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03/11/2026

💔 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 — 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲.

Channing Collins, a child welfare and policy executive, highlights how immigration enforcement is invoking "child protection" to justify policies that inflict profound harm on children.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻: When Eleanor Roosevelt helped shape modern human rights after World War II, she elevated children as rights-holders, not collateral damage of state power. Governments must protect children from harm inflicted by institutions.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻: Child welfare systems have learned through hardship that removing a child without adequate planning, support, and oversight creates trauma that can last a lifetime. Immigration enforcement is repeating these mistakes in real time.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Federal agencies should establish protocols prohibiting aggressive enforcement tactics where children are present. Policymakers should require transparency and oversight. Congress should work with child development experts to develop guidelines that recognize children's well-being as primary.

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 — 𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣."

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03/07/2026

🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮?

Merita Irby from the Alliance for Youth Thriving talks with Courtney Garcia, partner at LearnerStudio, about their newly released anthology "Bringing the Future into Focus." The collection brings together 40 contributors across education, technology, policy and youth development to explore a foundational question: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙄?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Young people are disengaging from school at alarming rates. We're in a youth mental health crisis. Achievement gaps are widening. And the workforce is transforming faster than our credentialing systems can keep up. Now add AI to a system already in crisis.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: If machines can generate content and tutor, then learning systems must double down on what's irreducibly human — judgment, ethical reasoning, creativity, meaning-making.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁: Flourishing doesn't happen only between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Community-based and out-of-school spaces — with authentic relationships, real-world stakes, and work that actually matters — become essential in an AI-enabled future. 🌟

As W. Edwards Deming said: "Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets." If we plug AI into broken structures, we'll get more of the same.

Read More → https://youthtoday.org/2026/03/flourishing-age-ai-qa-courtney-garcia-learnerstudio/

02/19/2026

🎤 𝗠𝗖𝗔 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 — 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲.

Daniel Warren, Ph.D., uses the Beastie Boys' MCA to explore gratitude as a developmental capacity in the Pass the Mic series.

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆: Adolescence = figuring out who you are through loud, experimental, sometimes reckless actions. When that gets rewarded early (like with the Beastie Boys), bravado gets reinforced.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻: MCA looked back honestly. Acknowledged harm in earlier lyrics. Took responsibility. Changed how he showed up. Didn't disown his past — integrated it.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲: Recognition → awareness of influence and impact Gratitude → appreciation and responsibility Purpose → what you do with that awareness over time

The question changes from "Who am I?" to "What do I owe?"

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸:
✔️ Don't freeze youth in their worst moments
✔️ Gratitude can't be forced—it emerges through reflection and repair
✔️Design environments that make growth through messiness possible

"𝙈𝘾𝘼 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙬 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘. 𝙃𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩."

Read more → https://youthtoday.org/2026/02/look-inside-mca-taught-us-gratitude-growth-growing-up/

Part 4 of the Pass the Mic series

02/19/2026

🎯 "𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟; 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥."

David Osher on why agency, voice and coherence matter more than ever — especially in times of political disruption and fear.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Educators feel coherence's absence daily. Well-intentioned initiatives that never connect. Young people moving from space to space experiencing each as separate rather than related.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀: Not aligned curricula. Not coordinated initiatives. Coherence is an experience — continuity across relationships, expectations and opportunities. It's whether young people are treated as whole people.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹: When external conditions generate fear, voice and agency become stabilizing forces. Programs work when people experience them as helpful and legitimate — when youth and families help shape priorities.

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀:
1️⃣ Even strong strategies struggle in fragmented systems
2️⃣ Schools, families and communities are all learning environments
3️⃣ Coherence requires rethinking power
4️⃣ Relationships aren't extras — they're the conditions that allow learning to take hold
5️⃣ Learning happens everywhere

"𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 — 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀."

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 ➡️ https://youthtoday.org/2026/02/agency-voice-coherence-work-social-emotional-academic-well-being-thriving-challenging-times-contexts/

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺" 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵

02/13/2026

📚🔬 "𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉."

Carly Swanson, a reading specialist at Falls Church City Public Schools and profoundly dyslexic herself, on why literacy and STEM should be taught together.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺: Reading scores continue to decline, especially for students with dyslexia and learning differences.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Literacy and STEM share the same skills — reasoning, pattern recognition, sequencing, problem-solving. When students succeed at STEM challenges, they build confidence that transfers to reading.

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱: An afterschool program pairing structured literacy intervention with STEM enrichment in communities that have historically lacked access to both.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:
✅ Every student showed measurable literacy growth
✅ Students who avoided reading got excited about books
✅ Reluctant readers volunteered to read aloud
✅ Parents reported kids reading at home for the first time — because they wanted to

𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵: She talks openly about her own dyslexia and ADHD. She makes mistakes in front of students on purpose and models recovery. She wants them to see that learning is possible.

"𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏, 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔."

Read more ➡️ https://youthtoday.org/2026/02/overlooked-link-literacy-stem-student-success/

02/12/2026

📊 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼𝗻—𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Katherine Plog Martinez talks with Thomas Akiva, co-author of Chapter 7 in "Positive Youth Development: Integrating Research and Practice," about why program quality matters and how to improve it.

Akiva spent years as an OST practitioner and camp director before helping develop the Youth Program Quality Assessment. His key insight: program quality tools describe what makes good programs tick and provide pathways to improvement.

Modern quality improvement draws from three developments: recognizing relationships as the "active ingredient" that makes programs work, integrating social-emotional learning into all aspects of programming and centering equity by ensuring high-quality experiences are accessible to all youth.

The chapter demonstrates that program quality can be systematically assessed and improved through continuous assess-plan-improve cycles. It's not a one-size-fits-all checklist — it's about observable practices that determine whether youth feel comfortable, engaged and want to return.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Read more → https://youthtoday.org/2026/02/on-program-quality/

02/11/2026

💔 "I fled an arranged marriage to be LGBTQ in the U.S., but I wasn't safe from ICE. So I fled again, to Canada."

An anonymous young writer shares her journey as a twice-over refugee — first escaping West Africa at 14 to avoid forced marriage, then fleeing the United States at 16 as ICE enforcement intensified.

She arrived in NYC in May 2024 with hope. She went from shelter to foster care, came out as LGBTQ, played soccer, made friends and started writing with Communication to process her trauma.

When Trump took office in January 2025, ICE arrested over 3,500 people in the first week — including a 7-year-old girl. Her foster care agency didn't connect her with an immigration lawyer until March 2025, with a court date in 2026. In June, the U.S. eliminated SJIS protections for foster youth pursuing green cards.

Writing clarified what she needed to do: "My life didn't depend on what I had been promised, but on what I decided to do myself."

In August 2025, she packed a backpack with her soccer trophies, essential documents and a book her editor gave her. She left her bike in New Jersey and walked through darkness with five other young people from Africa, crossing into Canada on foot.

"I don't yet know what Canada will decide for me," she writes. "But for now, this country is not like the U.S. And that gives me a little courage."

Originally published by Youth Communication's Represent.

Read more: https://youthtoday.org/2026/02/twice-a-refugee/

02/04/2026

💡 "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑."

James McLamb, founder of Generation Youth, shares what decades of working with teenagers taught him about the difference between control and coaching.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵: Tighten rules. Raise voice. Push harder. The room got quieter, kids stayed in seats. But nothing changed.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: It teaches one lesson—don't get caught next time. It doesn't teach decision-making, build confidence, or strengthen relationships. Research confirms: adolescents develop leadership through environments supporting autonomy, belonging and skill-building, not through control.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄:
1️⃣ Get curious before corrective — "What's going on?" lowers defenses, builds trust
2️⃣ Ask before you answer — What were you hoping would happen? What options did you see? What would you try differently?
3️⃣ Plan forward together — "What's your next step, and how can I help?"

These shifts aren't soft. They're effective. They build internal motivation instead of surface compliance.

Young people don't need more adults pointing out what they did wrong. They need adults willing to listen, ask better questions, and see strengths that aren't obvious yet.

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02/03/2026

📝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 ≠ 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.

Mira Mikulka, a senior at Corona del Mar High School, shares what happened when her approved 504 plan for ACT accommodations wasn't enough to actually access the test.

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
✔️ Approved 504 plan
✔️ Over 1 year of prep
✔️ Ready by August senior year

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱:
❌ 4 months of delays. Her request: denied. School official's same request: approved. Only 1 proctor available = bottleneck.
❌ Took test during finals week
❌ After college deadlines passed

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲:
Success depends on adult advocacy, not legal entitlement. Students with parental support navigate easily. Students navigating alone? Disproportionate obstacles.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀:
Research shows testing anxiety + stress lower performance, especially for students with disabilities. Confusing, delayed processes compound this.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅:
✔️ Student-facing instructions
✔️ Adequate proctor availability
✔️ Support for students without adults
✔️ Review and eliminate barriers

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01/29/2026

📖 "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝘄."

Amanuel Asfaw, a 17-year-old junior at Columbia Heights High School in Minnesota, shares what it's like to attend school amid intensified federal immigration enforcement.

The reality: Four students from their district detained in two weeks. Empty desks. The belief that school is a safe place—shattered.

Students’ brains are constantly scanning for unmarked black SUVs instead of focusing on math tests. They are experiencing chronic toxic stress that physically alters brain development.

"We are being conditioned to view our government not as a protector, but as a predator."

On January 23, students joined a state-wide strike. Not for a day off — because the educational contract has been shredded.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝘄𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆."

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