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Wauwatosa West American Public Policy

All juniors are enrolled in a required civics and public policy course called American Public Policy. The capstone project is the Issue Investigation - students identify an issue that can be solved by the creation, modification, elimination of a public policy. Student letters are their first research step in the Issue Investigation process.

Bea L. Wisconsin

Eliminate Standardized Testing

The amount of standardized testing in our public schools has gotten out of hand. Get rid of standardized testing.

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John S. Wisconsin

Automotive Pollution

Clean diesel fuel would contribute to lower emissions and led to a cleaner environment.

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Noah K. Wisconsin

Enforce The Death Penalty

The Death Penalty should be enforced as a Federal Law in all 50 states.

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Jade T. Wisconsin

Public Display of Religious Symbols

We must try to get away from government implicitly endorsing religion. This issue is significant because as a unified country, we want to represent...

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Maisey M. Wisconsin

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Colleges' need to take the extra measures to handle and prevent rape and sexual assault from happening on campus, in order to make students feel sa...

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Chance Z. Wisconsin

The Effect Of The Election

Low Income people have the lowest voter turn out rate. The interests of low income people are not represented. The next president must ensure low...

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Hannah B. Wisconsin

Impact of Racism on Children

Racism affects the personal and self views of children, and not only impact their view of the world, but impacts their academic drive and to do wel...

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Maria P. Wisconsin

Recycling: The Simple Choice

Recycling is becoming a large issue in our nation and a solution needs to be reached. Everyone needs to recycle in order to help our environment. ...

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GaoChia T. Wisconsin

Women's Rights In Education

This is an issue that has been around for as long as the world existed. Yet to this day, it is not identified or acknowledged as much as it should ...

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Donovan C. Wisconsin

Youth Voting In the US

Today in the US, only citizens ages 18 and older and some 17 year olds in certain states can vote in the presidential election. This is unfair and ...

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Andrew B. Wisconsin

Establish Recycling Programs in All Public School Systems

Create a policy requiring public school systems in all 50 states to recycle. School systems set the example for our students and create students wh...

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Shelby Wisconsin

Human Trafficking in Milwaukee

The City of Milwaukee is experiencing a surge of girls who have been abducted and sex trafficked. No one should have this experience. This needs ...

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Mikayla W. Wisconsin

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

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Zene H. Wisconsin

Eliminate Rape Culture in School Dress Codes

School dress codes establish a climate of "Rape Culture". Dress codes tell students that sexual assault will only be avoided if you dress in a way...

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Autumn Wisconsin

Single Mother Support

I think single mothers should have some type of government help that does not have to be a hassle to get.

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Jessiemae P. Wisconsin

Remove lead pipes and decontaminate the water

Water in many cities in The United States, have contaminated water or also known as unsafe water. The most common problem are the lead pipes that w...

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Ericha S. Wisconsin

Wisconsin drunk driving laws are killing

My best friend was hit by a drunk driver driving home to see his family from college. The driver had 3 drunk driving offences already and this woul...

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Monroe P. Wisconsin

Increasing Amount of Concussions in Youth Sports

Concussions are causing brain damage to kids at an early age, and can cause serious mental issues and even death at a later age.

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Alanna P. Wisconsin

Ramping Up Renewable Energy

Our health and climate is declining, even though America is increasing its use of renewable energy. We are breathing in harmful chemicals that we s...

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Tralen H. Wisconsin

Racial Profiling Against Blacks in America

Just because segregation is no more, does not mean that some people are on board with equality. Major issues about discrimination still exist in to...

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Giovanni V Wisconsin

Decrease Drug Use in All Public Schools

Create a policy to decrease student drug use. For every corner you turn there’s a drug dealer emphasizing young teens to buy their drugs and gettin...

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Joel B. Wisconsin

Radon is Negatively Affecting People in America

In Wisconsin and in many other states, lung cancer has been caused by the radioactive element Radon. Then the element can seep up into homes, via ...

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Xander F. Wisconsin

Pokemon GO Banned in Lake Park?

Pokemon GO is being limited to its full potential in Lake Park, Wisconsin which is unfair to the multiple users of this game.

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Camryn W. Wisconsin

Negative Impact of Child Beauty Pageants

A child isn’t born feeling the need to be more beautiful than other children. Competing and being rewarded for their physical attributes is wrong. ...

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Katie M. Wisconsin

College Tuition

Today's generation is intelligent and we could bring a lot to different jobs but some of us are not able to because of the money aspect and that is...

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Eve L. Wisconsin

Teenagers: The Depressed 20%

8 million teenagers each year feel depressed and unwanted, most not even getting counseling. In 2014, 5,079 teenagers age 15 to 24 committed suic...

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Ngaru N. Wisconsin

The Indisputable Importance of Bullying

According to the New York Times, in 2016 suicide surpassed traffic death fatalities as the number one cause teenage death. Many teachers seem unaw...

