Know a kid with a nose for news? If so, kids in the United States and around the world between the ages of 10-14 are NOW eligible to apply to the 2023-2024 Scholastic Kids Press program!
As members of this one-of-a-kind student journalism program, Kid Reporters gain valuable writing and critical-thinking skills, in addition to first-hand journalism experience through local and national news assignments, which lead to exciting opportunities to witness important events and interview newsmakers.
This year’s application can be found and downloaded here: https://kpcnotebook.scholastic.com/page/how-join-scholastic-kids-press
Completed applications must be submitted and postmarked by June 1, 2023.
For more than 20 years, Scholastic Kid Reporters have reported on government, entertainment, the environment, sports, and more in their hometowns and on the world stage. Kid Reporters have made their own headlines by interviewing former and sitting U.S. Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, artists, athletes, authors, humanitarians, scientists, and more.
All Kid Reporter articles and video interviews can be found online here. Some Kid Reporter stories appear in select issues of Scholastic Magazines+, which reach more than 25 million students in classrooms nationwide.
We can’t wait to meet the next generation of great journalists! Stay up-to-date on the current class of Kid Reporters on the Scholastic Kids Press site, and on Instagram and Twitter (@kidspress).
