May 4: LA h.s. students get "chance of a lifetime"
This weekend, the Council of Youth Research was invited to share its findings with a national audience at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference, held in Denver this year.
All yearlong, twenty-seven students from five Los Angeles Unified School District high schools surveyed more than 1,400 students, interviewed peers, teachers, counselors and administrators, and reviewed data to answer the question: How is the economic crisis impacting education?
The students at Woodrow Wilson High School shared their excitement about the conference and their insights on the council.
Click to read "Chance of a Lifetime"