The Journalism Education Association has named its fall 2011 award winners. They will be honored Nov. 19 at the fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Minneapolis. Amy DeVault...

The National Scholastic Press Association announced the 2011 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker finalists today and three Kansas high schools are finalists. NSPA received 325 entries in the Pacemaker contest....

The National Scholastic Press Association announced the winners of its 2011 Individual Awards today, which include stories from ?? Kansas high school students. 6 Kansas journalists are finalists or...

By Travis Feil, KSPA President-Elect A Common Problem My basic journalism course is offered opposite band and choir – both very popular courses in my district. My J1 desks, consequently, have...

By Travis Feil KSPA President-Elect Last week I was sitting at my desk working on American Literature lesson plans. Exhausted and overwhelmed from moving into a new classroom, I sat staring at my...

Dear Kansas journalism advisers, Welcome back for yet another year of scholastic journalism excellence! At this time of year, most of us are just getting our teaching “sea legs” under us again...

This summer, KSPA kicks off "The Drive: The Jackie Engel Endowment Fund Golf Tournament" as a means for potential donors to have fun and contribute to the endowment. The Drive is scheduled for 1:30...

Seven Kansas high school journalism students have placed in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communications Competition. Three of those students — Maggie Simmons and Andrew Goble from...

The results for All-Kansas winners for news publications, websites and videos are in. The entries were judged by top journalism advisers from around the country and went through an extensive critique process....

Amy Morgan, the journalism adviser for Shawnee Mission West High School, has won a prestigious journalism teaching award for 2011. Morgan is this year’s recipient of Jackie Engel Award, sponsored...