Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Rachel Mahlke is an English teacher with 20 years of experience based in Oakland, CA. She works at Oakland Military Institute (OMI) and also with KQED. Rachel is deeply committed to uplifting the voices of Oakland youth. Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Kelli Gary is an English teacher at Lake Braddock Middle School in Burke, Virginia. A Detroit native, she spent 10 years working as a newspaper reporter before transitioning into the classroom, where she teaches middle and high… Read More
There are some stories that only young people can tell, new angles and fresh takes that new voices bring to the media landscape. In 2025, hundreds of students worked on projects with Student Reporting Labs. To wrap the year, we’re highlighting ten stories where student journalists used their… Read More
Each December, PBS News Student Reporting Labs highlights twenty young storytellers in our network who are shaping the future of journalism and media. This year, we’re celebrating students whose work stands out for its originality, excellence, and dedication to telling stories that matter. From stories on immigration and… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Monique Harris Schramme is a visual art and media educator at Lexington High School in Massachusetts, where she leads the Highline journalism and broadcast course, the Design Hive Collaborative, the Re:Frame Student Film Festival, and a suite… Read More
Celebrating 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! PBS News Student Reporting Labs was founded by Leah Clapman in 2009. What started with six pilot schools reporting video stories in their communities has grown to service hundreds of schools and thousands of educators and students across the… Read More
Celebrating 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! PBS News Student Reporting Labs was founded by Leah Clapman in 2009. What started with six pilot schools reporting video stories in their communities has grown to service hundreds of schools and thousands of educators and students across the… Read More
Celebrating 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! PBS News Student Reporting Labs was founded by Leah Clapman in 2009. What started with six pilot schools reporting video stories in their communities has grown to service hundreds of schools and thousands of educators and students across the country. To… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Morgan Bricker is a journalism teacher and adviser for the Weir Student Media program at Weir High School in Weirton, W.Va., where her students produce a news website, yearbook, daily announcements, and a senior video. Read More
Happy 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! PBS News Student Reporting Labs was founded by Leah Clapman in 2009 as an experiment of the PBS News Hour: What could national news stories look like if reported in partnership with local high school broadcast and journalism classes? What… Read More