‘You are worthy of being documented.’ DC’s youth poet laureate on slam poetry and identity

Student reporter Nora Malone from Alexandria City High School spoke with Washington, D.C.’s 2020 youth poet laureate, Marjan Naderi, on the accessibility of poetry… Read More

‘Black and proud’ singer on why now is the moment for laws ending hair discrimination

Jessica Butler is a 21-year-old social media influencer in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Last year, her song, “Black and Proud” got more than 7 million… Read More

How students are fighting Zoom fatigue

by John Barnes Zoom. Google Meet. Microsoft Teams. We used to work in offices or go to school for classes. Now many of us are… Read More

New England Public Media’s Karen Brown on mental health reporting

Drawing on decades of reporting on mental health, Karen Brown of New England Public Media offers student journalists advice on covering mental health stories… Read More

“I feel like I’m just living the same day, like over and over again.”

Cassidy Clarke, a junior at West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, CA talks about her mental health challenges during COVID-19. This story was… Read More

What does democracy look like in the wake of the U.S. Capitol attack?

Student reporter Sienna Daniels talks with educator Taylor McDaniel from Wauwatosa East High School in Wisconsin on the state of our… Read More

How do you think America will be different going forward?

Student reporter Sophie Kapolka sits down with history teacher Brandon Risser from Cedar Crest High School in Pennsylvania to talk about how the United… Read More

For families, the negative effects of incarceration continue far beyond time served

The effects of mass incarceration in this U.S. are felt by many more people than those convicted of crimes. We explored how the criminal… Read More

Philly teens say Trump is being a “sore loser” and not “mature”

SRL Connected Educator Greg Smith from W.B. Saul High School in Philadelphia speaks with two first time voters and a volunteer poll worker on the… Read More

Michigan students react to the current state of the presidential race

Students from the FV Pankow Center in Clinton Township, Michigan react as election results unfolded in their state with our Youth Media Producer Briget. Read More