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Hyundai’s Anti-Youth Ad Campaign

Hyundai’s Anti-Youth Ad Campaign

Hyundai and major network executives felt no issue in authorizing the creation and broadcast of several commercials that depict scenes such as a messy and unorganized bedroom to the tune of The Sound of Music’s “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” the point of which is this new wave of particularly troublesome teenage drivers will need especially…

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Sleep to Succeed Campaign a Success!

Sleep to Succeed Campaign a Success!

A multi-year effort to change the start time of Zionsville Community High School (ZCHS) in Indiana has finally ended, and ended the right way – in victory. The campaign began in March of 2009 when ZCHS student Erica Park presented research to her AP English class outlining the physical and psychological benefits of allowing students…

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Vermont Senate Approved Resolution for Relieving Drinking Age Penalty

Vermont Senate Approved Resolution for Relieving Drinking Age Penalty

The Vermont Senate has passed a resolution asking the federal government to drop its threat of penalties for states that want to lower their drinking age. The resolution states that the minimum drinking age should be left to state discretion and cites several reasons why 18 would be a more appropriate minimum age. Congress was…

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NYRA Fights Bill to Raise Driving Age Nationally

NYRA Fights Bill to Raise Driving Age Nationally

In the midst of an active fight in New Jersey over Kyleigh’s Law, the US Senate is looking into imposing national driver’s license standards through the STAND UP ACT. This law, introduced in the Senate by Sens. Gillibrand, Dodd, and Klobuchar would effectively raise the age to get a driver’s permit to 16 and a…

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Kyleigh’s Law puts the Bullseye on Youth

Kyleigh’s Law puts the Bullseye on Youth

Kyleigh’s Law, which went into effect on May 1, 2010, adds additional requirements to New Jersey’s Graduated Driver’s License program. The most controversial of these new requirements is that any driver who is under the age of 21 and holds a driver’s permit or probationary license is required to buy a pair of red decals…

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The Board Election is Coming, Are You Ready?

The Board Election is Coming, Are You Ready?

NYRA’s annual Board of Directors election is quickly approaching, with the 2010 NYRA annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida soon to be upon us. More details about the annual meeting will be announced soon, but please start making plans now to attend. The event is your best time to meet fellow NYRA members face-to-face, so…

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Welcome Aboard NYRA-Austin Peeps4Change!

Welcome Aboard NYRA-Austin Peeps4Change!

NYRA is pleased to welcome our newest chapter, NYRA-Austin: Peeps 4 Change. Based in Texas, this chapter is NYRA’s first chapter led by a mother-son team. Co-founders Shanda & Dalton Scott intend for the chapter to work to ensure students get fair treatment and a free and appropriate public education in Williamson County, Texas. One…

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The First Annual National Youth Rights Day was a Success!

The First Annual National Youth Rights Day was a Success!

We are pleased to have received a number of sponsoring member organizations for our first celebration of National Youth Rights Day, as well as future annual events to come, 16 groups altogether. The most successful and prominent live event occurred at our headquarters in Washington D.C. The local celebration featured a Prohibition Party, held at…

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The Endless Crazy Ray’s Campaign

The Endless Crazy Ray’s Campaign

NYRA is deeply invested in addressing real-life instances of discrimination. For more than a year, NYRA staff has been involved in pursuing a discrimination complaint against Crazy Ray’s Autoparts, a small chain of autosalvage yards located in Maryland. The complaint stems from a policy that prohibits the entry of persons under 18 into the yards….

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Chance to Win Money in Razoo’s March Goodness

Chance to Win Money in Razoo’s March Goodness

NYRA is competing in the Razoo NIT. A March Madness themed online fundraising contest for small nonprofits. In order to compete, charities must have an operating budget below $250,000. Due to the level of competition and our great online support this is a great opportunity for us to win some money to help cover our…

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Democracy Collapse & the Ignorance of Civics

The amount of the American public who can name the three branches of government is, and should be, terrifyingly alarming. Moreso when those within the government itself cannot name them either. Why this should alarm you is when corruption occurs the public is unequipped and unable to identify these actions. Without having that baseline understanding…
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This story is in progress and will receive additional updates with developing research. If you have a true understanding of the issues regarding the Troubled Teen Industry within the past few years this story frankly is nothing new. Should you have a more broad understanding going further into its history then this unfortunate, tragic incident…
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  • ABOUT
    • What We Do
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    • Contact Us
  • ISSUES
    • Medical Autonomy
      • Making Decisions About Treatment
      • Who Decides What a Mental Disorder Is?
      • The “Troubled Teen” Industry
    • Student Rights
      • Student Bill of Rights
      • Academic Freedom
      • Corporal Punishment in School
      • Dress Codes and Uniforms
      • Free Speech in Schools
      • The Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem
      • Policing and Punishment in Schools
      • Search and Seizure
      • Student Clubs
      • Student Decision-making
      • Restraint and Seclusion
      • Fighting for Students’ Rights through the Courts
    • Age Discrimination
      • Business Discrimination
      • Censorship
      • Driving Age
      • Labor
    • Voting Age
      • Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age
      • Voting Age Status Report
      • Voting Age: Facts and Resources
      • The Movement to Lower the Voting Age: A History
      • Age of Candidacy
    • Drinking Age
      • Reasons to Challenge the Drinking Age
      • Drinking Age: Facts and Resources
      • Solutions and Alternatives to the Drinking Age
      • State Guide to Drinking Age Law
      • The National Minimum Drinking Age Act
    • Curfew
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