Volunteering as an English Language coordinator at Berkeley’s local high school, Jennifer has real world experience with how our schools are failing our most vulnerable kids.

When the only option for students to get quality education is to travel to a more affluent school district nearby, it is not surprising when students feel alienated and out of place. Read more about Arin’s experiences in a well-funded high school. Was it all that it was made out to be?

It’s always amazing when students get to have experiences outside of their usual limited resources in their schools. However, it’s heartbreaking when they realize how little they have in comparison to others.

Education is a right! And we need to provide equitable resources for ALL our kids! Read Arin’s experiences jumping from an underfunded school to a more affluent neighborhood’s school.

When our kids are in school, we have a responsibility to enrich them in every way possible. Unfortunately for our underfunded schools, we are not only failing our kids academically, but also nutritionally.

Sarah talks about the massive impact youth can have on our society if they had the power and the attention of the older generations!

Charter schools advertise themselves as better equipped to serve the needs of students — but what students are they actually allowing in their doors? Read about Jules experience dealing with the impact of having charter schools in her community!

Sarah exposes the risk teachers face when speaking up for students' concerns, which are often disregarded by the administration. She emphasizes students should never be silenced in an education system that should empower their voices.

As a high school student, Neftaly witnessed first hand how her peers suffered from being kicked out of school. Disappointed to find out her own district was involved in legal battles from racially disproportionate suspensions, she hopes to inform others on how we can prevent this injustice.

Without adequate transportation to school, students cannot succeed. Read about Jules experience in her underfunded school district and how it impacted transportation!

As a former Visalia United School District student, Neftaly was ecstatic to see the district supporting queer students during PRIDE month. But they know it isn’t enough!

Overcrowding is unfair to both students and teachers. But its impact goes far beyond close quartered seats. Read how overcrowding in classes negatively shaped Sarah’s high school experience.

Instead of our public schools encouraging our kids to go into higher education, the under-resourced schools are doing the exact opposite: actively discouraging them. This was Sarah’s experience. Read on to learn how our public schools are failing our kids.

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