Student Voices
STUDENT VOICE: The pervasive and crippling fear of college
A young father, one of the first in his family to earn a degree, reflects on how he overcame his doubts
STUDENT VOICE: ‘If I wanted my children to finish high school and go to college, I had to model the path for them’
The defining moments for one woman on track to earn a college degree and break the cycle of poverty
STUDENT VOICES: NYC’s schools chief Richard Carranza promised us he’ll keep pushing for racial integration
Richard Carranza says he’ll resist criticism and fight for more integrated schools, including changing the admissions process for specialized high schools: “People are making lots of money on the backs of our students, our immigrant students, our poor families.”
STUDENT VOICE: It shouldn’t take a tragedy to spark youth activism
This program aims to teach civics both inside and outside the classroom
Many mostly black and Hispanic schools in New York City lack access to sports
How students are trying to change this
How one test kept New York City high schools segregated
Student Voice: “I’m a Hispanic woman from the Bronx, I’m trying to get into Stuy. It’s unrealistic”
STUDENT VOICE: How a trip with other Pittsburgh students taught me that Chinese and American aren’t two separate concepts
Learning, in Shanghai, that it’s not necessary to choose one culture over the other
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