2017 Youth Reporting Institute /tags/2017-youth-reporting-institute 2017 Youth Reporting Institute en-US Copyright Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:00:18 GMT Students Open Up Discussions To Close The Achievement Gap /youth-radio/2017-09-29/students-open-up-discussions-to-close-the-achievement-gap Maybe the most obvious lesson I learned from my Advanced Placement Psychology class was about math. There were some numbers that didn’t seem to add up.All… Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:00:18 GMT /youth-radio/2017-09-29/students-open-up-discussions-to-close-the-achievement-gap Emmanuel Tobe ¹ÏÉñapp Youth Podcast: Black Student Achievement /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2017-09-25/wunc-youth-podcast-black-student-achievement This episode of the ¹ÏÉñapp Youth Podcast features Emmanuel Tobe. Emmanuel is a Freshman at Elon University and a returning reporter for our Youth Podcast.… Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:57:02 GMT /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2017-09-25/wunc-youth-podcast-black-student-achievement A Forked Road: Find A Job Or Go To College? /youth-radio/2017-09-21/a-forked-road-find-a-job-or-go-to-college As a high school senior, you often come across many forked roads. Where are you going to apply for college? How are you going to pay for college if you… Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:36:26 GMT /youth-radio/2017-09-21/a-forked-road-find-a-job-or-go-to-college Star Smith ¹ÏÉñapp Youth Podcast: College or Work /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2017-09-14/wunc-youth-podcast-college-or-work This episode of the ¹ÏÉñapp Youth Podcast features Star Smith, a new freshman at North Carolina A&T. She produced a story with us this summer that focuses on… Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:53:43 GMT /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2017-09-14/wunc-youth-podcast-college-or-work They Lost Their Swim Team. But Swimming Empowered These College Athletes. /youth-radio/2017-09-14/they-lost-their-swim-team-but-swimming-empowered-these-college-athletes When North Carolina A&T State University ended its swim program nearly two years ago, it also shut the doors of the last all-black collegiate swim team in… Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:34:02 GMT /youth-radio/2017-09-14/they-lost-their-swim-team-but-swimming-empowered-these-college-athletes Loulou Batta Learning Discipline, Personal Responsibility Through Band /youth-radio/2017-09-08/learning-discipline-personal-responsibility-through-band To many, marching band is a another pastime during a football halftime. But for Jonathan Terry, it's more. Band changed his life. Terry used to be a… Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:57:58 GMT /youth-radio/2017-09-08/learning-discipline-personal-responsibility-through-band Endia Purdie Wakefield HS Students Reflect About a Day That Inspired New Outlooks and Change /youth-radio/2017-08-25/wakefield-hs-students-reflect-about-a-day-that-inspired-new-outlooks-and-change Here’s a list of senior pranks we’ve seen in recent years at Wakefield High School: tying a trash can to a flagpole, scattering balloons on the floor,… Fri, 25 Aug 2017 17:21:50 GMT /youth-radio/2017-08-25/wakefield-hs-students-reflect-about-a-day-that-inspired-new-outlooks-and-change Anthony Howard A Philosophy of Radical Acceptance: Harm Reduction /youth-radio/2017-08-18/a-philosophy-of-radical-acceptance-harm-reduction My name is Skylar Fisher, and I’m 18 years old. I just graduated from a public high school in Raleigh, and all things considered, I had a pretty normal… Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:31:31 GMT /youth-radio/2017-08-18/a-philosophy-of-radical-acceptance-harm-reduction Skylar Fisher Learning to Speak Up: How Chinese Americans Are Embracing Debate /youth-radio/2017-08-09/learning-to-speak-up-how-chinese-americans-are-embracing-debate Most seventh graders spent this past summer swimming at the pool or hanging out with their friends. But not Hannah Wang. She’s one of 20 kids who attended… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:17:12 GMT /youth-radio/2017-08-09/learning-to-speak-up-how-chinese-americans-are-embracing-debate Katherine Gan