Andrew Brennen
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Lexington, KY
Board Chair, Senior Advisor, & Co-Founder
Andrew is a co-founder, senior advisor, and board chair of the Kentucky Student Voice Team.
Bio
Andrew Brennen is a proud Kentuckian who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and furthered his education at Harvard University with a Master of Education in Education Policy & Management.
Andrew’s interest in civil rights law stems from his deep-seated commitment to racial justice, specifically promoting more just and democratic Kentucky public schools. In high school, Andrew co-founded the Kentucky Student Voice Team, which amplifies and elevates students as partners in improving Kentucky schools. Twelve years later, the Kentucky Student Voice Team has grown to include hundreds of members, led multiple successful legislative campaigns, published original, peer-reviewed research, and changed the narrative in Kentucky about the role students can play in improving Kentucky schools.
Throughout Andrew’s time in North Carolina, and with the help of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, he served as a defendant-intervenor in the affirmative action case Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Today, in addition to serving as a “senior” advisor for strategic litigation to the Kentucky Student Voice Team, he serves as Finance & Audit Chair of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and the Kentucky Student Loan Corporation, chair of the Seek Common Ground board of directors, and a member of the Gen-Z For Change board of directors. Andrew is also a second-year law student at Columbia University and an NAACP LDF Marshall Motley Scholar.
Featured Article
Young Kentuckians have essential role in realizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream
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Andrew Brennen
Young Kentuckians have essential role in realizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream
Notable Contributions
Elevating Student Voice: A Learning Agenda
Reports
Created with KnowledgeWorks, 'Elevating Student Voice' emphasizes the significance of incorporating student input into educational decision-making and offers guidance to organizations on involving students.
Race To Learn
Reports
This study distills the results from the 10,725 Kentucky middle and high school students from 114 counties who took our Race, Ethnicity, and School Climate Student Survey.
Students As Partners
Reports
After two years of advocating for student involvement in education policy, KSVT takes a deep dive into the academic, legal, and evidence-based reasoning behind our central argument.
Uncovering the Tripwires to Postsecondary Success
Reports
KSVT's first policy report focused on three main barriers to college transitions: the birthright lottery, veiled college costs, and college and career unreadiness.
Meet the Students Leading KSVT this Year
Updates
Each school year, a new group of high school students lead our team’s work and join the board of directors as previous student members continue to guide and advise as they enter college and careers as senior advisors.
Beyond Bathroom Passes: A Conversation With Young Adults About Their Earlier Out-of-School-Time Experiences as Co-Designers of the Kentucky Student Voice Team
Updates
Edited excerpts from the transcript of a May 17, 2023 virtual roundtable with our young adult network to reconnect and reflect on the long-term impact of their out-of-school high school experiences with KSVT.
Kentucky Students Mark a Decade of Education Research, Policy, and Advocacy
Updates
For over 10 years, young people in Kentucky have passed legislation, restored funding and amplified stories that are building a more just and equitable publication education system in the Commonwealth.