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Schools need libraries, librarians, and banned books

The first day of middle school is a defining moment — and a frightening one. And when you are a kid who spent elementary school recess reading books rather than running around, it can feel more nerve-racking than exciting. When we, Aruja and Marium, started middle school at the Young Women’s STEAM Research and Preparatory Academy, or YWA, in our hometown of El Paso, Texas, we were terrified.

Chalkbeat

How Maryland’s riverkeepers protect the state’s waterways

Fred Tutman is the riverkeeper of Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway. He’s an advocate for the Patuxent River and one of the longest-serving waterkeepers in the Chesapeake region. Our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, traveled to Maryland to learn about Tutman’s unique job.

PBS News Hour

Smithsonian exhibit collects visitors’ hopes for the next 50 years

At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, a recent time capsule exhibit asked visitors to reflect on their hopes for the next 50 years. Alia Soliman, Diarra Gangazha and Jayden Hall from our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, bring us the story.

PBS News Hour

One student reflects on how their dad inspires them

Student Ava Gilberg-Stroud picked up the drums at a young age to feel closer to her dad. She interviewed him to learn about how he first got into music for the PBS News Student Reporting Labs.

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