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Jack Wisconsin

The Inconvient Issue. Climate Change

Climate Change. The Inconvenient Truth as Al Gore said in 2006. Now 10 years later we are slowly seeing the affects. Climate Change isn't just a on...

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Jacob S. Wisconsin

Require Vaccines in Schools

Sickness is school is a real issue. Personally, I think that vaccines should be necessary for students in public schools so an outbreak of diseases...

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Eve K. Wisconsin

My Body, Not Their Choice

Abortion is not the problem, sexual education and its lack of beneficial information is.

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Cole A. Wisconsin

Improving Gun Laws

In the US convicted felons are not allowed to own firearms. However they often end up with them. Some of these guns are illegally bought from black...

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Tyler K. Wisconsin

Impact of Energy Consumption on the Climate

The US is still using coal to power its motor. It's also slowly killing itself by releasing the horrible affects that come with burning coal. Howev...

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Abigail T. Wisconsin

Stop Bullying

There should be an end to all this nonsense. We should have harsher punishment with this stuff. We can’t just yell at the bullies and expect them t...

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Dillon B. Wisconsin

Federal Gun Control Laws

It's been proven across multiple different states that when these states have stricter and more gun control laws, that there are less gun related d...

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Eduardo P. Wisconsin

Raise Awareness About Recycling

The benefits of recycling outweigh the few seconds it takes. If the population were to recycle more than energy, water, and materials of the planet...

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Cheenu M. Wisconsin

Prevent Accidental Firearm Injuries

Require gun owners training to improve gun storage, gun safety and gun use.

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Noah G. Wisconsin

Increasing our TSA Security

A big problem in the U.S is airport security. It needs to be increased and the process streamlined. I think that airport security could be increase...

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JJ Shufelt Wisconsin

Antibiotic Resistance

Evolution, one of the most beautiful things to ever happen. But will it lead to our downfall? Bacteria are evolving faster than ever before, and th...

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Trey M. Wisconsin

Decrease the Cost of College

College tuition is too high. College loan debt is ruining lives.

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Sterling H. Wisconsin

Waste Dumping In The Great Lakes

For years waste has been dumped in our Great Lakes causing a massive issue for the lakes ecosystem and a huge impact on everyone's daily lives. Wil...

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LaRon P. Wisconsin

Bullying in the US

Bullying is a huge problem in schools across America. Let's be the generation to end school bullying.

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Makai F. Wisconsin

Late School Start Times Improve Academic Performance

Pushed back school start times will improve academic performance and improve student health.

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Brandon M. Wisconsin

Abolish Death Penalty

The death penalty does more harm than good. The government should not have the right to take a life, it is not fair to pass a flawed system. You sh...

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Mathieu S. Wisconsin

The Issue in Infrastructure

Throughout the United States infrastructure is crumbling. This presents a physical and economical danger to the U.S. This issue needs to be address...

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Rissa C. Wisconsin

Impact Of Violence On Children

Children are growing up to be very violent or have other emotional issues, because of the things they’ve seen in their short lives. Children who s...

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Zakyia W. Wisconsin

The Impact of Bullying

Bullying affects a lot students in very serious ways. Require schools to enforce bullying policies and have teach students about bullying in schoo...

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Jon Wisconsin

Is the Death Penalty Really Necessary?

The Death Penalty can harm the guilty as well as the innocent. End the Death Penalty.

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Zawadi Wisconsin

Gun Control

Gun control is one of the biggest domestic issues of today. Many lives have been taking away by terrorism,murders,mass shootings, accidental shooti...

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Niana D. Wisconsin

Food You'll DYE For

The unnecessary chemicals added in our food is harming us. They must be eliminated to improve the health of our country.

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Ty F. Wisconsin

Racial Inequality Across the Nation

To fix these race issues, we need to start in our households, teach our families that everyone deserves to be treated as an equal. We cannot ignor...

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Khari P. Wisconsin

Frustration of Homelessness

A spoken word describing the frustration faced by homeless people in America.

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Jack N. Wisconsin

Regulate Ammunition in addition to Guns

If someone buys a gun without ammunition, it might as well be a baseball bat. In addition to the background checks, there should also be a tax on ...

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James S. Wisconsin

Allow Third Party Candidates Debate

Minor political parties add information, context and represent diverse viewpoints and should be allowed to participate in the Presidential debates.

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Megan K. Wisconsin

Putting an End to Endless Pain

Citizens across the world are infected or diagnosed with an illness that slowly takes their lives away. Euthanasia or assisted suicide needs to sta...

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Letters to the Next President 2.0 engaged and connected young people, aged 13-18, as they researched, wrote, and made media to voice their opinions on issues that mattered to them in the 2016 Presidential Election.

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