Laney Taylor
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Durham, NC
Senior Advisor
Bio
Laney is a researcher focused on young people’s aspirations for themselves and their homes. Her curiosity about education, participatory action research, and public policy bloomed within the Kentucky Student Voice Team.
In 2020, she served as a co-project lead on the KSVT’s “Coping With COVID-19: Youth Experiences and Perspectives.” In this role, she co-led an intergenerational, participatory research team to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the academic, social, and emotional development of Kentucky students. She became a first-generation college graduate in the same year, earning a Bachelor of Arts in politics from Centre College. These intertwined experiences serve as the bedrock for her current work at Child Trends, the leading research organization in the U.S. focused solely on improving the lives of children and youth.
Laney is based in North Carolina - with her partner Ben and dog Coco - but always has Kentucky on her mind.
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Beyond the Ballot: The State of Civic Education in Kentucky
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With strategic investments and a commitment to equity, Kentucky has the potential to lead the state and the nation in overcoming current limitations and inequities in civic education today.
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.
The Co-Creation Generation
Reports
We partnered with the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to release a report about intergenerational partnership. The report and tools are meant to help young people and adults build teams that center youth voice to build coalitions and communities.
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.