Jun 18 How a 9th-grader’s letter to Gwen Ifill inspired an entire school By Corinne Segal This April, Gwen Ifill received a letter that began: “Dear Ms. Ifill, I hope you remember me, but if you do not, my name is Sophie Sabin.” That letter became a catalyst to an inspirational moment for hundreds of middle school… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:55 When school safety drills weren’t so smooth, these students made a training video By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:32 These student whistleblowers spoke up to prevent a shooting By PBS News Hour One year ago, two students in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, began sharing plans to gun down their classmates. They may have gotten away with it had it not been for a group of students who alerted school authorities. Young journalists from NewsHour’s… Continue watching
Apr 20 PBS NewsHour names 18 fellows for inaugural student reporting academy By Thaisi Da Silva This summer, 18 talented young storytellers from 11 states will convene in the nation’s capital with a common objective: to help build the future of public media. Continue reading
Apr 16 Twitter chat: What does school safety mean to you? By Nora Daly We have asked students, teachers and school administrators to join us as we discuss school safety on Twitter. Continue reading
Apr 10 What I learned when a lockdown drill at our school went wrong By Heather Jancoski We need a general vocabulary across schools -- not only in the valley or the state of Arizona, but the whole U.S. -- so that students have a universal understanding of what to do if an emergency occurs. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:36 Designing Hawaii schools that keep out danger and let in nature By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 6:29 How an elementary school moves on after a shooting By PBS News Hour In 2010, a gunman attacked an elementary school playground in suburban San Diego. Four years later, students from nearby Carlsbad High School visited the school to see how the community is healing, interviewing teachers and students on camera for the… Continue watching
Apr 07 The New Safe: Stories from the frontlines of school safety By Leah Clapman Today we’re launching a new feature from our network of student reporters that explores what it means to feel safe and be safe at school. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 3:57 How a wheelchair challenge mobilized a high school to become more accessible By PBS News Hour Continue watching