Would a high school nutrition teacher think twice before condemning Coca Cola if she knew her paycheck was paid for, in part, by Coca Cola? Could a locker bank covered in advertisements affect High School students' spending behavior? What about ads in an Elementary School?

When the real estate bubble popped and property values plummeted, schools across the country saw their budgets shrink — a lot. Now, many schools whose policies prohibited advertising are reassessing, hoping to replace lost tax revenue with income from corporate advertisers. Just this week the Phillipsburg, NJ school board…

Climate Change in Shishmaref, Alaska from Alaska Teen Media Institute

The Alaska climate change is a major topic. With the state located so close to the ocean, most of the houses and the city of Shishmaref is in ruins because of the drastic changes. Houses are in pieces and the natives are trying to figure out a way to piece their lives back together.

If we - like the natives in  Alaska - could realize what the climate change is doing to us, we could be just as informed and able to help others realize what is happening to our world: that the climate change is taking over. We can all learn from the Alaskans how to recognize and react to the dramatic climate changes in the world.

I loved this piece…

My favorite piece would definitely have to be to the piece called "The N-Word: It Represents Hatred" by Veralyn Williams of the Radio Rookies.  I felt like this piece was very relatable and really got me thinking about the things that I say while being in a comfortable situation. This piece hit home for me, I feel like it is very true and relevant to my daily life - going from kids in my neighborhood all the way to kids in my school. It is by far my favorite piece.

From Jocelyn Rivera, of the Youth Editorial…