Arts Jul 29 Watch 5:28 A Brief But Spectacular take on the future from high school graduates For recent graduates, every year of their high school career was touched by the pandemic. In spite of the challenges, they never lost their perseverance and creativity. Graduating seniors at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California share their Brief… By Steve Goldbloom and Katie Hodgman, Second Peninsula LLC
Education Jun 03 Watch 3:28 How does the future look? High school valedictorians share their hopes For many students, this time of year marks a milestone years in the making: graduation. We hear from high school valedictorians and salutatorians around the country about this moment and what they see ahead for the future. By Claire Mufson, Azhar Merchant
World Apr 17 Watch 5:36 Students in rural New Mexico reflect on the war in Ukraine The crisis in Ukraine is reverberating across the U.S., including in a rural town in northern New Mexico. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports on how the war in Ukraine is impacting teenagers who are thousands of miles away.
Education Oct 29 Watch 1:33 TikTok’s ‘devious licks’ challenge countered by new ‘angelic yields’ trend On Monday, we heard from the PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs about the TikTok trend “devious licks” — videos of students stealing or vandalizing school property. Now, a counter-response has emerged. Dubbed “angelic yields,” these TikTok videos encourage students to… By Student Reporting Labs
Oct 25 Watch 3:23 Viral ‘devious licks’ TikTok challenge encourages kids to steal from school Just last month, a viral theme on the social media platform TikTok led to widespread damage in schools across the country. Known as the "devious licks" challenge, it encouraged students to record themselves stealing or vandalizing school property, then posting… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 2:02 A special retirement message for Mr. Moe, a beloved Montana teacher Last week, several students from Big Sky High School in Missoula, Montana, wrote to the NewsHour to sing the praises of their beloved teacher Mark Moe, who announced he would be retiring. Moe shares the news summary with his classes… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 3:07 Getting young adults out of their comfort zone can reveal what they really care about For today's high school students, perfect records are valued more than authentic exploration, says Abby Falik. But the founder of the nonprofit Global Citizen Year sees firsthand the benefit of taking kids out of their comfort zone by giving them… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 7:35 Skyrocketing teen use of e-cigarettes leads to new regulations By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration will begin regulating e-cigarettes and cigars the same way it regulates cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. About 2.5 million high school students or middle schoolers vaped at least once in the last month; now e-cigarettes can… Continue watching
Sep 26 Colorado students protest proposed curriculum changes By Jenny Brundin, Mike Lamp and Nathaniel Minor, Colorado Public Radio For the past week, more than a thousand students have walked out of their classes at several schools in Colorado's Jefferson County, protesting proposed changes to curriculum in U.S. History classes. Continue reading