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
Feb 24 Watch 2:46 During Black History Month, students reflect on their modern-day heroes By Becky Wandel Black History Month expands students’ understanding of the Black experience in American history. But one teacher in Akron, Ohio wanted her students to see that Black history isn’t something that happened in the past, it happens every single day through… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 1:32 High school students share their hopes for the Biden administration How does this historic inauguration look to young people? Our Student Reporting Labs reached out to our network of high school journalism programs to find out what they hope the new administration accomplishes. Here they are in their own words. Continue watching
Jan 12 WATCH: We the Young People - a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Teen Inauguration Special By Elis Estrada In the aftermath of the divisive 2020 presidential election, PBS NewsHour and Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will air We the Young People, a half-hour virtual special highlighting the impact of young voters. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:46 For families, the negative effects of incarceration continue far beyond time served The effects of mass incarceration in this U.S. are felt by many more people than those convicted of crimes. Student Reporting Labs, our journalism training program, explores how the criminal justice system can also create far-reaching obstacles for kids and… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:35 Thanksgiving in the time of COVID-19: Tips on staying safe By Student Reporting Labs Ahead of the holiday season, the CDC is urging families not to travel for Thanksgiving or have multiple households meet for meals. Andrea Salazar Lopez with NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs explores the inherent dangers during this most challenging Thanksgiving. And… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 2:01 How Zoom and social isolation are challenging the mental health of America's teens How are the pandemic, social isolation and remote learning affecting mental health among adolescents? Our Student Reporting Labs teamed up with Well Beings, a public media reporting initiative, to find out. Using a unique back-to-school curriculum, student reporters recorded video… Continue watching