Presents a guide for teenagers on student activism, discussing organizing, reaching out to the community, and student rights. Also features stories about teens who are part of well-known movements, such as the March For Our Lives campaign, insights from student activists on the challenges of balancing school and activism, and lessons learned from earlier activists. Includes resources for student activists.

When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's 'The Devil's Arithmetic' are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board.

How 1960s-1970s student activism threatens American moral, religious and ethical principles.

Few would argue that students have the right to protest, but what forms of protest are acceptable? From the Vietnam War era to the more recent National School Walkout, students have used walkouts as a form of protest. Yet some teachers and administrators admonish such efforts because they waste precious class time and detract from learning. Others believe that, while peaceful protest is always the best first step, violence is an acceptable option...

Profiles dozens of young social activists from Generation Z, including Simone Biles, Haile Thomas, and Greta Thunberg. Highlights the activism of these Generation Z figures and the areas they are fighting fore, including minority rights and climate change.

A teacher encourages their students to speak up when they see or experience racism, because their voices can make a difference.

Fifth period is hands down the best time of day in Connor U. Eubanks Middle School, because that's when Mr. Lewis teaches Jazz Lab. So his students are devastated when their beloved teacher quits abruptly. Once they make a connection between budget cuts and Mr. Lewis's disappearance, they hatch a plan: stop the cuts, save their class. Soon, they become an unlikely band of crusaders, and their quest quickly snowballs into something much bigger--a movement...

Presents a collection of fifteen opposing essays related to student protests in schools. Discusses how schools should respond, student tolerance, and the use of violence in protests. Includes color photographs, charts, and graphs, fact boxes, statistics, critical thinking questions, organizations to contact, and further resources.

"On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, political fires that had been burning across America during the 1960s exploded. Antiwar protesters wearing bell-bottom jeans and long hair hurled taunts and rocks at another group of young Americans--National Guardsmen sporting gas masks and rifles. At half past noon, violence unfolded with chaotic speed, as guardsmen--many of whom had joined the Guard to escape the draft--opened fire on the students....