Should Schools Give Students Money to Invest in Their Futures?
In what ways is your school investing in your future? Do you think it is equipping you with the skills and experiences to become financially independent and secure, such as providing internships, clubs, after-school programs, financial literacy courses or vocational training?A nonprofit group in New York City is giving thousands of students in Harlem $10,000…
Should Sporting Events Be Free?
How often do you go to sporting events? Do you ever find tickets too expensive? (Not to mention the costs for refreshments, snacks and parking!)If tickets were free, or a lot cheaper, do you think you would go to more games and be a more devout fan of your local teams?In “A Soccer Team Stopped…
Should Schools Serve Healthier Meals if It Changes Students’ Favorite Foods?
Do you eat breakfast, lunch or snacks from your school’s cafeteria? If so, what do you eat? What are your favorite foods? How nutritious do you think your choices are?New federal regulations on salt (or sodium) and sugar are coming to school cafeterias. Do you think they will change your favorite foods? Will they affect…
Should College Freshmen Choose Their Roommates?
Think about a time when you were paired with someone you didn’t know for a group project, a volunteer activity, a room assignment at camp or something similar. What did you learn from and about that person while spending time together? Were there any awkward moments? Did you become friends? Did the experience change you…
What Should Be Done About the Gender Pay Gap in Sports?
In “Biden Weighs in on Caitlin Clark Salary Debate After W.N.B.A. Draft,” Neil Vigdor writes about the reaction to Clark’s contract:President Biden jumped into a debate about gender and sports this week, calling for pay equity for women athletes after Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball standout, was selected first in the W.N.B.A. Draft.Ms.…
How Should Colleges Handle Student Protests?
After years of often loose enforcement of their own rules, some of the country’s most high-profile academic institutions are getting bolder, suspending and in some cases expelling students. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University and Brown University have recently taken swift and decisive action against student protesters, including making arrests.And on Thursday, Columbia…
Should Colleges and Universities Get Rid of Legacy Admissions?
Virginia will end legacy admissions at public universities after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill on Friday banning the practice that gives applicants with family ties to alumni a boost.Under House Bill 48, public universities in the state will be barred from giving preferential treatment to applicants based on their connections to not only alumni…
Who Should Pay for Dates?
Do you ever go on dates? Do your friends? If so, who pays? And how do both parties decide who should?In “For Gen Z, an Age-Old Question: Who Pays for Dates?” Santul Nerkar writes that the idea that men should pay for dates still prevails for young people, who otherwise often break relationship norms:During a…
Should the Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?
In “In Newark, 16-Year-Olds Win the Right to Vote in School Board Races,” published on Jan. 10, Tracey Tully writes:Residents as young as 16 have been granted the right to vote in school board elections in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, beginning in April, after the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday lowering the…
Should Parents Ever Be Held Responsible for the Harmful Actions of Their Children?
In “Mother of Michigan Gunman Found Guilty of Manslaughter,” Jacey Fortin writes about the case:Michigan jurors, after 11 hours of deliberations, found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the gun rampage committed by her teenage son, who carried out the state’s deadliest school shooting more than two years ago.The trial became a…
