March 1, 2026 The sixth season of PBS News Student Reporting Labs’ Edward R. Murrow-award-winning podcast about the teenage experience, On Our Minds, will launch April 15, 2026. At America’s 250th anniversary, this season takes listeners on an audio road trip to explore… Read More
February 20, 2026 High school student journalists, this is for you! Collaborate with other young storytellers at the SRL Summer Academy, an all-expenses-paid week of journalism training and reporting stories with the PBS News Student Reporting Labs team. This year’s program will be… Read More
Date: 2/5/2026 PBS News Student Reporting Labs is providing funding and resources for schools and community organizations to host local screening of Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun. Run, Hide, Fight follows young people in… Read More
Date: December 15, 2025 By: Anthony Payne The SRL team has been flexing the frequent flyer miles throughout a markedly busy fall season. Here are the highlights from the events and workshops Student Reporting Labs has been a part of lately. Los Angeles… Read More
November 18, 2025 Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun has been named a Gold winner in the Health: Documentary or Film category of the 5th Annual Anthem Awards. This year, the Anthem… Read More
A note from Leah Clapman, Founder and Executive Director: Our third annual community report comes at a pivotal moment for public media. Federal funding for PBS has been eliminated and press freedoms are under threat. While SRL lost 10% of our annual… Read More
October 27, 2025 By: SRL Staff PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) recently selected 33 students from across the U.S. who will work closely with SRL staff to guide the team’s editorial decisions in the year to come: SRL’s 2025-26 Student Advisory Team. Read More
October 9, 2025 By: SRL Staff PBS News Student Reporting Labs is excited to announce the launch of the SRL Ambassador Program. SRL Ambassadors are experienced secondary school educators who lead SRL initiatives in their local communities. They guide peers on best practices for… Read More
To protect a world they will inherit, young people are taking the fight against climate change into their own hands. Second Nature is a new three-part digital series about how young people are working to protect the environment and combat climate change, produced for… Read More
Date: Sept 2, 2025 By: Anthony Payne How do you stay connected to what’s going on in your area if the news isn’t in a language you understand? Why would you want to tune in if what’s being covered isn’t relevant to your life? … Read More