Students get behind-the-scenes look at NJTV News
The NJTV News studio today had a few more camera operators, producers and reporters. They’re news professionals in-training — students with Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark. Read More
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Women scientists combat stereotypes with #girlswithtoys
Heather Heenehan, a PhD candidate at Duke University studying marine science and conservation, used the hashtag #GirlswithToys to tweet this photo of her using acoustic loggers to study spinner dolphins. Read More
The whistleblower
What does it take for a student to realize that a friend is planning something dangerous and take action? The students at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania talk to the whistleblower, principal and police officer who followed up on the information that most likely prevented a tragedy and led to a trial. Read More
Designing Hawaii schools that keep out danger and let in nature
On Maui, schools with multiple buildings are designed to withstand natural forces, not intruders. But in the wake of Columbine, Sandy Hook and other school shootings, administrators must find ways to balance security with nurturing learning environments. Student Television Network correspondent Sydney Dempsey reports, part of our ongoing Student Reporting Labs series 'The New Safe.' Read More
How an elementary school moves on after a shooting
In 2010, a gunman attacked an elementary school playground in suburban San Diego. Four years later, students from nearby Carlsbad High School visited the school to see how the community is healing, interviewing teachers and students on camera for the first time. This is story is part of a NewsHour Student Reporting Labs series on school safety through the eyes of young people. Read More
PBS NewsHour names 18 fellows for inaugural student reporting academy
This summer, 18 talented young storytellers from 11 states will convene in the nation's capital with a common objective: to help build the future of public media. Read More
The New Safe: stories from the frontlines of school safety
What does it mean to feel safe and be safe at school? This month marks the anniversaries of the shootings at Columbine and Virginia Tech. And while the continuous news cycle can make school shootings seem like an epidemic, below the surface, school communities are changing and rethinking ways to protect students. PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and the Student Television Network asked scholastic broadcast journalism programs across the United States to tell their own stories. Read More
Millennials ‘confused, appalled’ by racist SAE video
The 9-second internet video featuring members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist chant has … Read More
White House Student Film Festival honors Austin’s Wheelchair Challenge story
On a rainy day in 2013, Austin High School student Archer Hadley approached a school door and waited for someone to open it. As water gushed down his back, Hadley, who has cerebral palsy, asked himself, “Hey, I’ve been to a lot of public places that have automatic doors, why… Read More
Reporting Labs share stories of giving back with White House Student Film Festival
This year’s White House Student Film Festival asked students K-12 to submit short films about the meaning of “giving back”. And as luck would have it, youth journalists from our network of Student Reporting Labs recently tackled the same topic in… Read More