After many cases regarding the Pledge of Allegiance, the U.S. Supreme Court made its final decision in 1943, protecting students’ First Amendment rights in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette....
The importance of the election is by no means a new concept. As Americans, we have made it our duty to understand each candidate's policies and beliefs, in hopes that Election Day will prove to cater our...
For me, learning to set personal time management goals has been incredibly important during distance learning.
With this year’s reduced extracurriculars and lightened workloads, I thought I would...
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sparked a battle between political parties over President Trump’s rushed nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
For the millions of women...
The United States Supreme Court’s decision on San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973) was a turning point in the fight for equal access to education.
In 1968, low-income families...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Parents take pride in asking their kids this question and don’t bother to think twice about the possibility that their kids may not even have a future....
The Civil War is a pivotal unit in every U.S. history class. The discussion about the divided North and South spurs riveting conversations and debates. But the information we are taught is only surface...
Two students -- senior Lotus Taylor and sophomore Noga Aloni -- passionate about anti-racism work speak their thoughts on Homestead’s new anti-racism modules and their opinions about racism. Hear more...
When I heard that the state senate voted to pass the Assembly Constitution Act 5 (ACA 5) on June 25, after it was backed by UC regents and the state assembly, I was relieved, as minority students would...
Nationwide protests and social media outrage led to the arrest of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Even though this is a step towards...
California, along with many other states, has begun to slowly reopen and ease lockdown restrictions. While this does sound relieving, there has not been a significant decline in the amount of COVID-19...
For many students, attending school is an anxiety- and stress-filled experience that gets more difficult as assignments and work start piling up. However, once schools shut down, one main concern was...
