After several high schools in Minnesota were closed yesterday because of a gun threat, classes have resumed. This shouldn’t be normal.
Opinion: We are expected to pretend like yesterday didn’t happen
Opinion and Commentary Articles
Sahan, MinnPost support ThreeSixty students to amplify expertise on ‘little, local’ opinion topics
Organized in partnership with Sahan Journal and MinnPost, the Opinion Writing Workshop brought 16 Minnesota high schoolers together for four days of writing.
Opinion: Accessible education for all: the PSEO act as a model for preventing policy inequities
Out-of-district courses are an opportunity for all students across Minnesota to have a right to access.
Opinion: St. Paul needs fresh leadership. Kaohly Her is the right choice for mayor
Kaohly Her can re-energize the city, tackle public safety and redevelopment more directly, and help residents feel seen again.
Opinion: Minnesota social studies standards lack critical thinking. Educators must be brave enough to remedy this
Reading an outdated textbook and learning the Bill of Rights while my own rights slip away with every breaking headline feels pointless.
Opinion: Minnesota youth, we need to put our money where our values are
Minnesotan youth should step up, not step back, their commitment to boycotts. Some of my peers believe that their boycotting does not matter, because they are just one person boycotting. But history proves otherwise.
Opinion: Middle schoolers are struggling with addiction. They need help, not punishment
A punitive perspective on teen drug use misses the core issue: addiction is a public health crisis, not a simple disciplinary problem.
Opinion: ICE raids are tearing families apart. We can’t stay silent.
“Yo me voy con ustedes,” a classmate once told me. If my family gets deported, I’ll leave too.
Opinion: Fast fashion is destroying the planet. Thrifting locally and online can help fix it.
Buy a dress from an ethical local business and support fair labor.
Opinion: Trump’s defunding agenda hurts everyone, especially rural communities. Minnesota must protect rural schools.
If federal cuts to education move forward, a generation of students in rural Minnesota could lose access to the quality education they need to prepare for the future.
