Daily Lumina News 062420

The COVID-19 health crisis closed schools all over the world. But students are still taking the lead in protests calling for social change.
Five high school and college students explain how they're fighting in different ways for Black lives, racial equality, and an end to police brutality.

Information about indirect and nontuition college expenses is difficult to find, and these expenses are often the reason for financial hardship among students, says a new report.
Using data from more than 800 colleges and 150 students, the study examines how indirect and nontuition college expenses like housing, transportation, food, laptops, and other supplies are calculated and communicated by colleges and why students struggle to understand the costs beyond tuition.

It was in late March that Juan Constantino, 17, began contemplating whether to abandon his education and instead work full time to help his family pay bills.
He's not alone. As summer break begins and the economy dips into a recession, principals at some Los Angeles public schools in low-income neighborhoods are beginning to ask an uncomfortable question about working-age students such as Constantino: Could some of them be at risk of dropping out?

It’s one thing to have a philosophy, and another to put it into practice. This spring's abrupt shift to remote instruction pushed Laura Tilghman, an assistant professor of anthropology at Plymouth State University, to rethink aspects of her job that had once been assumed—and to figure out what really mattered to her as a teacher.