Scholastic Press
Student Journalism Initiatives
The NAA Foundation provides funding for and works in partnership with a number of student media endeavors.
The largest of these efforts, begun in 1997, is the Student/Newspaper Partnership Grant program (see below).
A partnership with the Student Press Law Center resulted in the creation, publication and revision of a student guide to press law, "The Starting Point: Young Journalists and the Law." The NAA Foundation and SPLC also collaborated on the publication of "Press Freedom in Practice." This manual for student media advisers serves as a guide for responding to and avoiding censorship.
Most recently, the NAA Foundation and SPLC have teamed up to produce a variety of online resources: podcasts, downloadable teacher's presentations, quizzes and "Virtual Lawyer," an interactive resource on basic student media law issues.
The NAA Foundation and NewsU at The Poynter Institute worked together to create "Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists," a free online training course for those who work with student writers. Click here for more information.
Student/Newspaper Partnership Grants
Since 1997, the NAA Foundation annually has awarded Student/Newspaper Partnership Grants. The program was created to provide funds to help establish or revive student newspapers. Grants are awarded to partnership proposals between middle and high schools and their local newspapers to create a newspaper where none exists, or to stabilize and strengthen struggling student newspapers.
Applications from minority-majority, urban and rural schools and their local newspapers are of special interest. Student/Newspaper Partnerships require newspapers and middle or high schools to commit to working together. Colleges and universities can also participate. Click here for more information and an application form.
