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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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Student Voices April 13 2020

Student Voice: Advice on how to manage remote learning from students who've been there
In this Student Voice, hear from educator Jori Kulder and her students who offer advice about COVID-19 after living through the Paradise wildfires in California.
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Student Voices March 31 2020

Student Voice: Students share what learning is like under COVID-19
Hear from middle school to college-aged students in the U.S. and China about the effects of coronavirus on their education.
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Student Voices February 10 2020

Student Voice: Here's what I saw wrong with the Iowa caucus
Jennifer Hellwig with her classmates Annabel Panayotov and Lainie Kubow (from left to right) at the…
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Student Voices February 08 2020

Student Voice: How campaigning gives me a sense of a community
In this Student Voice, Victor Shi describes what it was like canvassing for one of the presidential candidates in Iowa and attending the caucuses.
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