October 2005 Archives

Greater Sustainability, Less Fuzzy Thinking
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 31, 2005
A book helps staff stick it out for the long haul.

Censoring or Protecting?
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 28, 2005
A private school prohibits students from posting blogs on the Internet.

Props to Youth Pages
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 26, 2005
The Newspaper Association of America Foundation recognizes the best youth-written content.

Blogging Live, from School
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 24, 2005
A growing number of teachers are experimenting with blogging as a learning tool.

Laura Bush's Youth Work Tour
By: Ted Gest, Jennifer Moore, and Patrick Boyle
Published: October 20, 2005
The First Lady’s effort to highlight effective programs highlights a dilemma: There's little scientific evidence that they work.

Writing to Rebuild
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 18, 2005
The displaced co-director of a New Orleans teen writing program blogs about reconstructing that program.

Computers in the Classroom: The Dark Side
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 17, 2005
A former high school computer teacher argues that the school computer lab poses hidden dangers to humanity.

Opening the Mic
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 12, 2005
How Public Radio Exchange has organized the youth radio movement and connected it to stations nationwide.

What's in a Word?
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 11, 2005
Use of the "n-word" in a Florida student paper has sparked protests.

Report Back on Youth Media Reporter
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 4, 2005
Youth Media Reporter is six months old, and we’d like to hear your thoughts on how it’s working so far.

Too Cool for School
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 3, 2005
How youth media can keep struggling teens engaged.

Circus Management for Dummies
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: October 3, 2005
How to juggle a class clown.