StudentNation

StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

Laptop remote learning

Computer Screens and Pieces of Paper Computer Screens and Pieces of Paper

After a year of remote learning, many college students are reevaluating the value of higher education.

Jun 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Teresa Xie

US National Capitol

Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support? Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support?

The party establishment view young candidates as outsiders, but a handful of local and national organizations are trying to change that.

Jun 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Sadie Bograd

Green Lake Elementary

Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

Jun 14, 2021 / StudentNation / Neal Morton

Biden youth support

No Generation Without Representation No Generation Without Representation

Biden and Harris relied on youth support during the election. It’s time for the administration to support them back.

Jun 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay

Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels

Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels

A true commitment to climate justice is much broader: It necessarily entails building local resilience to climate impacts.

May 7, 2021 / StudentNation / Matthew Sehrsweeney

students protest abolish tuition

Student Debt Is Devastating American Families—Here’s How Student Debt Is Devastating American Families—Here’s How

Advocates collected thousands of responses from borrowers across the country, and their stories show just how debilitating student debt has become.

May 5, 2021 / StudentNation / Cody Hounanian and Whitney Barkley-Denney

¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil.

¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil. ¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil.

Quiero imaginar un futuro mejor, al igual que lo hicieron mis padres. Pero no debería venir con ataduras abrumadoras.

Apr 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Sabrina Calazans

Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt.

Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt. Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt.

I want to imagine a better future, just as my parents did. But it shouldn’t come with overwhelming strings attached.

Apr 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Sabrina Calazans

A young student sits in front of a laptop, attending an online class.

Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data

Many universities have yet to reckon with the data justice implications of learning technologies—now, with online learning the norm, these practices deserve more scrutiny.

Apr 22, 2021 / StudentNation / Britt Paris, Rebecca Reynolds, and Catherine McGowan

student protest tuition

American Universities Are Buried Under a Mountain of Debt American Universities Are Buried Under a Mountain of Debt

How deep in debt is your university? Find out today on Debt Reveal Day!

Apr 15, 2021 / StudentNation / Eleni Schirmer, Jason Thomas Wozniak, Dana Morrison, Rich Levy, and Joanna Gonsalves

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