By Simran Gupta As Season 4 of On Our Minds comes to a close, I wanted to share the top ten things I learned from my time as a researcher and fact-checker, plus some helpful tips. 1. Gen Z is under great pressure to succeed… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Dave Winter has been advising publications for over three decades, predating the birth of many of his current students. In the spring of 1993, as a floating first-year teacher at Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA, he… Read More
It’s graduation season and seniors from the Student Reporting Labs network are starting a new chapter. We caught up with a few previous SRL academy fellows and student producers to celebrate their accomplishments, hear their SRL memories, and see what’s next for them. Maggie LeBeau … Read More
Consider this an open mic with “The Mikes,” as we fondly refer to them in the SRL community, hosts of our new podcast, Teacher Reporting Labs (TRL). Discover more about their background and experiences, uncover some behind-the-scenes TRL secrets, and… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. This month we’re featuring two teachers from The Community School in Spokane, Washington: Tami Linane-Booey and Nate Seaburg. At The Community School (TCS) in Spokane, Washington, core content subjects are taught in integrated, team-taught projects. All 11… Read More
By Simran Gupta Sophia Kianni (22) is an Iranian-American social entrepreneur and activist. She is the youngest member of the United Nations Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change and has received numerous awards and accolades. Recently, Sophia was featured in an episode of… Read More
By Simran Gupta Dr. Vivek Murthy is an American physician who serves as the current Surgeon General of the United States. As U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Murthy is responsible for providing the best medical information to the public so that they cannot only improve their… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Adison Godfrey (she/her) is an English, Creative Writing, and Media Literacy and Mass Communications teacher at York Suburban High School (YSHS). Before teaching at YSHS, she worked as a graduate assistant at WPSU, an NPR affiliate station… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Ashley Porter teaches at DC International School in Washington, D.C., where she helped start the Career Program video production classes with DCI film teacher Jose Reyes. Three years later, it’s evolved into a vibrant in-person program that… Read More
As we inch closer to approaching the upcoming spring deadline for our 2023-2024 prompts on March 15th, we want to take this moment to provide with you some reminders, resources and tips to help you and your students cross that finish line: THE PROMPTS:… Read More