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Gen Z wants work to be fulfilling and flexible -- and they don't like deadlines
College students want fulfilling, flexible jobs with no deadlines and plenty of "self-care days."

Joanne Jacobs
May 25, 20252 min read


What's next for high school grads? Fewer choose college, more are 'working toward a career goal'
Fewer high school graduates are enrolling in four-year colleges, and more say they're "working toward a career goal."

Joanne Jacobs
May 24, 20251 min read


Teens say: America, meh
Young Americans are less patriotic than older generations.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 3, 20241 min read


71% of students say they'd report a professor for 'wrongthink'
College students are unwilling to tolerate professors with "offensive" opinions.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 29, 20242 min read


No phones, no Moms, just kids playing in the park
Parents should band together to "say 'no' to smart phones and social," writes Laura Yuen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She dreams of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 23, 20242 min read


Scared and sad: Gen Z fears the world
The world is a dangerous place, teenagers and young adults believe. Members of Gen Z -- those born from the late 1990s to the early 2010s...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 16, 20232 min read


Gen Z teens want practical skills, on-the-job learning
Gen Z teens are very practical, writes Bruno Manno on The 74. In the recent Question the Quo survey, high school students say they want...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 16, 20231 min read
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