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VOX INVESTIGATES: Equity in Education and Being a High Achiever [VIDEO]
This semester’s VOX INVESTIGATES topic is “Equity in Education.” Which means that a team of teen reporters and journalists will be exploring the education system in Atlanta. We kicked things off with a community dialogue where teens were invited to share their experiences so far. Take a look at what happened when the topic of being labeled a “high achiever” was brought up.
VOXCast: How Much Discrimination Is In Your School? [AUDIO]
In this episode of the VOXCast, Mack Walker sits down with fellow Atlanta teens Karis, JT and Mohamed from Youth United to talk about the work they do in the community, ideas for the next Georgia governor and how discrimination and segregation are still present in Atlanta-area high schools in 2018.
Listen in as they talk about the difference in how teens are treated at school based on how they wear their hair and how some people act shocked to hear they are in advanced classes.