Millions of U.S. children experience trauma that can affect their behavior and life prospects. Now, schools are adopting programs to address trauma. Students attend assembly in a converted store in Joplin, Missouri, after a tornado destroyed schools and killed 160...
Censorship in China allows the government to control the media narratives. How can democracies protect free speech and sort fact from fiction online? A protester demonstrates against censorship, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 July 2016 (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) Welcome...
Most youth around the world get less than an hour of physical activity a day. Better programs and measurements are needed. Children play during National Sport Week in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, 26 April 2012 (EPA/KOEN VAN WEEL) Most young people around the world are not...
We published more stories in 2019 and were read in nearly 200 countries and territories. Readers flocked to articles about Africa, written by students. Biafran army volunteers train with rifle-sized sticks, Owerri, Biafra, 1 August 1968. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf)...
A governor in Nigeria is recruiting 10,000 hunters to try to accomplish what the army has been unable to do: defeat Boko Haram militants. A Nigerian hunter (Photo by Mohammed Chiroma) MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA — The new governor of Nigeria’s Borno State is turning to a...
My father used to tend our garden. Then he was taken from us — changing what I understood about America’s fundamental covenants. He doused the roots of his white carnations, careful not to soak the generous stems that lived inside this hanging pot. They...
Claire Wang and Christine Fernando win first prize in News-Decoder’s Storytelling Contest with articles on French protests and U.S. immigration. story telling contest U5 Natural disaster at feild storytelling contest storytelling contest bullet storytelling...
African Leadership Academy wins News-Decoder’s “Decoder in the Spotlight” award for its students’ exemplary contributions to our global community. A recorded poem about violence and evil. A photo essay celebrating African goddesses and the...
Young voters in South Africa aren’t as loyal to the ruling African National Congress as their elders. This could reshape the young democracy. podiumme · Episode 5 The Kids are Alright Democracy in South Africa In this episode of The Kids Are Alright, Leela Rosaz...
Immigrants can struggle to work as professionals in the U.S. But there’s no quick fix to “brain waste,” which can punish the economy and migrants. (Photo provided by Uthpala Amarasinghe) This piece tied for first prize in News-Decoder’s...