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Running and leaping through life at full speed

In this video produced by young journalists in the NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs program, Justin Frevert, a parkour artist, explains how the sport has helped him overcome obstacles and embrace life’s challenges. Produced by: Read More

Graduation contest winners tell unique and inspiring stories

Earlier this year, the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program challenged students to participate in the American Graduate Road to Graduation competition by profiling teens who overcame unique obstacles on their paths to success. Over a dozen schools filed stories, and they were all inspiring. Read More

On the rise: Evan Gulock

Evan Gulock, a member of this year's SRL Academy, will be documenting his intership experience at Detroit Public Television in Michigan this summer. Evan's internship is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen initiative. Read More

On the rise: Nick Weiss

Nick Weiss, a member of this year's SRL Academy, will be documenting his intership experience at WITF in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this summer. Nick's internship is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen initiative. Read More

Austin millennials fighting against racial injustice

Chants of 'Black Lives Matter' and 'No justice, no peace,'  are filling the streets of cities across the country. Social activists have called for change in the way police officers interact with minority communities. In Austin, some young adults are at the front lines of these protests. Read More

#SRLAcademy journalists profile Washington-area artists, athletes

This summer, 18 students from around the country descended onto our nation's capital to participate in the inaugural Student Reporting Labs Academy. The middle and high school fellows helped program leaders develop strategies to engage young people with the news and current affairs and ensure that diverse youth voices are active in the conversations about critical issues facing the nation. Read More

On the rise: Kennedy Huff

Kennedy Huff, a member of the inaugural SRL All-Stars Class, will be documenting her internship experience at KLRU in Austin, Texas. Kennedy's internship is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen initiative. Read More

Laid off roughneck misses life in the Bakken oil fields

After making a good living working on an oil rig, John Desjarlais found himself among thousands of roughnecks let go in North Dakota after the fall in global oil prices shut down nearly half of North Dakota's rigs. As a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian tribe, Desjarlais returned home to a reservation with 69 percent unemployment. Now he lives on unemployment benefits, trying to make ends meet while he waits for the call to return to the rig and the lifestyle he grew to love. Read More

How a 9th-grader’s letter to Gwen Ifill inspired an entire school

This April, Gwen Ifill received a letter that began: “Dear Ms. Ifill, I hope you remember me, but if you do not, my name is Sophie Sabin.” That letter became a catalyst to an inspirational moment for hundreds of middle school students in Newark, New Jersey, today. Sophie admired Ifill for years… Read More