Private School Journalism Association

03/16/2026

Attending CSPA this week? Don't miss Friday's special gathering with award-winning advisers and the Student Press Law Center.

Join experienced advisers and legal experts to discuss journalism at private and independent schools.

03/06/2026

Today is the last day to enter into the PSJA/Quill and Scroll Portfolio Contest!

About the Contest The PSJA Journalism Contest, co-sponsored by Quill and Scroll, seeks to honor the best journalism produced by private and independent school students. It is a “portfolio” contest, one that seeks not to reward single stories, but a pattern of excellence over the course of a year...

02/27/2026

Congratulations to Brimmer and May School and Head of School Judith Guild for signing onto PSJA's affirmation statement! You are national leaders in supporting student press at private and independent schools!

Brimmer and May establishes itself as a national leader in student press rights among independent schools, setting a powerful example for local peer institutions to follow.

02/22/2026

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/student-press-rights-affirmation-for-private-and-independent-schools-tickets-1983362676155?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

02/22/2026

Thank you, NAIS -- National Association of Independent Schools, for posting our upcoming FREE event on your site! Without question, anybody at NAIS is warmly invited to attend.

Join this free online session to learn about PSJA’s Model Affirmation of Student Free Expression Rights for private and independent schools, created with support from the Student Press Law Center. Modeled after the New Voices movement, this session covers what the Model Affirmation is, what it pro...

02/18/2026

Public school students are gaining stronger press protections under New Voices legislation. Private school journalists often don’t have those same safeguards.

Are you a student journalist or adviser at a private or independent school? Join us for a free virtual conversation on protecting student press rights and adopting a Model Affirmation statement designed to strengthen protections in your school community. The session is just 45 minutes.

February 26 | 4:00 PM EST

Register today and strengthen press protections at your school.

Join us to chat about standing up for your rights as a student journalist in private and independent schools!

02/18/2026

Public school students are gaining stronger press protections under New Voices legislation. Private school journalists often don’t have those same safeguards.

Are you a student journalist or adviser at a private or independent school? Join us for a free virtual conversation on protecting student press rights and adopting a Model Affirmation statement designed to strengthen protections in your school community. The session is just 45 minutes.

February 26 | 4:00 PM EST
Register today and strengthen press protections at your school.

Join us to chat about standing up for your rights as a student journalist in private and independent schools!

02/06/2026

The newest wave of massive cuts at The Washington Post hurts. Deeply. But it also exposes a painful hypocrisy.

When massive cuts hit a legacy outlet, mainstream media moves quickly to produce news coverage, op-eds calling for empathy, and justified warnings that “democracy is at greater risk of falling.”

Even accounting for scale, that concern grows quiet—nearly a whisper—when a student newsroom gets silenced. Instead, students are expected to be brave and “seek truth” while operating with virtually no legal safety net, especially at independent schools and in states without New Voices protections.

The media industry cannot confront its own decline without first addressing where it begins—in student newsrooms. If mainstream media fails to defend the student newsroom, it should not be surprised when the professional ones crumble.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which traces its roots to 1786, will close May 3, 2026. That news lands like a gut punch. A once-venerable…

01/30/2026

About the Contest The PSJA Journalism Contest, co-sponsored by Quill and Scroll, seeks to honor the best journalism produced by private and independent school students. It is a “portfolio” contest, one that seeks not to reward single stories, but a pattern of excellence over the course of a year...

12/15/2025

Schools, here’s a tip: Silencing student press won’t protect your image. It only exposes your insecurity. Trust student journalists.

12/09/2025

I wanted to share what I spoke about yesterday with private school journalism advisers from across the country, who joined a Zoom session for the Private School Journalism Association. Our discussion focused on the current state of journalism at private schools and why there must be significant changes to better support student media in today’s environment.