A voice for Kentucky’s Young People
We Are...
young people co-creating more just, democratic Kentucky schools and communities as education research, policy, and storytelling partners.
The Three Pillars of KSVT
research
Research
Democratizing Data
KSVT designs, conducts, and analyzes original research that centers student experiences. Through surveys, interviews, roundtables, and observational studies, we uncover the impacts of some of Kentucky students' most pressing concerns, from school climate and safety to student mental health, testing and grading, the impact of technology on learning, and more. With the help of research experts, we analyze the data and disseminate reports to stakeholders and policymakers to inform discussions about the education system.
storytelling
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.
policy
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.
KSVT In the news
voices from the front
The New Edu is Kentucky's only statewide, independent, student-run newsroom publishing insightful stories straight from Kentucky classrooms.
Foreword: Why Kentucky Students Are Suing the State
Afterword: Why Kentucky Students Are Suing the State
The nonprofit we spent our college years running won’t last forever—here’s why we’re proud of that decision.
Our Reports
We Wrote a Book
Why Kentucky Students Are Suing the State
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