Paying for Community College
What do you do when free tuition is still too expensive? I was excited when President Obama announced in the…
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Students On True Costs of Community College
On the first day of classes for this semester at Berkeley City College in Berkeley, California, there are hundreds of…
Inside A Classroom at Marshawn Lynch’s Hometown High School
Marshawn Lynch got his start in football at Oakland Technical High School, where I go to school. Coaches at Oakland…
The Inventor Is In: The Nashville Children’s Hospital With A Mobile Makerspace
All around the country, computer hackers, artists, and other do-it-yourselfers are meeting up in “makerspaces,” to share tools and build…
The Importance Of Having Sexual Health Classes In High School
When I was a freshman, I had to take and pass a health sex-ed class, but that requirement was cut…
What It’s Like To Navigate College When You’re Depressed
By Wendy Menjivar/ VoiceWaves As Sunday night arrives most college students prepare by filling their backpacks with books for the…
Standing Up For Bookworms
One day, my teacher instructed us all to participate in a game where you stand in line and step up if a certain question applies to who you are, and step back if it doesn’t. The teacher said step up if you love to read. As I looked down the line of my 25 classmates, I noticed that everyone was still — like lumps.
Discussion: How Does Your Community View Depression?
Depression in teens can be difficult to recognize, particularly when you factor in cultural views of mental illness. This resource includes discussion questions and resources for high school students.
The Game of Assasins
I woke up to a text message saying I had to kill a classmate within a week or I would…