Coming from Central Valley public schools, Neftaly was always aware of how under-resourced their schools were in comparison to the richer parts of California. This all came to a head when she went to college at UC Berkeley.

Experiencing both underfunded and well-funded schools, Jules had a personal look at how we leave many of our students behind. Read more about Jules’ experience!

Ciara knows the struggles of being a student who is in constant struggle for housing. UC Berkeley must divest from investing in Blackstone and turn to supporting their students instead.

Tran knows that teachers have a big impact on students, so it is especially important to have diversity in the classroom!

Read why Ciara wishes her school had more extracurriculars!

Tran explains how her close proximity to the wealth and prosperity of Disneyland doesn’t directly translate to a similar state of well-being for the communities surrounding it

Ciara explains how a single high school counselor assigned to her whole school is detrimental to student success

Tran explains how she came to realize how severe the educational inequity in California is after examining her own high school experience; one marked by counselor shortages and a toxic learning environment.

Ciara explains how her underfunding in her charter school forced families and students to beg for donations - and were left with staffing shortages and limited resources.

Tania explains why youth engagement in politics is necessary and the strides that youth engagement can make in the political sphere no matter how small.

Daisy tells her story of being a musician at a school that did not have a music program.

Daisy discusses the realities of the mental health services in California and the danger’s they pose for real lives.

Read Tania’s experience with corporate and private donations to her public school, and why this shouldn’t be the solution we turn to.

Keva believes that well funded public libraries should be available to ALL students, regardless of zip code!

Nina explains the importance of creative arts programs in public schools.

Read Tania’s education story for a unique perspective on charter schools! Are they truly a good alternative to traditional public schools?

Daisy’s story shows that our education system needs to do more to support mental health needs and help students who are falling behind.

Caitlin discusses the hard work they had to go through in order to get basic sanitary needs. Read more about their experience dealing with the same problem in college.

Read more about Nina’s experiences not only growing up Arab-American, but also the power they found through their identity and local politics!

Olivia describes why a comprehensive and inclusive sex ed is so necessary for students during critical high school years.