My family fled civil war in Liberia to a refugee camp in Guinea in West Africa. I learned the power of resilience and the value of diversity. The author, in white next to the woman on the right, at the Kouankan refugee camp in Guinea I grew up with my parents in the...
A U.S. school district wants the Supreme Court to overturn a landmark free speech case and let it punish a student for criticizing her school online. Students protest for the right to free speech outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, 19 March 2007. (AP...
The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will fall mainly on youth. Here are ways young people can mitigate the impact as they ponder the future. By Tiziana Barghini In the COVID-19 pandemic, old people have been the most likely to die. But it is youth who will...
Global warming and its consequences can provoke anxiety in young people. Educators need to be trained on how best to teach about climate change. A student attends a climate strike protest in Canberra, Australia, 15 March 2019 (EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH) “Are we going to...
By Akilah Wise A movement to recognize and address trauma in schools is gaining traction across the United States. Nearly half of U.S. children — 31 million — have experienced a potentially traumatic event according to the 2017-2018 National Survey of Children Health,...
