Youth – Page 24 – People's World

Should kids go to jail for skipping school?

September 10, 2012 By Annette Fuentes

"What is the responsibility of the school? If they have a 50 percent failure rate, it should indicate something is wrong."

Community rallies to save San Francisco City College

September 6, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

A broad coalition of city residents and leaders is launching a campaign to assure the future of the 90,000-student City College, beleaguered by years of budget cuts.

“Ground game” of historic proportions launched at DNC in Charlotte

September 4, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

"Fired up -- Ready to go," was the enthusiastic chant at overflow caucus meetings of youth, African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) delegates on the eve of the opening of the Democratic convention.

Paul Ryan’s Pell Grant cuts are unjust, misguided

August 30, 2012 By Michael Leonard

In a time where tuition and books costs are strangling many low-income and working class students, why are we cutting when we should be funding this vital program?

Free back-to-school shoe lines reminiscent of the 30’s

August 14, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The story behind the shoe line in St. Joseph is a story repeated everywhere, from Gary, Ind., to Youngstown, Ohio, to Flint, Mich., to Chico, Calif., to Milton, Mass.