Calling all student storytellers: NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back for 2026. As always, we're looking to award prizes to the best middle school and high school podcasts in America — but we have ...

Today we're announcing the best student podcasts in America as part of NPR's annual Student Podcast Challenge. Our judges reviewed thousands of submissions. NPR's Janet Woojeong Lee brings us ...

College students say they’re inundated with social media pings and emails from their institution, making it hard to cut through the noise and absorb important information. Increasingly, colleges are ...

In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear from two college leaders about how they’re integrating life design principles into students’ learning and career preparation for holistic support.

Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's ...

It's before school on a crisp Friday morning in Carlsbad, Calif. Andrew Luria is rallying the kids in his newsroom. "How many of you guys didn't do your homework?" Luria asks the 10- and 11-year-old ...

Here are the honorable mentions from the 2025 Student Podcast Challenge. You can listen to our middle school and high school finalists here. Thanks again to students, teachers and educators for being ...

The 2026 Student Podcast Challenge for grades 4-12 is now open. Submissions will close on May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. You can submit here. Good luck! Calling all student storytellers: NPR's Student ...