Jun 27 Watch 3:17 Ken Burns film explores youth mental health By Student Reporting Labs, Briget Ganske, Leah Clapman Awareness of mental health across all spectrums of the population has been growing after years living in the COVID pandemic. But there are particular concerns about the youngest generations. Those topics are explored in Ken Burns' film, "Hiding in Plain… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 3:39 Students speak out about the impact gun violence has on their daily lives By Leah Clapman, Beyza Vural, Chris Schwalm Tragically, school shootings have become all too common in America. While the attack at a Uvalde elementary school is the deadliest in nearly a decade, it's also the 27th school shooting this year alone. Our national network of young reporters… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 3:27 How seeing negative stereotypes of Asian Americans can affect mental health The month of May is dedicated to both Asian American Pacific Islander heritage and mental health awareness. The youth mental health podcast "On Our Minds," which is part of Student Reporting Labs network, takes a look at the toll Asian… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 3:33 How diversity in media and entertainment affects young people By Student Reporting Labs Our Student Reporting Labs program, which leads journalism training in middle and high schools around the United States, asked teenagers why representation in pop culture matters to them. Continue watching
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