by Joyce Yang | 8 Dec 2023 | Faculty in the Spotlight, News Decoder Updates, Thacher School
Russell Spinney of The Thacher School knows teaching history means teaching humans. He wins this month’s Faculty in the Spotlight award. This feature is part of News Decoder’s Faculty Spotlight series, where we shed light on the incredible work of educators in...
by Joyce Yang | 28 Nov 2023 | Hewitt, Journalism, News Decoder Updates, Parallel (By)Lines
Correspondent Susan Ruel sat down with student Goldie Zarabi of The Hewitt School in New York to talk journalism, objectivity and tough assignments. This feature is part of News Decoder’s Parallel (By)Lines series, where we bring a student and correspondent...
by Joyce Yang | 8 Aug 2023 | Education, Media Literacy, Personal Reflections
Living in a globalized world means appreciating the nuance of diverse perspectives and shared experiences. Global Citizenship Education (Canva). The field of education loves its buzzphrases. Standards-based grading. Project-based learning. Media literacy education. ...
by Nelson Graves | 12 Jun 2023 | Culture, Education
Sometimes saying yes can seem scary. But if you say no you close yourself off to opportunities. And some of them might be amazing. Photo illustration by News Decoder. “Say ‘yes.’” That’s Emma Bapt’s advice to high school students, especially girls. “I think...
by Ivy Lam and Andie Korenge | 6 Jun 2023 | Climate champion profile, Contests, Technology, Writing's on the Wall, Youth Voices
Andrea Kritcher has done something that seemed impossible: Conducted a successful laboratory test that showed that fusion energy could work. Andrea Kritcher. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. This article, by authors Ivy Lam and Andie Korenge, was a...