Directions: Read the video summary, and, if time permits, read through the recent findings of the Harvard Institute of Politics poll on the youth vote (summary included in support materials). Watch the video above from the NewsHour’s youth journalism program, Student Reporting Labs and follow up with the discussion questions included in support materials.

Summary: Why do young people hold some of the lowest voter turnout levels in the U.S.? Is it really their fault? And why might the 2018 elections see some record-breaking turnout among younger voters? Teen reporters from NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) reveal the issues that matter most to young voters in the new series, Turning Out: The Youth Vote. From Miami, Florida to Fort Payne, Alabama, student journalists from SRL’s national network of 135 schools conducted more than 300 interviews to explore the impact of the youth vote. According to a new poll from the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, young people, 18-29, could turn out to vote in the 2018 election in record numbers. Why do you think that’s the case? Read the study or a summary of its findings below. 

November 1, 2018 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

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