New York City is the media capital of the world, but not for its youth. Just one in four public high schools has a student newspaper these days. And there are big disparities in access by race and class.
In this system of haves and have nots Townsend Harris high school in Queens is definitely among the haves. Its student newspaper, The Classic, has received national recognition for hard-hitting reporting in recent years.
Meanwhile, at Pace High School in Manhattan, dedicated students and a veteran English teacher are defying the odds by building The Pacer from scratch.
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P.S. Weekly: An Exclusive Interview with Chancellor David Banks
P.S. Weekly: A High Schooler Working at Bloomberg — Plus “Shotgunning” College Applications
P.S. Weekly: Students Speak Out About Special Education
P.S. Weekly: A New York Chapter on the Banned Books Controversy
P.S. Weekly: Migrant Students Navigate a New Reality
(Re)introducing P.S. Weekly
Instagram, Cyberbullying and Free Speech at a Queens School
Missing Voices: Part 4 – Where Do We Go from Here?
Missing Voices: Part 3 – Trials and Triumphs
Missing Voices: Part 2 — The Quest to Revive High School Journalism
Ep. 10: Student Homelessness in a City of Riches
Ep. 9: The AP Course Divide
Ep. 8: The Price of Creativity
Ep. 7: Food Fight — The Battle for Better School Lunches
Ep. 6: Locked Up Phones
Ep. 5: Responding to Racism in Schools
Ep. 4: Examining the Regents
Ep. 3: The FAFSA Frustration
Ep. 2: We Need to Talk About Sex
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