Education Aug 27 Managing school stress by bringing yoga into the classroom The back-to-school period can mean a stressful transition for students, parents and teachers alike. To help them manage that anxiety, the nonprofit program Y.O.G.A. for Youth is bringing techniques for mindfulness and relaxation to the classroom. Damien Henson of Student…
Education May 27 How Wyoming manages to keep its rural schools open The one-room schoolhouse may seem like a distant memory from U.S. history, but about 200 of them still exist today, including Wyoming’s tiny Valley Elementary School. It has only six students, but in Wyoming, education funding is redistributed so that…
Nation May 18 Mural highlights Bronx teen’s death from gang violence It will be one year next month since 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, a Bronx, N.Y. teenager was killed, a victim of gang violence. After his death, the Instagram hashtag #JusticeForJunior began prompted artist George Fernandez to create a mural honoring…
Economy Apr 07 Can West Virginia’s pipeline jobs keep youth in the state? There are thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry in West Virginia and the recent growth in natural gas pipeline construction is giving young West Virginians economic incentive to stay in the state. But as Student Reporting Labs'…
Education Feb 21 Why Oakland teachers are on strike Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Student photographers at Youth Beat, a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab, captured the first day of…
Nation Feb 13 Parkland’s legacy: Heightened security, stricter dress codes and political advocacy A year after a gunman killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the lives and outlooks of students across the country are also permanently altered. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs spoke to several of them about…
Education Jan 01 The stories student reporters want to see in 2019 Participants from the NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs, a project that teaches young reporters about journalism and media literacy, share what they’d like to see from the media in 2019.
Nation Nov 30 Newark Youth Court gives juvenile offenders a jury of their peers How should efforts to implement criminal justice reform handle minor offenses committed by juveniles? Officials in Newark, New Jersey, are trying a new approach: municipal courts, public schools and police have aligned to develop an alternative sentencing program for teenagers:…
Politics Nov 05 What would get young people to vote? These teens have some ideas Will the youth vote turn out on Tuesday? NewsHour Student Reporting Labs interviewed 300 young people to get the next generation’s take on why it is important to vote.
Politics Nov 05 What’s driving young voters to the polls in Virginia? In Virginia, our Student Reporting Lab from Dominion High School spoke to Senate candidates Republican Corey Stewart and incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine about some of the hottest issues: immigration and gun control.