Just inside the doors, where the hallway smells faintly of pencil shavings and lemon cleaner, a cardboard box waits.

The first time I sang Down There by the Train in public was not in a bar or on a stage, but in the chapel of the K–8 school I lead in southwest Philadelphia.

Pew’s April 2025 report offers a clear, nuanced snapshot of how U.S. teens experience social media and what schools can act on now.

A corner store opens to the street. A fourteen-year-old steps on a milk crate behind the counter so he can see over the register.