Youth speak out on Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage.
Watch this video from Youth Empowerment Studios to learn how young people are working together to keep kids in school. Keep your eyes open for the video’s interactive content!
As seniors get used to their last year of high school, counselors begin inviting guest speakers from different colleges to motivate students, but this seems inadequate in guaranteeing a higher high school to college transition rate. Plenty of times, adults tell students, “More education equals more money.”
The teen drop out rate has increased dramatically over the last few years and continues to do so. As a junior in high school, closely approaching my senior year, I see more and more familiar faces dropping out.
I’ve felt devastated before. I felt alone and crushed. I honestly couldn’t breathe. Sharing these feelings might have been hard for me two years ago during these occurrences, but today I feel strong enough to write about them.