Seemingly every New York City high school used to have a student newspaper. That’s what we learned on our trip earlier this year to the Center for Brooklyn History’s archived high school newspaper collection. Today, few NYC high schools have student publications of any kind.
What happened? Where did all the school newspapers go? To find some answers, we sat down with Keith Hefner, founder of Youth Communication, a nonprofit that has been publishing high school students’ stories for more than 40 years.
Then, we meet the adult and students behind Press Pass NYC, an organization dedicated to bringing student newspapers back. It’s an ambitious mission. What will it take for them to succeed?
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P.S. 4: Revisiting Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers"
P.S. 3: A Tribute to Teachers
P.S. 2: Breaking Down Admissions Changes
P.S. 1: Students Interview Chancellor Banks
Keeping Score: Part 4
Keeping Score: Part 3
Keeping Score: Part 2
Keeping Score: Part 1
Episode 8: "She Would Have Fallen Through The Cracks"
Episode 7: The Prayer Space
Episode 6: “School Felt Like A Ghost Town”
Episode 5: Why I Turned Down A Specialized High School
Episode 4: "As If I Were A Criminal"
Episode 3: "The Chance To Be Themselves"
Episode 2: "The Kids Have Gone Through Hell"
Episode 1: "The Only Person Who Believed in Me"
Episode 3: The College Advising Gap
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Episode 2: A Year Without Sports
Episode 1: Mental Health
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