Here is our best attempt yet to inspire you with story ideas...

Al's Morning Meeting, a daily column written by Poynter faculty member (and former television news director) Al Tompkins, is an excellent resource for story ideas. The column covers general topics, linking to web resources and offering tips on how to navigate the issue. We've searched the archives and gathered those topics which, with additional reporting, you could localize for your school.

Some of these columns are time-sensitive, but you'll still find the thinking and the links useful. And remember to make the writing your own. Don't be tempted to take another journalist's prose, no matter how good it is. Do your own writing and reporting.

Click here for the list.

Note: These links will take you to the column containing each topic, but you may need to scroll down within that column to find each of these headlines or subheads.