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What Was Life Like for NYC Students in the Wake of 9/11?
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approached, we asked Millennials and members of Gen Z for their questions about the events of that day and their aftermath. In this installment of the series, we asked someone who survived 9/11 as a high school student to discuss the trauma of that day and its lasting effects — and how it compares...
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This State is Giving Native American Tribes a Say in Mascots That Depict Them
Youth organizer Ivy Pete helped Washington state pass a bill that would limit schools’ usage of Native American mascots. Schools will have to change their mascot unless they can get a local tribe involved. The bill is “not saying ‘no more representing Native American culture, no more talking about Native Americans,’ but how can we do it in an authentic...
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If You Can Enforce a Dress Code, You Can Enforce a Face Mask: How Two Teens Changed Their School's Policy
Two Wisconsin high school seniors petitioned for mandatory use of face masks after learning coverings had not been enforced at their school. Ava Rheeve and Julia Going joined NBCLX to talk about their successful campaign to change their school’s policy.
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Students Express Their Own Health Fears As Schools Weigh Reopening Plans
LX News host Ashley Holt talked to a college student from Illinois, a high school student from Georgia and an eighth grader from Indiana about returning to school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Be the Change!': California Students Create Coronavirus Coloring Books to Educate Kids
Four California high school students worked together to create the Be the Change Coloring Co., a small business that makes coronavirus coloring books to help children understand the virus. The students have already raised over $12,000 for Black Lives Matter, the CDC and other organizations.