By default, students may only read announcements that have been posted by instructors and other instructor-type roles (e.g., Teaching Assistant). Permissions can be changed so that students may create, edit, delete, and even access draft versions of the announcements not yet published.
Select Announcements.
![Select Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/687/324/original/8f084f80-40d1-4a93-9339-bbeb924a8361.png)
In the target Sakai site, select Announcements from the Tool Menu.
Select Permissions.
![Select Permissions from the Actions Menu](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/813/058/original/17d6c89e-ec8d-4544-aeff-ec27a3f446a5.png)
Select Permissions from the Actions Menu.
Modify the permissions for the roles listed.
Check the box next to a permission to allow that permission for a given role. (Deselecting a box will remove the corresponding permission.)
Note: You may see different roles listed depending on the roles that exist in your site. A role must be present in the site in order for you to modify its permissions. For instance, in a project site, you will see role for Access (i.e., students/participants) and Maintain (i.e., site owners/instructors).
Select Save.
![Select Save](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/813/062/original/d27287a6-fd4d-466a-b70f-5bdd7aa43d84.png)
Select Save to save changes.