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Youth voices matter

This was a top scorer in the practicality category for a teen essay contest for sponsored by . The essay prompt was “What do you most want to improve about your own society and how?” Scoring was done by the organization; the Monitor supported this cross-cultural program by agreeing to publish the top essays. Views are

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