q&A
This Leader Channeled 69传媒' Climate Anxiety Into Action. See How
LeeAnn Kittle partnered with student advocates to champion environmental sustainability in Denver's public schools.
Student Well-Being
A High School LGBTQ+ Student Group Won a Grant. Then the School Board Vetoed It
Advocates said the board's vote was a setback for "student voice" efforts鈥攁s well as for LGBQT+ students.
69传媒 & Literacy
What Happened When 69传媒 Led Fights to Reverse Book Bans
The stories of two student groups that found success in organizing to fight district book bans.
Equity & Diversity
Meet the High School Student Helping Her City Study Reparations for Black Residents
In Kansas City, Mo., 17-year-old Madison Lyman serves on a 13-member commission studying reparations for Black residents.
School & District Management
School Shooting Survivors at Odds With District Over Graduation Cords
Oxford graduating seniors want to wear special orange gun violence survivor cords at commencement. But the district says no.
School Climate & Safety
Video
69传媒 Want to Feel Safe at School. Here鈥檚 What They鈥檙e Asking For
69传媒 across the country worry school shootings are becoming routine. So they're walking out of school for "common sense" gun laws.
Federal
Student Activists Push Congress for Action on Climate Change Education
Student activists collaborated to write a pair of U.S. House resolutions on climate change.
Budget & Finance
Q&A
How Fair School Funding Became the Unlikely Topic for a Student Podcast
Three students hosted a weekly podcast as their district and others fought against a funding formula they said shortchanged poorer schools.
Science
In Their Own Words
From Monsoons to Hurricane Sandy: A Student鈥檚 Personal Journey From Activist to Scientist
Without formal instruction on climate change in school, Aryaana Khan struggled to make sense of the natural disasters she experienced.