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Edward Fitzpatrick: Student Teaches Sunshine Week Lesson On Press Freedom

March 15, 2016November 7, 2019 Kelcey Caulder

Originally published in the Providence Journal A student at The Met High School is the driving force behind a student press-freedom bill that’s coming before a General Assembly committee right in the heart of Sunshine Week. “Educational institutions don’t make students stronger by preventing them from speaking their minds freely,” said Yanine Castedo, 16, of… Continue reading Edward Fitzpatrick: Student Teaches Sunshine Week Lesson On Press Freedom

New Voices Act champions freedom of speech at Washington State Legislature

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March 15, 2016November 7, 2019 Kelcey Caulder

Originally published in the The Peninsula College Buckaneer Washington State Senate bill 6233 of Jan. 13 is up for debate at the Washington State Legislature. Dubbed the “New Voices Act,” it would allow enhanced first amendment rights of free speech and press rights in school-sponsored media both at the high school level and at the… Continue reading New Voices Act champions freedom of speech at Washington State Legislature

Student government accuses the Daily Evergreen of violating election rules

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March 14, 2016November 12, 2018 Ryan Tarinelli

The Daily Evergreen printed two full-page ads in support of a referendum that asked students to establish a $4 fee that would have supported student media.

Behind closed doors

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March 14, 2016September 5, 2018 Trisha LeBoeuf

Public access advocates have pushed back against university governing boards' closed-door meetings, resulting in legal action.

Video: The importance of New Voices

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March 14, 2016August 17, 2020 Madeline Will

This video explains why New Voices legislation is so important to protect student journalists' freedom of speech and of the press. Video by SPLC intern Brooke Bean. Music: Fall to pieces - Silence by mika (c) 2010, CC 3.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8GmsIbkUpk

Yale: We can’t comment on former basketball player who either expelled or withdrew

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March 11, 2016August 9, 2018 Student Press Law Center

The Yale Daily News is reporting (through a confidential source) that former men’s basketball captain Jack Montague was expelled for sexual misconduct last month. The university has not confirmed that. The Daily News writes:The University has refrained from commenting on Montague and his status, as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prohibits educational institutions from sharing… Continue reading Yale: We can’t comment on former basketball player who either expelled or withdrew

Student press freedom legislation introduced in Minnesota and Michigan

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March 11, 2016November 12, 2018 Kaitlin DeWulf

Minnesota and Michigan are the latest states to join the growing New Voices campaign that aims to protect student journalists from administrative censorship.

Storify: Panel discusses the gender disparity of censorship in high school media

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March 11, 2016September 5, 2018 Madeline Will

Female high school journalists disproportionately bear the burden of censorship in school, according to new research unveiled at a SXSWedu panel this week.

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp speaks on the Senate floor in support of student free speech

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March 11, 2016October 5, 2020 Madeline Will

Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota took to the U.S. Senate floor Thursday to voice support for students’ free speech rights and to applaud her home state’s groundbreaking passage of New Voices legislation. Last April, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law the John Wall New Voices Act that protects students’ right to… Continue reading U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp speaks on the Senate floor in support of student free speech

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp speaks on the Senate floor in support of student free speech

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March 10, 2016September 5, 2018 Ryan Tarinelli

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp spoke on the Senate floor Thursday in support of student free speech rights and New Voices legislation, which was passed by her home state of North Dakota in April.