Youth in Conversation

KOSU and StateImpact Oklahoma were named winners of best public service journalism in audio at the Great Plains Journalism Awards for the series Youth in Conversation.

StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma’s youth. And we’ve brought along our microphones.

Noble teenager Andy Bridge is suing the state of Oklahoma over its transgender bathroom ban. StateImpact’s Robby Korth spoke with Andy and his parents Aysha Prather and Eli Bridge about their family's decision to work with the ACLU on the lawsuit.

StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma’s youth, and they've brought along their microphones. Reagan and Jimma are students at Stilwell High School. Earlier this year, the pair, along with their classmate Tyla, got to share some of the poetry they worked on at the Field Museum in Chicago as part of the Native Truths exhibit.

StateImpact continues its listening tour with Oklahoma's youth. This time, we talked to a couple of Tulsa high school students about race, gender and how they interact with their peers at school.

StateImpact continues its listening tour with Oklahoma's youth. This time, we talked to a couple of Tulsa teenagers about being allies for their friends, following the news and about their own roles as Oklahomans.

StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma's youth, and we've brought along our microphones. Two recent high school graduates from OKC talk about their comfort levels in the classroom, how they fit in society and representation.

The Education Writers Association has selected KOSU special projects reporter Kateleigh Mills and StateImpact Oklahoma education reporter Robby Korth to be members of its 14th class of EWA Reporting Fellows.

A bill to bar transgender students in Oklahoma from using the bathroom corresponding with their identity was signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt Wednesday.

In Oklahoma, culture wars can feel exhausting to marginalized youth. So StateImpact’s Robby Korth and KOSU's Kateleigh Mills are embarking on a listening tour, and they’re bringing microphones. Now, they need your help.