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Students Discuss Organizing and Participating in Walkouts to Protest ICE

In this roundtable, students share their opinions on what it was like to put together, observe, and participate in walkouts protesting ICE.

A photo of students holding protest signs at a walkout protesting ICE.

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SB 181: How Kentucky’s Teacher-Student Communication Law is Disrupting Education

A student examines the impact of Senate Bill 181 on students and educators, and the importance of input from those directly affected.

Students Discuss Organizing and Participating in Walkouts to Protest ICE

In this roundtable, students share their opinions on what it was like to put together, observe, and participate in walkouts protesting ICE.

Public media is under threat, but students depend on it.

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KSVT hosts press conference following ruling that student lawsuit can move forward

At a February 9th press conference, members of the Kentucky Student Voice Team responded to news of a judge's ruling allowing their lawsuit to move forward.

Supporting Students Who Are English Learners in Boone County

For The New Edu's School Dispatch column, a student reports on the importance of support for students who are English Language Learners.

What Students Think About a Week of NTI and Snow Days

As Winter Storm Fern closed schools due to snow and ice, students across Kentucky shared their thoughts on NTI, snow days, productivity, and more.

Foreword: Why Kentucky Students Are Suing the State

Luisa Sanchez, a Kentucky high school student, recounts the moment she stepped forward as a plaintiff, realizing that students like her were no longer waiting to be heard. Her foreword grounds KSVT's latest book in lived experience and invites readers into a story led by young people claiming their constitutional rights.

Afterword: Why Kentucky Students Are Suing the State

The afterword to KSVT's latest book by Ivy Litton reflects on what student leadership has made possible and what comes next. It leaves readers with a challenge: to take young people seriously as partners in shaping public education.