Youth

Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In

Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In

Getting to the polls is just the first step.

Sep 10, 2014 / Paul Rogat Loeb

The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses

The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses

These women are making substantive improvements on their college campuses to stop sexual assault before it happens.

Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Finnie and StudentNation

Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles

Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles

Two years after the Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional, many states are still able to send children to die in prison without recourse.

Jun 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers

California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers

Hardline reformers are using Vergara v. State of California to dismantle tenure in other states.

Jun 13, 2014 / Michelle Chen

How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian?

How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian? How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian?

Watch how this Oakland teen went from being involved in gang violence to being top of his class.

Jun 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility

Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility

Most of the unaccompanied children waiting in a Nogalas detention facility migrated from violence-torn countries in Central America.

Jun 10, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Ohio Will Stop Using Solitary Confinement to Punish Kids

Ohio Will Stop Using Solitary Confinement to Punish Kids Ohio Will Stop Using Solitary Confinement to Punish Kids

A federal settlement to eliminate the use of seclusion on juvenile offenders is the first of its kind.

May 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities

Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities

International organizations have said the seclusion of youth in custody amounts to torture.

May 15, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

We Need to Talk About Cyberbullying

We Need to Talk About Cyberbullying We Need to Talk About Cyberbullying

Close to 20 percent of high school students have admitted to being cyberbullied in the last year.

May 9, 2014 / StudentNation / Kumaran Chanthrakumar and StudentNation

Foster Youth Win an Important Victory in Oregon

Foster Youth Win an Important Victory in Oregon Foster Youth Win an Important Victory in Oregon

Foster youth are leading the fight for public child welfare services.

Mar 7, 2014 / StudentNation / Simon Davis-Cohen and StudentNation

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