Dear future president, These next four years are not going to be easy. Just by looking at what we’ve been through together as a nation this past year, from a national pandemic to the California wildfires, to police brutality, to the Black Lives Matter protests, it’s...
Dear Mr. President, Can I call this country my home? It may sound odd of me to ask for such permission, considering that this is the only home I have ever known, but it is a genuine question. When I was young, I was told that this was a country that celebrates its...
Dear future president, The air smells acidic. It burns my throat as I try to look out the window, but all I can see is gray and an apocalyptic burning red sun. The raging fires in California on federal land were not caused simply because of unkempt forest grounds,...
Dear future president, There is more than just one pandemic taking its toll on this nation. For too long, children and teens just like me have been silently suffering from mental illness. Entering high school, I found droves of students who felt like they had been...
Dear future president, As we enter the second decade of the twenty-first century, a major crisis plays out on the world stage. The very system which America was built upon — the system that offers the greatest of political liberties to its citizens — is in jeopardy....
Dear future president, The classroom feels cold and unfamiliar each day that I walk into my third-period class: computer science. Last year, only 15% of my class identified as female. Young students who are told to draw a picture of a scientist or a programmer all...
Most high school students can’t vote on November 8, but the issues affecting young people aren’t going anywhere. We’re launching Message to my next president to give students the chance to voice their opinions on the issues they care about. Share your thoughts in...
Dear future president, I want a leader who serves everyone, not just those who are old enough to vote. As a young person, my worth should not be measured by my potential to contribute to the labor market or pay taxes. I'm sick of politicians touting that I must create...
