Two Weeks After the Election, Here’s Where Students Are  

Before the 2024 presidential election, Aissasatou Dia, a senior at Uncommon Charter High School in Brooklyn was concerned about a lot of things: irreversible climate change, spiraling college costs, police violence, and the overall economy. Vice President Kamala Harris, she said, would be a better choice than former President Donald Trump, who would “cut funds from the educational system, which is very devastating” because education is the key to a better future for herself and the rest of the planet.  But Dia couldn’t make that choice herself. Like millions of other students her age, she is too young to vote. And she wasn’t happy that Trump defeated Harris. “I am a little bit disappointed, but I know this is not the end,” she says. “There’s a better future out there for us. We just have to fight through these four years.”  Across the country, young people old enough to understand elections but too young to vote are coming to grips with the nation’s decision to send Trump back to the White House in 2025. Along with disappointment, they are assessing how the election’s outcome will affect their lives.  In Los Angeles, a student identified only as Lucia was as disappointed...