HCST District News: Media Coverage of Kendrick Lamar’s Visit to High Tech High School

On Monday, June 8, 2015, generational icon and Grammy-award winning hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar visited High Tech HS to meet with students and participate in a panel discussion about the educational value of his music. Here to capture all the day’s excitement were numerous media outlets including NBC, The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, and Teachers College, Columbia University. See below for links to some of the media coverage.

NBC – http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbcnews-com/kendrick-lamar-raps-with-students-about-life-and-lyrics-460238915995

The New York Times – http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/nyregion/kendrick-lamar-rapper-who-inspired-a-teacher-visits-a-high-school-that-embraces-his-work.html?_r=0

Rolling Stone – http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kendrick-lamar-blows-teens-minds-hears-their-poetry-at-nj-high-school-20150609

NPR – http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/06/13/413966099/a-visit-from-kendrick-lamar-best-day-of-school-ever

Teachers College, Columbia University – http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=10032

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