February: Black history, justice, journalism
N. Dakota is beautiful in February, especially when student journalists move a press rights bill through the state legislature! It all started as a student project at the University of […]
View Article“These Are Mighty Times!”
I met Colin at New York University Law School. He said these are “mighty times” because so much is going on, and so many students are speaking up. As I […]
View ArticleNew school year, new students take a stand!
It was a great week in Boston visiting Cambridge Rindge and Latin HS, Graham and Parks Elementary, education students at Tufts University, law students at Suffolk Law and journalism students […]
View ArticleWhy students need a voice…& a vote…
I hate to see students’ rights violated But I’ve seen it too often- in my job as a nurse, on the news, and in schools. And, I’ve seen how […]
View ArticlePress Release: Tinker Tour Heads to Des Moines, Iowa For 50th Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2015 Events Planned in Des Moines, Iowa, Schools to Mark 50th Anniversary of “Tinker” Black Armband Events A week of events in the […]
View ArticleWhat A Difference 50 Years -& A Supreme Court Victory- Makes!
Great things are going on in the Des Moines schools. Music, drama, poetry, art, debate, journalism… with so many student voices coming alive. We celebrated them in December, as part […]
View ArticleSpring is for students’ rights!
How old should a student have to be to vote for the next president? What about the next president of the school board? Should more money go to school budgets? […]
View ArticleStudent Voices, Student Action!
What mighty times we are in! With the horrible school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas on February 14th, and after years of daily news reports of kids being shot and […]
View Article“The Fierce Urgency of Now”
“When you see something that is not right, you must say something …each generation must do its part.” Thousands of youth are following these words of wisdom shared by […]
View ArticleBack to school, back to the 1st Amendment
Last year, students in Jacksonville, Florida formed a youth group called EVAC to stand up for racial justice. They got their school’s name changed from Robert E. Lee High School […]
View ArticleKids are speaking up for peace
There are plenty of controversies in schools these days, and plenty of censorship too. But students want to talk about- and read about- the issues that affect them, even controversial ones. […]
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