Looking for a way to start a conversation in your class about the 2014 midterm election and results? Check out our resources below, including student-produced reports, infographics and the latest news for your classroom.
In October, the PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs team sent an anonymous online questionnaire to 80 schools in the Student Reporting Labs network, which trains middle and high school students in video journalism. They
responded
about what engages them in the political process.
While young people across the country have been watching the midterm elections unfold via political ads, Daily Show parodies and social media, aspiring journalists with the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program have been producing election stories from within their own communities.
College freshman Saira Blair won the race to become a representative in the West Virginia House of Delegates yesterday, becoming the youngest U.S. lawmaker. Our
video
and informational text breaks down the story for your class.
1. Hopeful or pessimistic? Survey captures youth attitudes towards the American political system
2. Youth reporters investigate how minimum wage, gender and social media affect politics
While young people across the country have been watching the midterm elections unfold via political ads, Daily Show parodies and social media, aspiring journalists with the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program have been producing election stories from within their own communities.
3. West Virginia voters elect an 18-year-old lawmaker
