The Healthy NewsWorks board is pleased to announce its newest member, Dr. Ross T. Hamilton, Jr., a career educator who has taught in New York City and Philadelphia schools, worked at the state level on education policy, and now serves as a school administrator at...
The 2024-2025 school year was defined by “Making Good Decisions,” a theme that led students to reflect on sleep habits, making friends, healthy snacking, and using social media. They reflected on their own decision-making, made comics about decisions like giving up...
A group of students in Bogota, Colombia, have a special partnership with Healthy NewsWorks. This year, they reported on the importance of gratitude in their community at Colegio Nuevo Granada (CNG), an international school in the heart of the capital. Students...
This spring, Healthy NewsWorks delivered a half dozen Family Engagement Workshops, a new initiative to reach out to families and to students who don’t have Healthy NewsWorks in their classrooms. The workshops focus on key themes including healthy snacking, managing...
Healthy NewsWorks will receive a $2,500 challenge gift from two anonymous donors if we receive 50 contributions from individuals before midnight June 30. As the 2024-25 school year comes to a close, there’s no better time to contribute to our long-term...
Three student-produced videos, including an animated comic about cell phone use, were shown to spur discussion during the Healthy Conversations event in April 2025. The videos grew out of student reporting related to the 2024–25 Healthy NewsWorks reporting...
