This semester's VOX INVESTIGATES topic is "Equity in Education." Take a look at what happened when the topic of being a low income student was brought up. Read on
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"So much of school is a constant race of getting ahead in a continuous circle," writes VOX Media Cafe reporter Leila Tolbert. "Lunch gives students and teachers time to re-energize and come back to class well rested and eager to finish out the day." Read on
Catharine Hasna is an 18-year-old Atlanta resident and a high school graduate from K12 Online academy. Catharine is a hard-core human’s rights activist and a big believer in supporting mental health. Her goal is to major in psychology, apply to medical school and become a psychiatrist. Hasna started her Common Application last summer, and while… Read on
Being a black girl in the current state of this country is already hard. It becomes even harder when you find yourself attending a school where more than 75% of the student body looks nothing like you. The shock of a new school experience, mixed with feeling that you don’t belong there can be heavy.… Read on
The Department of Education is supposed to prohibit discrimination in the school environment. They have failed to do so because in certain schools black girls and boys have been threatened with suspension because of their hair. Read on
Despite it being one of the most encouraged plans for life after high school, college is a financial commitment that goes beyond four years of education. Read on
