Teachers in Florida can bring guns to class
Students and teachers react to Florida’s Guardian program, which went into law on October 1, 2019, allowing some teachers to carry guns in the… Read More
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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on youth voice and LGBTQ+ student rights in schools
In a conversation with Student Reporting Labs student Mak Lambert at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona talks about… Read More
Maryland teens stage walkout to protest schools’ handling of COVID-19
This piece was produced by Sofia Alicea and Kissiah Landham from John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Maryland with support from SRL… Read More
Trans teens react to passage of anti-trans bills
Transgender and gender non-conforming teens from across the country weigh in on the passage of the Save Women’s Sports Act in Texas, providing insight… 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
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
A veteran’s advice for talking to someone with PTSD
Reynaldo Salazar, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, spoke with student journalist Ryan Maejima Gonzalez from Canyon High School in Santa… Read More
Rep. Bobby Scott on the importance of funding quality education
SRL student reporter Gracie Farias spoke with Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott from Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District on what decisions are made… Read More
What is a school board?
Insherah Qazi from Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas explains what local school boards do and why they’re important. When the… Read More
What is the American Rescue Plan and how will it make schools better after the pandemic?
Gracie Napuapomaikaikuikalealoha Farias from Kapolei High School on Oahu, Hawaii walks viewers through what’s in the new sweeping federal law called the American Rescue… Read More