About the Reporting Labs
PBS NewsHour Extra Student Reporting Labs are classrooms, after-school programs and clubs around the country producing original, inspiring reports about how national and global issues affect local communities.
Richwood, WV
Richwood High School, located at the edge of the Monongahela National Forest in central West Virginia, is in its second year of a federally mandated school improvement process. Thanks to funds from the fededral stimulus program, the school has instituted a number of reforms that have led to a 18 percent improvement in test scores. RHS was one of the few high schools in West Virginia and the nation to meet AYP (adequate yearly progress) last year.