By Léa Moukanas GSS Correspondent PARIS — Bodies on a beach, frantic faces in a crowd, tired eyes of travelers who hope for an end to their journeys but may get none. Children and their families who are migrating from…
By Ana Madero GSS Correspondent PARIS — According to the World Factbook, slightly more than 1 billion people worldwide are illiterate. Too often, a lack of education has a direct link to poverty. The organization Room to Read estimates that 171 million people would no…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — Asher Jay's Twitter profile @AsherJayNYC defines her goal and her process — "Asher Jay creates to comment, conserve and contribute" as "a designer, artist, writer and activist" through art, design installations, film, and advertising. But…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — It's like the old joke: How many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Or bring energy and light to places where there is none? A nonprofit group called Liter of Light is offering an…
We're happy to announce the winners of our first-ever World News News Challenge, which asked students around the world a simple but ultimately complex question: "What do you want to know about Africa that the media isn't already telling you?"…
Photos by Yasser Alwan/Oakland International High School Global Student Square project manager Jordan Tichenor visited Oakland International High School on Feb. 10 to kick off the GSS Africa News Challenge. OIHS, a school in Oakland Unified School District which serves recent…