The new edu
independent news & views about our schools from the kentucky student voice team

We Were Impacted by the Old National Bank Shooting. We Need Better Gun Control Legislation.
Following the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, two students speak to being indirectly impacted by gun violence–and call for change.
Policy and Advocacy
We Were Impacted by the Old National Bank Shooting. We Need Better Gun Control Legislation.
Following the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, two students speak to being indirectly impacted by gun violence–and call for change.

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The New Edu is Kentucky's only statewide, independent, student-run education journalism service. Read more from our archives and from our prototype, The Student Voice Forum.
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Student CROWN Act Advocates Rally At Capitol
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.

Harmful Lessons: How Kentucky classrooms can perpetuate violence and what we can do about it
Curriculum violence can be either intentional or unintentional, but it still negatively impacts students and causes lasting harm.

3 Bills Would Increase Student Representation in KY Education Decisions
The three bills enable Kentucky students to hold their schools accountable, and are backed by bipartisan support.

Kentucky Student Journalists Need New Voices Legislation
Join Kentucky’s youth journalists in recognizing Student Press Freedom Day on February 23rd and supporting the New Voices Legislation.

Under Pressure: An essay on school stress and mental health
Immense pressure built into school isn’t consistent with supporting students’ mental health.

We Need More Student-Led Mental Health Guidance in Schools
Over 130,000 young Kentuckians deal with anxiety and depression. We need to center students’ mental health solutions in schools.

Down the Drain: School Bathroom Privacy & Upkeep
This is the first installment of Down the Drain on bathroom maintenance (and who pays for messiness) and school bathroom privacy.
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Down the Drain: Vaping, Vandalism, & Bathroom Safety
This is the second installment of Down the Drain on what happens in a school bathroom besides the obvious, from vaping to vandalism, and bathroom safety.
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Down the Drain: Real School Bathroom Accessibility
This is the third installment of Down the Drain on bathroom policy, from time to actually get to the bathroom to the lack of accessible, gender neutral bathrooms.