With the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington approaching, the PBS NewsHour mobilized youth reporters within its Student Reporting Labs network to gather youth perspectives on King's dream and race in America today. Here is a sampling of what they had to say: Read More
Get an inside look at the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program. This video was produced by Gil Garcia, a teacher and consultant for the Student Reporting Labs program. Read More
Students and mentors working with the Student Reporting Labs discuss the program's impact on students and the community. Read More
The Student Reporting Labs program launched its inaugural Best of SRL 2013 competition to honor the strongest entries for its three main video categories: Constitution, Dropout/Education and Science. Read More
Student Reporting Labs from around the country battled it out for a chance to win first place in the 2013 Media Madness contest. In the end, the students of John F. Kennedy High School impressed NewsHour judges with their original music and creative use of a green screen. Read More
Last year, the Student Reporting Labs program held its first media competition giving students an opportunity to submit fun videos to win some pretty cool prizes. This year, the tournament returns but with some changes. We've shifted the competition to two months and one round of video submissions. This year's challenge? To produce in 60 seconds or less, a video about the Student Reporting Labs program. Deadline is April 30. Read More
Students from Richwood High School in West Virginia interviewed policymakers about education funding and stereotypes portrayed on MTV's "Buckwild" reality show taped in their home state. Student Reporting Labs mentor Chuck Roberts, of West Virgina Public Broadcasting, was on hand to help them get the best video and audio. Suzanne Higgins, of WVPB, produced this behind-the-scenes video and talked to the teens about what they've learned from the Student Reporting Labs program. Read More
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has made many schools rethink their safety procedures. It has also sparked emotional debates about the roots of violence. Read More
When breaking news is reported, stories often lack a youth voice or perspective. After the tragic shooting of 26 students and faculty at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Student Reporting Labs mobilized its youth journalists and asked them to interview their peers about the tragedy. Read More
Earlier this year, PBS NewsHour Extra team members Imani Cheers and Thaisi Da Silva traveled to Hopi High School in Keams Canyon, Arizona. Hopi High is one of forty schools in the nation chosen for the Student Reporting Labs program. Read More