“When you see something that is not right, you must say something …each generation must do its part.”  Thousands of youth are following these words of wisdom shared by […]

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Tinker ruling and youth First Amendment rights! RSVP for the live stream event on Friday, February 22nd, 12:00-1:30 pm central time, hosted by the […]

What a time it is for our country, our democracy and our world.  A time of great sadness, but also of great hope, as young people use their rights to […]

What mighty times we are in!  With the horrible school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas on February 14th, and after years of daily news reports of kids being shot and […]

With all the history being made lately, it’s great to meet students who are part of it….. Some are marching… Some are standing up….. And others are making projects for […]

How old should a student have to be to vote for the next president? What about the next president of the school board? Should more money go to school budgets?  […]

Great things are going on in the Des Moines schools.  Music, drama, poetry, art, debate, journalism… with so many student voices coming alive. We celebrated them in December, as part […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2015 Events Planned in Des Moines, Iowa, Schools to Mark 50th Anniversary of  “Tinker” Black Armband Events     A week of events in the […]

I hate to see students’ rights violated But I’ve seen it too often-  in my job as a nurse, on the news, and in schools.   And, I’ve seen how […]