Class Of 2025

School isn’t the only thing COVID-19 is interrupting. Being stuck at home means boredom, frustration, loneliness -- not to mention the fear and anxiety that comes with living through a pandemic. We hear from Shelby, Ava, Kaylie, and their families about life at home during COVID-19, plus a University of Oregon psychology professor weighs in.

The Class of 2025 was halfway through middle school when COVID-19 shut down classrooms. At first, teenagers were excited for an extended spring break. But weeks turned into months of students staring at computer screens and the same walls of their homes. We hear from Anais, Rayshawn, and their families about what it’s like trying to learn during a global pandemic.

OPB has followed a group of Oregon students for 8 years. The Class of 2025 is in the middle of middle school now - where school and social drama met a pandemic, protests, and an economic downturn. Learn what it’s like to be 13 in 2020.
The Class of 2025 podcast is coming to you this November, from Oregon Public Broadcasting.

What should schools do when a politically charged issue like immigration scares students? Find out in the final episode in this season of the "Class of 2025."

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Is your mind more like a muscle that you can build? Or a machine that does some things well, and others not at all? "Class of 2025" explores “mindsets” through students Austin and Jason.

Learn more about the “Class of 2025” project and podcast at opb.org/2025.

How should schools teach students who are way ahead of the pack? We follow two Talented And Gifted students in the Class of 2025.

Learn more about the “Class of 2025” project and podcast at opb.org/2025.

Students with learning disabilities have struggled to progress through school for decades. States have increased their focus in recent years on disabilities like dyslexia. Meet "Class of 2025" student Shelby and her efforts to become a better reader.

Learn more about the “Class of 2025” project and podcast at opb.org/2025.

Ashley has done a great job of learning English as her second language. But what about her first language, Spanish?

Learn more about the “Class of 2025” project and podcast at opb.org/2025.

Fourth grade marked his first time back in a public school after being homeschooled in his family’s trailer. But partway through the year, Ethan became homeless.

Learn more about the "Class of 2025" project and podcast at opb.org/2025.

Coming soon from OPB, a new podcast from the "Class of 2025" project.

For more information about the podcast and the project, go to www.opb.org/2025.