Jan 25 Watch 5:17 Two years into the pandemic, students still struggle with mental health By Student Reporting Labs As students across the country continue to experience the many changes the pandemic has brought, some are struggling to adjust to their "new normal." As a part of NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs, student reporter Teri Bell followed up with school… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 4:01 High school can be hard. Here’s how one teacher helps her students skate through it By Student Reporting Labs The past two years of this pandemic have been especially difficult for students, who have experienced major disruptions to both their education and social lives. In a special program that premieres Tuesday, NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs team is exploring how… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 3:40 ‘I know who I am’: Transgender youth on the value of support, respect for their identities By Student Reporting Labs and Alice Scott, Student Reporting Labs Alice Scott from the PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs talks to two transgender teenagers in Texas about their lives and the journey of finding their true identities. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 4:32 Psychologist reveals the best way schools, students can prepare to respond to shootings By Student Reporting Labs and Micah Martin, Student Reporting Labs 2021 has been the deadliest year for school shootings in the past four years. Shootings have also led to copycat threats, including after the November school shooting in Oxford, Michigan.17-year-old student Micah Martin from the PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 3:29 How Michigan educators are talking to students about the Oxford school shooting By Student Reporting Labs This week's shooting at a Michigan high school was the deadliest school shooting in three years and has led to fear, anger and anxiety at school districts around the state. And so have closings in dozens of schools because of… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 8:43 How some school districts are coping with staff shortages, other pandemic disruptions By Student Reporting Labs, Talesha Reynolds Public schools across the U.S. are taking a break for Thanksgiving after a more traditional fall semester that saw students largely back in their classes in person. But many teachers and staff did not return this year, causing a shortage… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 1:33 TikTok’s ‘devious licks’ challenge countered by new ‘angelic yields’ trend By Student Reporting Labs 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… Continue watching
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
Oct 11 Watch 3:02 How poetry helps this young Afghan refugee ’empty’ her pains and share her dreams By Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs October 11 is the International Day of the Girl. Tonight, we hear from one girl, a young Afghan poet, who left her country a few years ago with her family for security reasons. Aryan Ashory now lives in a refugee… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 2:44 What returning to school looks and feels like in ‘unpredictable, unprecedented times’ Millions of students are heading back to school in person after a year of online learning. We asked students in our Student Reporting Labs network what returning to in-person learning looks and feels like amid new delta variant concerns, vaccinations… Continue watching