It was a great day for student journalism when Trish Whitcomb Sipes, Special Advisor to Superintendent of Education, Glenda Ritz, announced at the IHSPA conference that local school boards will […]
From today’s post on Good: Today, on the the anniversary of Trayvon’s death, I’m thinking about all of the young people who are standing up and speaking up about the […]
Getting ready to head out in a couple of weeks for Tinker Tour west. In the meantime, we’re being interviewed by lots of kids for their History Day projects. This […]
Meet Dominique. She’s a student at North Central High School who we met on our Tinker Tour in October. What does she want to use her rights to stand up […]
Last week we traveled a lot of miles, from Baton Rouge to McComb, Mississippi, to Mobile, Alabama, and even down to southern Florida to Ft. Lauderdale. Along the way, we […]
Franquia, Raven and Giovanni recite by heart (and FROM the heart!) words that keep democracy-and journalism- alive! Thanks for a fantastic conference, South Carolina Scholastic Press Association! It was great […]
Man of peace, Mike Hiestand, all packed up and ready to go! Heading for the National Constitution Center in Philly from Bellingham, WA in the most beautiful First Amendment bus […]
I’m looking out at an auditorium full of amazingly-quiet seventh graders who have come to Washington DC from all over the country to learn about leadership as part of the […]
