By Ana Madero GSS Correspondent PARIS — According to the World Factbook, slightly more than 1 billion people worldwide are illiterate. Too often, a lack of education has a direct link to poverty. The organization Room to Read estimates that 171 million people would no…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — The Conference of Youth ended Saturday with new ideas, hope, and renewed commitment to taking action against climate change. An estimated 5,000 participants from around the world — a global outpouring that included students from Columbia, Egypt,…
By Carmen Vescia, GSS correspondent REDWOOD CITY, California — Squinting at his schedule, the freshman thinks there must be a mistake: there’s a blank space where his English teacher’s name should be. But it’s not a mistake, it’s simply a symptom of…
