Oct 02 Watch 8:03 How the Kavanaugh saga became a teachable moment for schools Before last week's Kavanaugh hearings, our Student Reporting Labs asked teenagers around the country: should adults be held accountable for actions when they were younger? In some schools, a weighty conversation about consent, assault, allegations and consequences was already underway. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 3:36 How a 3-D printed hand gave this girl the gift of play In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a young girl born without bones in one of her hands can now play just like her sisters thanks to an innovative 3-D printed prosthetic. Mary Williams, a Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellow… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 3:31 This teen-led food co-op is harvesting a healthier future In many urban areas across the country, the lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a common problem. As part of the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs, Kevin Broome reports that a cooperative of high school students in… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 3:12 For these students, boat building is a vessel for healing By Student Reporting Labs In our NewsHour Shares, a unique program that teaches urban youth how to build boats also grows their communication skills and self-confidence. As part of our Student Reporting Labs, Anthony Rivera of the U School in Philadelphia reports. Continue watching
May 30 Watch 3:36 In this flood-prone community, youth learn climate change resilience In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a Virginia environmental conservation organization is teaching local school children strategies to live with rising waters. From the NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs, Ariyail Banks and a team from Grandby High School report. Continue watching
May 17 Watch 3:40 Meet a teen farmer earning profits from pasture-raised pigs In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a hard-working 15-year-old turns a swine project into a profitable business. This story is part of our Student Reporting Lab series Making It Work. Continue watching
Apr 17 Opinion: How the teacher walkouts became the perfect civics lesson for my students By Mary Dunn I looked at the producer, a wide-eyed 14-year-old and said, “This is your story, I’m following you."… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:02 Learning computer coding opens up 'endless world' for these kids In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a nationwide computer science immersion program sets up shop at a couple Virginia elementary schools. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs has the story. Continue watching
Mar 25 Youth of color say the March for Our Lives represents a lifelong battle By Student Reporting Labs Students of color, whose communities are disproportionately affected by gun violence, say the March for Our Lives was especially significant to them. Continue reading
Mar 25 'We see gun violence and gun wars all the time' -- Why young immigrants joined the March for Our Lives By Fernando Cienfuegos "Many of our undocumented youth and many of the immigrant population has been coming to the United States because they’re fleeing gun violence."… Continue reading