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World Teachers' Day: The Best Teachers Are the Teachers Who Let Go October 4, 2012 by Ye Sheng What was true for me a teenager in Missouri, I know also to be true for high school students in China: The best teachers are the teachers who let go. Through the Student Journalism in China program, students have developed the critical thinking they need to become active, engaged citizens, and behind these students are confident teachers.	International Education Week: An American Student in China November 14, 2011 by Annie Curran Annie Curran is a senior at Annandale High School and the Editor-in-Chief of its newspaper. This past summer, she and five other Annandale students traveled to Lanzhou, China, to participate in an IREX journalism program with 100 of their Chinese peers.
Returning to China: Inspired by Youth Voices September 16, 2011 by W. Robert Pearson Thirty years ago, I arrived in China as a young American diplomat after the normalization of relations between the two countries. This summer, I returned to China to witness the vast changes that have taken place. I had the opportunity to attend the expansion ceremony for IREX’s China Student Journalism Program and the second annual journalism camp held in the remote northwestern province of Gansu. Walking into an auditorium filled with Chinese and American youth, I could feel the energy and excitement in the room. Students and their teachers were proud of the newspapers displayed on the walls of this large auditorium. Their eagerness and commitment to serving as voices for their peers and community were inspiring.	Finding their Voices, Serving their Peers December 17, 2010 Chunlin is working to give youth a voice by serving as a reliable and relevant information resource for his peers. “We want platforms where we can express ourselves, to share our thoughts with others, to learn about trends, what our peers are doing and thinking on campus.”
Beyond Teaching to the Test December 10, 2010 by Anne Johnson Another week, another news report detailing the achievements of Chinese students' remarkable exam-taking achievements.	Chinese Educators Learn About American High School Journalism October 20, 2010 by Clare Ye Sheng Recently, we hosted a delegation of educators from northwestern China. The High School attached to Northwest Normal University is one of the high schools in which IREX is implementing a student journalism program.
Coming to a Theater Near You August 20, 2010 by Amy Ahearn It’s not often that my work at IREX intersects with the Sundance Film Festival. Yet on September 24th, “Waiting for Superman,” a film about problems plaguing the American education system will hit theatres	Creating and Sustaining Positive Spaces for Youth August 11, 2010 by Susie Armitage From time to time since I started focusing on youth development projects at IREX, I’ve thought back to my first day of ninth grade. I went to a big public high school with around 2,000 students, and I was a little lost, not really sure what to get involved in, or who my friends were going to be anymore.