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Teacher Feature May 2023: Elaine Edwards

Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Elaine Edwards has been a teacher for 20+ years in various grades and roles, but this is her first year as a Digital Media/Journalism teacher at Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, California. She loves teaching… Read More

Meet the 2023 Class of SRL Summer Academy Fellows

 28 talented teen storytellers from across the country will join PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) for its ninth annual summer academy this June, hosted this year in Boston at Emerson College’s Department of Visual and… Read More

Teacher Feature April 2023: Mitch Schwartz

Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Mitch Schwartz is a Journalism Teacher at Dominion High School in Sterling, Virginia, and continually works to bring broadcast journalism to every school in his county. As Mitch puts it, his “teaching career of 24 years can… Read More

Teacher Feature March 2023: Rachel Storm

Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Rachel Storm is an English Language Arts and Journalism teacher at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah where she also serves as The Buzz News… Read More

SRL seeking 2 interns for summer 2023 [CLOSED]

Student Reporting Labs is seeking two interns who will be living in the DC Metro area this summer. Learn about the roles and responsibilities of each internship by clicking the links below. ABOUT THE INTERNSHIPS Communications + Management Internship: this intern will support SRL staff in the management… Read More

Teacher Feature February 2023: Tony Cushman

Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Tony Cushman teaches 3rd Grade at Rolph Road Elementary School in Toronto, Canada. There, he sees important young people doing important things everyday—that’s what inspired him to launch a news broadcast with his students to tell these… Read More

Teacher Feature January 2023: Ryanne Meschkat

Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Ryanne Meschkat always knew she wanted to be in journalism— from high school print and broadcast journalism, and majoring in it during college, to working professionally in live sports production for seven years. What surprised Ryanne was… Read More

Meet 2022’s 20 under 20 young storytellers

In 2020, we began recognizing future changemakers from our Student Reporting Labs network who are already making a difference in their communities in a list of 20 up and coming storytellers under 20 years old. For the past two years, the SRL team has… Read More

Top student stories you missed in 2022

What were the top student stories of 2022? From attending school board meetings to overturning book bans in their school districts, students are at the forefront of major change in education. While dealing with mental health struggles, school shootings, toxic social media algorithms and more, young people continue… Read More

Teacher Feature December 2022: Anita Crouch

Each month, we’ll be spotlighting and celebrating a teacher from our SRL/StoryMaker community. Anita Crouch is a journalism and English teacher at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. Anita loves reading, movies, dancing and walking. She has an amazing husband, three fantastic… Read More