This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO) This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO)
Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s Poverty Tour 2.0 arrived in Virginia, and high school students had a lot to say about their own struggles with poverty.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
The Poetry of America’s Best and the Brightest The Poetry of America’s Best and the Brightest
The students at Bunker Hill Community College may have difficult lives. But the best are as bright as any Ivy Leaguer.
Sep 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Wick Sloane
This Is What Voter Participation Looks Like This Is What Voter Participation Looks Like
Nearly half of all California voters are new or occasional voters. In South LA, one group is empowering community members to realize the significance of their vote.
Aug 28, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland
Let me tell about you some of the things we do at camp that Americans for Limited Government would find subversive.
Jul 20, 2012 / Katie Halper
With Youth Unemployment This High, Remind Me What’s So Bad About Vocational Education? With Youth Unemployment This High, Remind Me What’s So Bad About Vocational Education?
Our high schools are failing to prepare young people for an unforgiving economy.
Jun 6, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Throwaway People: Teens Sent to Die in Prison Will Get a Second Chance Throwaway People: Teens Sent to Die in Prison Will Get a Second Chance
Trina Garnett accidentally set a fatal fire when she was 14. That was in 1976. Could today’s Supreme Court ruling against juvenile life without parole finally bring her home?
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Liliana Segura
Romney’s Attack on Obama’s College Affordability Record Romney’s Attack on Obama’s College Affordability Record
Mitt blames Obama for rising tuitions, but ignores the role of federal student aid in reducing its burden on families.
Can Romney Win Over Young Voters? Can Romney Win Over Young Voters?
Mitt is trying to appeal to Millenials, and some of them could dig it.
The Future of Vocational Education The Future of Vocational Education
Would the European high school apprenticeship model work in the United States?
Apr 19, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Democracy Class Democracy Class
Rock the Vote’s Democracy Class could help ensure that young people learn their history, register to vote and make their electoral voice heard as soon as they are eligible.
Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg