One counselor’s 2022 predictions for students’ mental health
Student reporter Teri Bell talked to high school mental health counselor Edith Porter at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware on her predictions… Read More
How social media algorithms messed with our mental health
Friends Rebecca Lewis and Lola Nordlinger wrote a letter to their middle schools selves about the effect social media had on their mental health. Read More
California is first state to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for students
In fall 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom created a statewide vaccine mandate for students, ages five and above for in person learning. This story… Read More
Students reflect on school safety after Oxford shooting
Detroit-area students at the Frederick V. Pankow Center reflect on school safety after the Oxford school shooting. This piece was produced by students at… Read More
Student activists overturn book ban in Pennsylvania school district
After a school board in York, Pennsylvania voted to ban hundreds of books and other educational resources by and about people of color, students… Read More
Why these student reporters wanted to go to school board meetings
Student reporters Makayla and Jeremiah attend their local school board meetings to get a sense of what decision-making is going on about them as… Read More
Psychologist reveals the best way schools, students can prepare to respond to shootings
Student reporter Micah Martin — not far from Oxford, Michigan — interviews school shooting expert and psychologist Peter Langman. This piece was produced by… Read More
EXPLAINER: How a new Texas law impacts transgender student athletes
Student reporter Carolina Valerio examines a new Texas law that went into effect in January 2022 impacts trans women athletes and how they can… Read More
Who becomes a school shooter?
Psychologist Peter Langman describes the three most common types of school shooters to student reporter Micah Martin. Read More
Why I’m sharing Black women’s stories about body discrimination
By Nairobi Williese Barnes Ever since I was a little girl, I was self-conscious of my Black features after facing so much… Read More