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Student Voices August 31 2021

Why Justin Gigliotti wants those with disabilities to "let it out"
Justin Gigliotti uses his popular Twitter handle @syndrome22q1 to bring awareness to 22q syndrome, a disorder that is caused when part of the human chromosome 22 is missing
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Student Voices August 06 2021

The value of getting — and giving — peer tutoring
This peer-tutoring initiative helps students meet their academic potential one free study session at a time
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Student Voices June 22 2021

Student inventors lead the way in UK design competition

Design Ventura invites students ages 13–16 to research, design and create a novel product
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Student Voices June 20 2021

High school senior delivers "Class of COVID" graduation speech
Editor's note: Anne Laurie Pierre is one of three students from Massachusetts profiled in " …
Schools are routinely sanitized as students return to school in Michigan
Student Voices December 17 2020

Student Voice: How going back to school doesn't mean going back to normal
One student explains how going back to school doesn't mean going back to normal.
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Student Voices November 05 2020

How young people use social media to engage civically
Now that the election is over, how are young people staying engaged?
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Student Voices November 03 2020

Why civics education is necessary
More from our series of Student Voices on how students can stay engaged as citizens—even after the election
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Student Voices November 02 2020

Every vote and voice deserves to be heard
The first in our series of Student Voices on how students can stay engaged as citizens—even after the election
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Student Voices October 21 2020

How I created GetTime, an app to ease student stress
How one high school senior developed an app that can help students manage stress—and their schedules—in a stressful time
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Student Voices July 09 2020

How this student became the “Quarantine Chef” during COVID
NewsHour EXTRA intern Ramses Rubio describes how creativity and nostalgia have helped him through the quarantine.
Student Voices July 07 2020

What "back to normal" means for this Chinese student
In this student voice feature, Zhiming Gu reports from China about life with few cases of COVID-19 but the ever-present danger of return.
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Student Voices June 09 2020

Student Voice: When TikTok and Tiger King are more important than homework
"Do what makes you happy," writes eleventh grader John Barnes. "If that’s scrolling on TikTok for three hours, then by all means, go for it."
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