Many Teens in No Rush to Hit the Road
For many teens, learning to drive is a rite of passage and ticket to freedom, but fear, expense and busy schedules have many content in the passenger's seat....
08
Oct
07
Oct
‘Embracing My Journey’ — A High Schooler Reflects on Racism and Resilience in U.S. Classrooms
Asian students like me struggle to balance academic success against a “rigid backdrop of stereotypes” that paint us as “perpetual outsiders."...
04
Oct
PLAYS Initiative to Make WCCUSD Fields More Accessible to Youth Sports
The West County Providing Local Access to Youth Sports initiative will reduce the costs to rent a WCCUSD sports facility by about 75%....
17
Sep
‘My Simple Existence Is Political’: Why Voting Matters to Me at 19
'Political awareness and involvement are imperative because all our lives are inherently political,' writes a young woman preparing to vote for the first time....
17
Sep
Gen Z Needs to Look Beyond the Memes
"How can younger generations expect to uphold our nation’s fragile democracy if we’re disconnected from the conversations that matter most?"...
09
Sep
Young Voters Like Me Have a Lot to Weigh This Election
Social media campaigns and misinformation, celebrity endorsements and various rights at stake are among the issues voters have to wade through....
29
Aug
EdSource: How Parents Can Limit Children’s Harmful Cellphone Use at Home
"The goal of parents and for teens is really to try to optimize all of the benefits while really minimizing the risks" of screentime....
23
Aug
‘Kamala IS Brat’: Will Gen Z Rally Around Kamala Harris?
Will internet savvy popular with the youth be enough to secure Kamala Harris the Gen Z vote? The Pulse spoke to several Gen Zers get their hot takes....
19
Aug
Daunting But Memorable: A Sophomore’s Guide to Freshman Year
On my first day of high school, I was so excited but completely unprepared. Here are some tips from what I learned as a freshman....
31
Jul
High Schoolers React to Coming Financial Literacy Requirement
Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, a semester-long course dedicated to personal financial literacy will be required for California high school students....
18
Jul
Neither Radicalization Nor Efforts to Fight It Exist in a Vacuum
A trio of panelists at the Eradicate Hate summit spoke about how their individual efforts to prevent radicalization “create a larger mosaic.”...
09
Jul
This Teacher Changed How I See Government, History and My Future
"I realized how valuable political knowledge and historical awareness are to dismantling oppressive governmental systems and advocating for one's rights."...
08
Jul
‘Amazing and Scary All at Once’: How Teens Feel About A.I.
"I was 14 when I first heard about A.I. in a school setting. All around my school, the topic of ChatGPT was spreading among students."...
25
Jun
‘I Am Bisexual Because I Am Me’
I’ve never had one specific time where I’ve felt proud of being bisexual, but I truly am proud of who I am, writes the author, a local teen....
24
Jun
Psychiatric Emergency Unit for Youth Opens
A dedicated psychiatric unit for children and teenagers in Contra Costa County opened Monday. Before, they were treated alongside adults....
