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Student Voices September 14 2006

Student Voice: New Michigan graduation requirements shortchange many students

The Michigan legislature recently raised its state's high school graduation requirements to include more credits. Nick Thomas, a 17-year-old reporter with 8-18 Media, looks at some possible drawbacks of the change and its effects on a variety of students with differing career goals.
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Educator Voices

Educator Voice: Proposed bill would silence students at schools across Florida
by David Cutler, teacher Florida politicians have made it clear that they are determined to…
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Student Voices

The importance of staying peaceful in Ferguson
  By Sydney Hallett, Reporter, Youth Journalism International - Aug. 14, …
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Gaps in code aren’t OK and neither is the gender gap in tech
  By Caroline Davenport It didn’t surprise me when I walked into a computer codi…
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Viewpoint from Israel: ‘A lot of the people want peace’
  Photo by Einat and Adi of a beach near their home in Israel. Einat and Adi li…
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Viewpoint from Gaza: ‘There is no safe place’
  Hana, a 12-year-old Palestinian student who sent us her story. Ahm ad and …
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Viewpoint from the West Bank: ‘We are all humans’
  Alma, a 19-year-old Palestinian who sent us her story. Alma is a 19-year-old Pa…
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Youth take control of neighborhood identity with everyday photos
How do you tell the story of a community? That's one question a group of students addressed in a ph…
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“We should be deporting felons, and not families” – an immigrant student speaks out
  How would you feel if you had the right to stay in the United States, but your parents didn…
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The Pakistan school massacre: "an attack on humanity"
  By Arooj Khalid Children are the angels of heaven. They are innocent little flower…
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Nine stories made by and about young people making a difference
Giving back to the community is on most people’s to-do list, but it takes time and a commitment. A …
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