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Kentucky Students Defend Their Right to Be Heard in Groundbreaking Education Lawsuit

Tapped In or Tuned Out? What Kentucky Students Think About School Cell Phone Policies

Kentucky's Promise: Exploring Written and Oral Communication Skills

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young people co-creating more just, democratic Kentucky schools and communities as education research, policy, and storytelling partners.

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Research

Democratizing Data

KSVT designs, conducts, and analyzes original research that centers student experiences. Through surveys, interviews, and roundtables with Kentucky youth, we uncover the impacts of today’s most pressing issues, including race and belonging, school safety, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the help of research experts, we analyze the data and disseminate reports to stakeholders and policymakers to inform discussions about the education system

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Storytelling

Writing the Good Fight

KSVT elevates independent and informed storytelling about education in Kentucky through our news publication The New Edu and our podcast Get Schooled. In centering student voices and perspectives and hewing to journalism's best and most ethical practices, our platforms offer essential insights on Kentucky schools from our system's primary stakeholders.

The New Edu

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Policy

Speaking Youth to Power

KSVT helps Kentucky's young people understand the legislative process and policy decisions made about their schools. Through rallies, testimony, op-eds, media events and more, we routinely advocate in Frankfort and in local communities for issues that directly affect all of Kentucky's students and advance more just and democratic schools.

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Kentucky Student Voice team students Luisa Sanchez standing in front of Franklin county courthouse after rose hearing

Kentucky Students Defend Their Right to Be Heard in Groundbreaking Education Lawsuit

5.13.2025

Students from across Kentucky packed the Franklin County Court to defend their constitutional right to an adequate and equitable education amid efforts to dismiss their landmark case.

Event Advisory: Students to Address Press on May 13 After Hearing on KSVT v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

5.8.2025

Media are invited to attend a press conference Tuesday, May 13 at noon as KSVT responds to the day’s legal proceedings and continues making the case for educational justice in the court of public opinion.

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The New Edu is Kentucky's only statewide, independent, student-run newsroom publishing insightful stories straight from Kentucky classrooms.

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The Case for Student Journalism

In this three-part series, Campus to Community: High School Journalism in Kentucky, Isabella Edghill examines the challenges facing student newspapers and the importance of student journalism to communities. Part one highlights the benefits of student journalism to schools, communities, democracy, and student journalists themselves.

Isabella Edghill

4.24.2025

Miscellaneous

Classes on the Chopping Block, AI, and Newsprint as 'Retro': The State of Kentucky Student Journalism

In this three-part series, Campus to Community: High School Journalism in Kentucky, Isabella Edghill examines the challenges facing student newspapers and the importance of student journalism to communities. Part two explores how changing technology, access issues, and more impact student journalism.

Isabella Edghill

4.24.2025

Miscellaneous

Advocacy Groups Fight for Student Journalism

In this three-part series, Campus to Community: High School Journalism in Kentucky, Isabella Edghill examines the challenges facing student newspapers and the importance of student journalism to communities. Part three explores how journalists and advocates continue to fight for student journalism.

Isabella Edghill

4.24.2025

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KSVT student cell phone report tapped in or tuned out cover graphic

5.5.2025

Tapped In or Tuned Out? What Kentucky Students Think About School Cell Phone Policies

With debates over cell phone bans heating up in districts across the country, this report brings student perspectives to the forefront revealing that students are far from indifferent on the topic of school cell phone policies.