JAMIL LOTT HAS a lot to deal with every day. He might be assuring a substitute teacher that a student is frustrated, not dangerous, or… Read More
Grappling with safety: Debate has emerged over how to prevent school violence
May 2016 Magazine Articles
Tangled roots: Students, teachers and officials weigh in on school violence causes, solutions
WHILE HEADLINES WARN about school fights and teacher assaults, Ian Marquez doesn’t feel threatened as he walks down the hallways of Central High School in… Read More
The state of transgender rights: Social and political battle hits home in Minnesota
FROM NORTH CAROLINA to South Dakota, the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, including students, are front and center in a social and political battle…. Read More
College Essay Boot Camp: Kickin’ students’ essays into shape
The week’s lessons were in place, the more than 30 students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis and Harding Senior High School in St. Paul… Read More
Tackling concussions: Safety measures in football have been taken in recent years, but some call for sport’s removal from schools
WITH THE HEIGHTENED public awareness of head injuries in football serving as a backdrop, Dr. Bennet Omalu spoke candidly about concussions in youth football in… Read More
A surprise welcome to college
WHEN IOWA STATE University sent me a breaking news alert in an email, I thought it was another college rejecting my application. I clicked on… Read More
Weighing a gap year: A break before college can be beneficial, experts say – but it’s not for everyone
AFTER GRADUATION, some high school students will attend college locally while others are bound for out-of-state schools. Other students will work or enroll in technical… Read More
It’s social, but about business, too: Students share social media wisdom at first-ever Youth Social Media Summit
IT WAS TIME for students to be the teachers for one day when more than 30 high school students listened to their peers share wisdom… Read More
ThreeSixty Focus on… Tyus Jones
The Minnesota Timberwolves rookie talks life in the NBA as a teenager, Flip Saunders and improvement Zekriah Chaudhry also contributed with this story. AS RISING… Read More
Closing the gap: Generation Next seeks to erase educational achievement gap
36 percent. 53 percent. 60 percent. These are the 2014-15 graduation rates for American Indians, blacks and Hispanics, respectively, in Minneapolis and St. Paul, according… Read More
