Policy and Advocacy

Students walked out and protested against SB 150. Now, we’ve been failed by a system that is meant to protect us.

Following the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, two students speak to being indirectly impacted by gun violence–and call for change.

Senate Bill 55 mandates that all public and charter schools with grades 4-12 have free period products available for students. 

Organized by ACLU Kentucky and the Real Young Prodigys, hundreds of students across Kentucky joined forces to advocate for the passage of Senate Bill 63, colloquially known as the CROWN Act.

The three bills enable Kentucky students to hold their schools accountable, and are backed by bipartisan support.

Today is Election Day and we, as 16 and 17-year-olds, do not have the right to vote for matters that impact us more than anyone.

Our schools' primary stakeholders may be too young to vote for those who represent us on our district school boards, but we're note too young to have a voice in the process. Our Youth-Led Virtual Town Hall was centered around ways to make Kentucky schools more equitable. We pushed candidates to share their plans to make resources more accessible to underserved students as well as to better support our district’s educators.  

A rural Kentucky student examines how the critical race theory debate is playing out in our schools and communities.