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]

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.

Mar 29, 2018 / StudentNation / Bryce Covert

New York City Hall

NYC Students Meet at City Hall to Debate Guns NYC Students Meet at City Hall to Debate Guns

As millions around the world participated in the March for Our Lives, 35 children aged 8 to 10 took turns sharing their reasons for restricting gun use.

Mar 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

Student Gun Protest

We’ve Been Presented with Two Options: Militarization or Regulation We’ve Been Presented with Two Options: Militarization or Regulation

For me, school is a refuge. I cannot imagine that sanctity violated by the introduction of weapons.

Mar 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Claire Devine

NRA Youth

Why Are Schools Still Accepting NRA Money? Why Are Schools Still Accepting NRA Money?

NRA Foundation grants to youth programs like Eddie Eagle help explain why guns are so popular in the US.

Mar 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove

For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember

For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember

These women fought, often in obscurity, for justice and equality. 

Mar 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

ACLU students rights

Student Protesters: You Have First Amendment Rights Student Protesters: You Have First Amendment Rights

What are your rights as a high-school student activist? The ACLU answered in an online question-and-answer panel.

Mar 6, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.

Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now. Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.

Every day since February 21, high-school and middle-school students across the country have protested for stronger gun laws, often by walking out of class.

Mar 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler

#SecureOurFuture

As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers

The organizers of #SecureOurFuture discuss the teachers’ strike and what they’re doing to support it.

Mar 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove

Pittsburgh Parkland Protest

After Parkland, Students Across the Country Are Walking Out in Solidarity After Parkland, Students Across the Country Are Walking Out in Solidarity

Pittsburgh high-school students left school without permission and were punished for doing so. They say it was worth it.

Feb 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

West Virginia teachers strike

Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students

We understand that this strike is not just a day off from school for us; it is not about pay, it’s about what’s right.

Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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