Kid reporters across the U.S. interviewed presidential candidates and covered the election up until the inauguration, bringing news of the campaign trail to readers of Scholastic classroom magazines.
Since then, Scholastic News Kid Reporters have interviewed President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, choreographer Jacques d'Amboise, entertainer Nick Cannon, director Ava DuVernay, presidential hopefuls Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina, authors Walter Isaacson, Robert Beatty, and Sonia Manzano, and physicists Brian Greene and Kip Thorne, among other notable people.
At the end of the Student Vote, kid reporters have announced the results to the nation on the NBC Today Show in New York City.
Professional reporters and anchors who have been interviewed include Matt Lauer, Lester Holt, Robin Roberts (newscaster), Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd, Mike Lupica, Bob Costas, and Jose Diaz-Balart.
Kid reporters from Scholastic have appeared on the NBC Today Show, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and local television stations around the nation.