Spotted a very interesting post over at the Institute for Democratic Education in America. It started as a response to the following comment:
I used to direct an after-school program, which was housed in a public school classroom, and I tried to implement a democratic meeting with my middle school students (a diverse group in […]

In early November, NYRA’s project, the Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth were invited to speak at the North Carolina conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). IECA is a trade organization representing educational consultants, many of whom refer parents (and their teens) to abusive behavior modification programs. These referrals […]

I gave the keynote address at the Hewlett Model Congress in Long Island, NY on April 14, 2000. It was my first major speech, so I wanted to practice it first. I did a practice run at AU with NYRA-AU and my friends in the audience. One of my friends was from […]

My first victory and my first campaign against age discrimination. My first chance at being on TV and they never mentioned me! But… I only have myself to blame. It was a gorgeous spring day, and I had less than a month of school left in my senior year and… I wasn’t there when the […]

This was my first action as a youth rights advocate way back during my senior year in high school. This was April 21, 1999 (yes, one day after Columbine). Look at my pony tail, ah! I was speaking out against age discrimination at three local businesses in my hometown of Holland, Michigan who had policies […]

Ok, I’m a month late on this, but this awesome commencement address at Butler University from Indiana governor Mitch Daniels deserves mention:
Along with most of your faculty and parents, I belong to the most discussed, debated and analyzed generation of all time, the so-called Baby Boomers. By the accepted definition, the youngest of us is […]

I’m more inclined to agree with the first post here, but StudentActivism.net makes a good point that this case was about an injunction, not about the merits of the speech itself. Still, I can’t see how anyone could side with the high school on any issue related to this case.
Sotomayor’s Bad 1st Amendment Decision […]

Great post the other day from NYRA Board of Advisors member, Robert Epstein:
Juvenile Injustice: The Scandal in Pennsylvania Is the Tip of an Ugly Iceberg

A closeted youth rights supporter, and professor at MIT, Scott Aaronson, has made a bold attempt to come out of the closet by debating the absurd position of youth rights opponents. Specifically pointing out the lack of a credible argument against lowering the voting age. His post is impressive as he is well […]