A funding drive and a major donation have enabled News-Decoder to hire two new employees to help the nonprofit extend its global reach. Lauren Heuser Alexandra Gray Spurred by generous financial supporters, News-Decoder is hiring two new employees to help us reach...
By Nelson Graves Today we are launching our annual fund-raising campaign. Why should you donate to News-Decoder? News-Decoder’s work with young people around the world depends on the generosity of our supporters. We help young people from different backgrounds and...
News-Decoder launches its first podcast next week. Listen to young people offering a fresh perspective on major international issues. By Savannah Jenkins The kids are asking questions. And pretty tough questions at that. In collaboration with our media partner...
Survivors of a killing at a U.S. school and The Guardian paper have received an award from News Decoder for coverage of a gun-control protest. Student Dara Rosen (3rd from L) answers a question from News-Decoder founder Nelson Graves (L) as faculty advisor Melissa...
By Nelson Graves Two more schools have joined News-Decoder, extending our geographic reach into a fifth continent — Latin America — and linking us with one of China’s top academic institutions. Gimnasio Los Caobos in Colombia and the Affiliated High...
By Savannah Jenkins News-Decoder is based on the premise that young people deserve to be heard when it comes to big international issues. We’re now launching a partnership with the award-winning UK charity Podium.me that will offer an innovative platform for...
By Nelson Graves Three schools on three continents have agreed to join News-Decoder, expanding our network of academic institutions as we prepare to launch a revamped and beefed-up program for young people around the world. Herlufsholm School in Denmark, Middlesex...
Students at King’s Academy, Westover School, La Jolla Country Day School and Thacher School have won News-Decoder’s writing contest. Photo by Madeleine Steele Students at King’s Academy in Jordan, Westover School in Connecticut and La Jolla Country...
Janet Hartwell, an experienced global educator, has agreed to serve on News-Decoder’s board, strengthening the not-for-profit’s leadership. Janet Hartwell News-Decoder is delighted to announce that Janet Hartwell, an experienced global educator who heads...
Young authors have a lot to say, and we need to listen. Here are five tips to help raise your writing to News Decoder’s standard. Young people have a lot to say. We need to listen — and help them say it. News Decoder is premised on the notion that young...