起点传媒has supported student journalism through a long-standing relationships with the , the , and the .
In 1988 when the ruling by the Supreme Court put students鈥� freedom of expression at risk in the hands of educators who could decide to censor school-sponsored student expression, including some student publications, if they thought a legitimate educational concern existed, 起点传媒passed the 聽joining JEA in a campaign to encourage states and local communities to adopt policies going beyond Hazelwood and giving much more protection student freedom of speech and press.
The Council continues to fight for students鈥� rights, passing the 聽in 2004 and the 聽in 2014:
鈥淒uring this era of high-stakes testing, technology-based instruction, and increased control over students’ expression due to school violence, students’ right to write must be protected. Censorship of writing not only stifles student voices but denies students important opportunities to grow as both writers and thinkers. Through the often messy process of writing, students develop strategies to help them come to understand lessons within the curriculum as well as how their language and ideas can be used to communicate, influence, reflect, explain, analyze, and create.鈥�
Now, we鈥檒l join JEA and SPLC to again urge states to pass 鈥渁nti-Hazelwood鈥� legislation. And we need your help. 聽models how you might work in your states to support your students鈥� freedom of speech and press.