TSU students are concerned about campus’s future after Comptroller report
The students at the Tennessee State University say they understand the campus needs help especially when it comes to housing. But they are concerned about the state’s involvement in their future. Tennessee State University had a record enrollment in 2022. Watch the video
Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of extreme turmoil. Read the article
The Student-Affirming Education Needed for Our Children and Our Nation’s Future
Classrooms should always be places of discovery, of questioning, of gaining new perspectives. Students benefit the most when they learn about themselves and the world in a safe space with teachers who provide them with honest education and accurate history. As award-winning educators, we are aware that our accolades are tied to our ability to engage students in affirming learning environments. Download the PDF
Students Reflect on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Tennessee
The Education Trust is a national education research, policy and advocacy organization, and we opened The Education Trust in Tennessee in January of 2020, centering student voices in their work from the beginning. Most notably, there are two primary student programs that are informed, convene, and advocate on pressing education issues. Read the resource
Educational Equity: Solutions Through Social and Emotional Well-Being
In this video, learn how schools and districts are bringing students’ social and emotional well-being – and its connection to their education experiences – to the forefront of their practices and planning to ensure educational equity. Watch the video
Chalkbeat & Ed Trust: In Their Voices with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Chalkbeat and The Education Trust present students in dialogue with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Watch the video
#InTheirVoices: Chinaya Mason
Watch Chinaya Mason, a student from Knoxville, TN, discuss how losing 5 classmates to gun violence since January 2021 has impacted her final months as a student at Austin East High School. She’ll use this experience to inform her questions for Sec. Cardona about school safety. Watch the video
#InTheirVoices: Trey Cunningham
Watch Trey Cunningham, a student from Brownsville, share how his experience growing up in a majority Black, rural Tennessee town has shaped the questions he will ask at #InTheirVoices: Students Speak with Secretary Cardona. Watch the video
Students need to feel safe, supported and taught the truth about US history | Opinion
Leaders should invest in mental health resources and strategies that would actually help students stay in school in person and get back on track. Read the article
Students of color deserve to see themselves in their school curriculum
Every time we talked about 9/11 in class, heads would slowly turn in my direction. I was the only hijab in my class, grade, and school in Nashville. The lack of representation around me was more suffocating than the actual scarf around my neck. I worried that my classmates were learning to see me as the enemy. Read the article
