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A scantron sheet from a standardized test with a yellow post-it stuck to it reading "Are you smarter than a high schooler?"
Test Your Knowledge
April, 28, 2022

A Hard “Try Harder!” Quiz: Are You Smarter than a High Schooler?

Independent Lens in Test Your Knowledge
An illustration of a young girl weighed down by a heavy red and yellow backpack.
Beyond the Films
April, 27, 2022

How Today’s High School Students Face High Pressure in a Grind Culture

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
An Asian American student smiles at graduation, wearing a burgundy cap and gown.
Behind the Films
April, 22, 2022

Telling Asian American Stories That Resonate: Filmmaker Explores Why These High School Students Are Stressed Out

Craig Phillips in Behind the Films
A Mayan healer in a dark room looks up towards the sky with a single source of light shining on her face.
Behind the Films
April, 18, 2022

Investigating the Mysteries of Consciousness

Craig Phillips in Behind the Films
A woman in a green and gold sari videotapes an interview with her smartphone. Another woman looks on behind her.
Beyond the Films
March, 28, 2022

Women Journalists Are Targeted Just for Reporting the Facts

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Four Indian women reporters chat together while working on a project.
Interviews
March, 15, 2022

Oscar-Nominated “Writing With Fire” Goes Inside India’s Only All-Women Newspaper

Craig Phillips in Interviews
A collage of items including a black t-shirt reading "Represent Justice" and four books including "Are Prisons Obsolete?" by Angela Davis and "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander.
Contests
March, 14, 2022

Win a Shirt and a Bundle of Books!

Independent Lens in Contests
Poster for PBS educational show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" showing members of the cast in costume and illustrations of the TV show's characters.
Lifestyle
March, 5, 2022

Remember These Classic PBS Educational TV Shows?

Independent Lens in Lifestyle
A woman with dark skin tone, wearing a purple shirt, hugs her grinning daughter, a young girl with dark skin tone and long braids.
Beyond the Films
February, 11, 2022

How Incarceration Affects Mothers and Their Children

Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
Mini model of a classroom safety drill with figurines of a teacher and students leaving their classroom in a line.
Beyond the Films
February, 8, 2022

What Americans Will Do to Feel Safe in Schools

Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
A husband and wife look over a fence straddling a river in Brooks County, Texas.
Beyond the Films
February, 3, 2022

“Death Valley for Migrants”: The Invisible Cost of Border Crossing

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A husband and wife tape a missing persons poster to a telephone pole.
Interviews
January, 10, 2022

Confronting the Agonizing Facts of Life and Death in Brooks County

Craig Phillips in Interviews