We want to know what matters to young people today. We've all got an issue, a belief, an idea that drives us forward, something that really matters. Raise Your Voice! is Maine Public's online platform for ideas and perspectives from students across the state. We reach a broad audience interested in education, supporting young people, and especially, in hearing what today's youth have to say.
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Standardized testing: two words that will make any student scared.It usually requires just three things: a sharpened number two pencil, a sheet of paper…
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In the distance, I could see piles of twigs and decaying fabric, each one telling its own story of the Sun Dance Festival. “Don’t step over the branches.…
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“You know, you won’t make much money doing that.” For a few years now, I wanted to be a social worker because I want to help people and guide them through…
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What does it mean to have a dream?Does where we come from matter?Nearly 20 Lewiston teens took part in Maine Public's Raise Your Voice Workshop this…
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“Okay class, we have a test tomorrow.”Oh, the one word that students everywhere, no matter their age, dread: TEST. When you hear that word, what goes…
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You’ve probably had one of those moments, driving down some packed city street or a rural backroad relying on a directions app, when you’ve exclaimed,…
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Education often continues outside of the school environment, and students can take the initiative to continue their learning in something they enjoy. In a…
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If there's one thing that most seniors in high school aren’t ready for, it’s life after high school. Growing up is tough, but no matter what, it’s going…
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“Going vegan is no burden; it is a liberation from being part of the violence and death that humans unjustly impose on the vulnerable.” - Gary L.…
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“Reading is Moxie for the brain.” Well, that’s how one student put it. Reading is a crucial component to growing up, and fostering a love of reading is…