Nia Batra

May 12, 2024 | ajc.com | Nia Batra |Hunter Buchheit |Ava Bussey |Keara Field

As young Georgians, we share the belief that all children should have the freedom to pursue their dreams and that our futures depend on receiving a great education. To get there, we must equip every public school with the resources to deliver a quality education for every child, no matter their color, their ZIP code or how much money their parents make.

Mar 12, 2023 | usatoday.com | Nia Batra

It was January 2021, after a long day of virtual school, and a cold sense of intense dread and an inexplicable feeling like I’m going to die settled over me. I’m safe in my house — I can see the light where my mom’s working downstairs — but I feel like I’m in danger. I make my way to my room, keeping all of the lights off, and sit on my bed. The task of breathing becomes laborious; any calm I had turns into panicked, gasping breaths, and the more I try to right myself, the worse the attack gets.