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This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Ayesha Murtaza In the sweltering heat, a bustling Houstonian treks from marsh to concrete jungle, the blazing sun hot on their back. Memories of a complicated mass transit that is […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Amelia Vander May I don’t know which classes I will remember best in 20 years. I am certain, however, that the most valuable takeaways from my educational experience won’t be […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Ean Soh To gauge awareness of a pressing civic issue, I asked community members: “What do you think the current debt of Leonia is?” “A million or something,” guessed one […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Madison Vancol Trees are a vital component of our environment and a major asset to the health and well-being of our communities. Apart from providing us with oxygen–a basic element […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Carl J. Kolhoff I am a German exchange student here in America, so I will address a situation in the community of my host family. Many Venezuelan families came over […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Desireé Rojas When I was in 5th grade, my friend Troy was hit by a car on the road. You might say a kid had no business riding his bike […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Deborah Son Envision stepping into a classroom where all books are out of reach, without a soul to help access these resources, supposedly available for public access. Picture navigating another […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Luisa Sánchez-Almenarez Beyond the narrow hallways of Boyle County High School, past the main entrance, after a sharp right turn from the school lobby, you will nd a counseling oce. […]

This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Tsion Ermias I was born and raised in Oregon. In the late 2000s, as a kid, I used to venture out and loved to be outside. I usually went to […]

Retro Report has received a grant to develop new educational resources using 25 short films from its library. A select group of teachers will be chosen to assist with this project, which will run from October 2024 to March 2025. The goal is to complete resource creation by mid-November. Teachers with experience in Special Education […]