Town Hall Meetings

07-08 Meetings

• A Deadly Link: Bullying & Youth Violence
  October 2007, Los Angeles

• Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via LA 36.



• California’s Environment: What Students Can Do
  December 6, 2007, Sacramento

• Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.

MEDIA: Simi Valley student wins statewide contest : Simi Valley : Ventura County Star, December 27, 2007.

• Understanding California’s Budget with Next 10’s Budget Challenge
  February 7, 2008, Sacramento

• Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.

MEDIA: Rialto students set budget priorities in State Capitol at Legischool, Press Release, February 8, 2008.

• Healthcare in California: Is There a Cure?
  April 3, 2008, Sacramento

 

Previous Meetings

• Teens & Junk Food: Should Schools Have Limits?
  



• California and Immigration: An Examination of Public Policy and Student Perspectives
  


   • Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.

   • MEDIA: Young minds tackle immigration Sacramento Bee, 2/9/07

   • MEDIA: High School Students And State Lawmakers Talk Immigration NewsTalk 1530 KFBK, 2/8/07



• The California High School Exit Exam: Preparation, Promotion or Politics?
  
  
     • Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.
  
  
  
• The Race for California’s Governor: What Students Have to Say!
  


   • Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.


• The Race for California’s Governor: What Students Have to Say!
  


   • Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.


• The Race for California’s Governor: What Students Have to Say!
  



• Teens and Driving: Changing the Rules of the Road


   • Click HERE to view the Town Hall Meeting online via the California Channel.


• Students’ Rights vs. Parents’ Rights



• Are California’s High Schools Succeeding?



• Gangs and California Culture



• Video games and young people: Access and rights



• Drug testing students: Right or wrong?



• Teens and Voting: Does it matter?



• Election 2004: What's at stake?



• Selling soda: What are the costs and benefits to students and schools?
  Student Run Press Conference



• Calling all cell phone users: Should the use of cell phones be illegal while driving?



• Native American mascots at schools: What's the harm? (Los Angeles)



• Teens and smoking: Whose business is it anyway?



• Native American Rights vs. Development in California: Balancing Competing Interests



• Election 2002: California’s Race for Governor – High School Students Debate and Vote in Mock Elections



• Protecting California: Keeping the State Safe While Maintaining Civil Liberties



• Cell Phones at School: Necessary Convenience or Irritating Intrusion? Student Run Press Conference



• Science in the 21st Century: Have We Gone Too Far or Not Far Enough?



• Trying Minors as Adults: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?



• Standards-based Education: The Changing Priorities of Schools



• Backpacks at School: Convenience vs. Controversy



• Testing One, Two, Three: Is Testing in California Pushing Students Too Far? Student Run Press Conference.



• Gun Control vs. Gun Rights: Teenagers Speak Out!



• Building a Strong Electorate: High Tech Solutions to Low Participation.



• Advertising at Schools: Is There Room in Public Education for Sodas and Snacks?



• School Safety: Who Fits the Profile?



• The Exit Exam: Road to Reform or Barrier to Success? Student Run Press Conference



• Religion at Public Schools: Free Speech or Public Sponsorship of Religious Beliefs?



• Teen Health Issues: Tough Choices and Troubling Trends.



• Hate Behavior and Hate Crimes: What Motivates People to Hate? How Can We Prevent Hate Crimes in our Schools and Communities?



• Everyone Counts: Impacts of the Census on the Lives of Californians.



• The Japanese American Interment During World War II: A Discussion on Civil Liberties Then and Now.



• Violent Images, Violent Acts: What Can Schools and Students Do?



• Education Reform in California. Student-Run Press Conference



• Raising the Bar: Standards and Exams in California's High Schools.



• Issues in School Reform: Student Perspectives.



• Second Annual Student-Run Press Conference with Candidates for 1998 Statewide Elections.



• College Admissions Policies: Gateway or Barrier to the Future?



• Segregated Schools: Separate But Equal?



• Doing the Job: The Process and Problems of Political Leadership.
  Student-Run Press Conference



• Who Should Control the Behavior of Minors? A Focus on Attendance, Association and Appearance.



• Why Vote? Questions on Democratic Participation and Political Reform.



• Literacy and Culture: Problems of Bilingual Education.



• School Rules, Student Rights, and a Safe Place to Learn.



• How Will We Care For Our Children? Adolescent Pregnancy and Public Policy in California.