The 2016 U.S. election woke up many young Americans who, like me, had limited their political participation to voting in presidential elections. Protesters demonstrate in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, Los Angeles, 5 September...
Pickup duty at a school in South Texas, a stone’s throw from the Rio Grande River, is a window into the world of my students and their families. Bright skies over South Texas (photo by Charlotte Parker) The author, Charlotte Parker, last contributed to...
Four students from a Texas school near the U.S. border with Mexico share their hopes and fears following the election of Donald Trump as President. Students at a primary school in Texas near the U.S. border with Mexico have written to us following this week’s...