Colleges resist pressure to label 'triggering' curriculum despite student calls for more sensitivity when teaching controversial topics.
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Does your teacher make the grade?
Parents and educators debate the balance between the public's right to know and privacy when it comes to releasing teacher evaluation data.
Copywrong: Students often clash with administrators over copyright law
Students and administrators frequently misunderstand copyright law and how it relates to student work, often leading to conflicts in schools.
Free speech, behind the line
Several colleges across the country have attempted to restrict students' speech to "free speech zones," which have been ripe for lawsuits.
40 years later, Still Captive?
The most recent review of the state of high school journalism showed the latest struggles, and the progress made, since the first review in 1974.
A culture of intimidation and mistrust with student media at Fairmont State
This past school year, student journalists at Fairmont State clashed repeatedly with administrators. Their adviser was dismissed and the students felt forced to resign their positions as editors. An SPLC investigation uncovered a culture of intimidation with student media at the university for the past decade.
Protecting student journalists in Michigan
The SPLC spoke with Jeremy Steele who is heading up the effort in Michigan to pass meaningful legislation that guarantees the rights of student journalists.
Responding to the haters
Heightened with the prevalence of online commenting, student journalists frequently receive pushback from their own work. Often, the adversaries are their own peers.
Shaking the foundation: Fighting for access to university nonprofit foundations
Public universities use private nonprofits to raise money. In order to track donor influence, one group is fighting for more access.
The labor beat: How student journalists cover campus workplaces
Student journalists often face challenges when reporting on campus workers and workplaces.