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
Education 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…
Education 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…
Education 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…
May 05 Watch 7:35 Skyrocketing teen use of e-cigarettes leads to new regulations By PBS NewsHour 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
Sep 20 Watch Should pro athletes be considered role models? Students weigh in. By PBS NewsHour By a two-to-one margin, Americans disapprove of the way the NFL has handled domestic violence incidents involving its players, according to a poll conducted by ABC News and Marist college. The NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs team asked high school students… Continue watching