Sep 10 Watch 3:01 Educators reflect on the significance of teaching about 9/11 By PBS NewsHour For their first assignment of the school year, high school journalists from our network of Student Reporting Labs asked educators in their schools about the significance of teaching 9/11, what the events meant to them, and why it’s important to… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 2:32 How 9/11 weighs heavy on the generation born after the 2001 attacks PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs network of high school journalism programs across the country gathered the reflections of teenagers to explore the legacy of 9/11 on their generation. They present the voices of young Americans who were born after Sept. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 3:47 ‘We are with you:’ Cuban protests find youth allies in Little Havana, Miami By Student Reporting Labs Thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest the failing economy, food shortages and growing number of COVID-19 cases on the island. Fueled by social media, the protests also gained support and solidarity in Miami’s Little Havana, where young… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 5:53 Student activists help divert millions in funding away from law enforcement in schools The role of police officers in schools has come under increasing scrutiny, as communities across the U.S. respond to calls for racial justice and re-evaluate student safety. In Los Angeles, student activists played a major role in getting the school… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 3:12 The hardships and lessons from teaching remotely during the pandemic This week we’ve been looking at how the pandemic affected students, their lives and their learning. Tonight we hear from teachers. These voices are part of “‘DISRUPTED’ — How COVID Changed Education,” a special report from the PBS NewsHour Student… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 3:40 How the pandemic disrupted the lives of American students By Yeonseo Seok It's been an incredibly difficult school year for millions of educators and students in America. Some had to put their education on hold and their health at risk. “Disrupted: How COVID-19 Changed Education” is a special from Student Reporting Labs… Continue watching
May 17 WATCH: ‘DISRUPTED’ — How COVID Changed Education — a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Teen Special By Elis Estrada “Disrupted: How COVID Changed Education,” is a one-hour virtual special highlighting the impact of the pandemic on the nation’s schools, students and educators. Continue reading
Mar 25 How teens adapted and changed during the pandemic By Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs, Leila Jackson, Student Reporting Lab From gaining a better understanding of themselves and learning lifelong lessons to struggling with their mental health and education, teens are creating a new normal as they attend online school and grow accustomed to a pandemic that has forced them… Continue reading
Mar 16 How students are fighting Zoom fatigue By John Barnes Zoom. Google Meet. Microsoft Teams. We used to work in offices or go to school for classes. Now many of us are working all day in little “Zoom boxes” where the line between work and rest gets blurrier everyday, along… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 3:12 Teenagers reflect on how their worlds changed during the pandemic For teenagers, this year of quarantine and remote school forced an unprecedented experiment in learning and coping. We asked our network of student journalists to reflect on how their worlds changed and what they're looking forward to once the pandemic… Continue watching