Iowa’s Rep. Loebsack on getting involved in politics at a young age

In 2019, we asked our students to interview their local representatives. Students from Howar Middle School in Centerville, Iowa interviewed retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack… Read More

Election Restores Local Control to Little Rock Schools

The November 3 election in Little Rock, Ark. marks the end of five years of state control of the city’s school district. As voters… Read More

My grandmother became a civil rights activist as a teen, this is why we must continue her fight

By Nairobi Williese Barnes As a fifteen-year-old high school student, I am a writer, daughter, sister, and granddaughter of a… Read More

Teacher to student: What are the issues that are important to you in this election?

History teacher Nick Lambros sits down with student Q Hanley from Cedar Crest High School in Pennsylvania to talk about the issues that are important… Read More

Why America needs Raygun: How a local clothing store became a haven for political expression

Seen those shirts with bold opinion statements? In our interview with Raygun Shirts Founder & CEO Mike Draper, we find out how the company scrambled… Read More

Covering the vice presidential debate: A plea for civility

Students from Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Utah covered the 2020 vice presidential debate, focusing on civil debate in our society. Produced by… Read More

“I couldn’t go to school for a while. OCD affects my everyday life.”

This story was produced by Grace Mangano, Alexis Dixon, Hannah Bradley, Jonathan Beard, Salomon Klegbe and Kamariana Sanders at Cleveland Heights High School in… Read More

How to help classmates facing depression

This story was produced by Mikalah Rush at Legacy Early College High School in Greenville, South Carolina with support from Connected Educator Neena Kumar. Read More

How can young people use social media to create positive change?

This story was produced by students at Oakland Military Institute in California during #DigCitCommit… Read More

Teen explains why she demonstrated over George Floyd’s death

Detroit teen Kailynn Pratt talks about the violence she faced when demonstrating over George Floyd’s death for the PBS NewsHour special “Race Matters: America… Read More