Our Turn's Statement on the DOE Digital Divide
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Our Turn is thrilled by the news that the Biden administration has worked with 20 major internet companies to provide discounted internet service to low-income communities. The internet and technology are key components of our ever-changing educational landscape, and this agreement proves to be a huge step forward for numerous marginalized communities and...
AP News: First but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick
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Dear Superintendent Carvalho: Incorporate and Prioritize Student Input
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Our Turn Partnership with Annie E. Casey Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site Ignites Youth Leaders and Expands Its Reach in the South
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New York, N.Y. (Dec. 20, 2021)—Our Turn is excited to announce its formal partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site to cultivate youth advocates through a new Youth Leadership Council (YLC). Our Turn is working with the YLC to build its organizing structure and amplify its leadership voice through digital and grassroots organizing...
Youth Organizers, Next Gen Leaders of Tomorrow, Call on the Dept. of Education to Recognize Their Voice Today
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Our Turn, a member of the Youth In Gov Coalition, calls on Secretary Cardona to recognize the Raise Your Hand Student Agenda, a BIPOC-responsive plan to address disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
[New York, NY, March 1, 2021] Our Turn, comprising mostly historically underrepresented...
39,000 Denver students attend schools that lack adequate mental health staff, study finds
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At a time when the mental health of students and school staff ranks among the top concerns for Colorado education leaders, about 39,000 Denver students go to public schools where there are not enough nurses, social workers and psychologists to meet their needs.
According to a recent study published by education research and advocacy organization A+ Colorado, only...
Our Turn Calls on the New Education Secretary to Recognize Student Demands for Educational Justice
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Raise Your Hand, a student-led movement is calling for the Sec. of Education to publicly recognize the demands of students of color within the first 100 days of the new administration.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the detrimental and disproportionate impact of COVID-19 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, students have organized the Raise...
Putting Student Voices at the Center of Equitable Education Issues
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Raise Your Hand, a student-run initiative from Corporation grantee Our Turn, aims to help shape the future of American education
Educational inequalities are a reality in a number of districts and communities, disproportionally affecting low-income, Black, Latino, and Indigenous students. Raise Your Hand, an initiative of
Decolonize the classroom: These teens want to dismantle America's racist history curriculum
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Ritika Sharma is a 17-year-old student attending Denmark High School in Forsyth County, Georgia. As social media became a rallying and organizing outlet for thousands of students in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Sharma began sharing information on her personal Instagram about the racist past of her home county and the need to...
