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The nonprofit we spent our college years running won’t last forever—here’s why we’re proud of that decision.
For a long time, the idea that Student Voice wouldn’t last forever represented my worst fear and my biggest failure. As I navigate this personal and professional transition and attempt “a practice of learning in public,” I want to share my emerging takeaways.
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The nonprofit we spent our college years running won’t last forever—here’s why we’re proud of that decision.
For a long time, the idea that Student Voice wouldn’t last forever represented my worst fear and my biggest failure. As I navigate this personal and professional transition and attempt “a practice of learning in public,” I want to share my emerging takeaways.
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The New Edu is Kentucky's only statewide, independent, student-run education journalism publication. Read more from our archives and past publication, The Student Voice Forum.
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Hunger in the Mountains: My community works to feed each other
In this opinion piece, a student from Pike County describes the impact of delays to SNAP benefits in her community.
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New Year, New Meme Accounts
For The New Edu's School Dispatch column, a student explores school meme accounts, and how they offer a way to share campus-wide jokes in an era where a large portion of socialization occurs online.
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Invigorated Voices Building Up Change: Kentucky Students on Advocacy and Activism
An in-depth look into how Kentucky students are leading activism efforts in their communities, focused on reporting from the 2024-2025 school year.
Time Stopped In Our Little Town
In this as-told-to piece, student writer Stephen Bingham recalls spending the summer before his freshman year helping his community clean up alongside his teammates following devastating flooding in Eastern Kentucky in 2022.
The fall of the ‘Summer Job’: teen employment crisis
This reported piece explores how teens struggled to find summer employment, and what that means for job searches moving forward.
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When the Creeks Rose
In this essay, student writer Lynn Howard recalls the resilience of her community she witnessed during the summer of 2022, when devastating flooding impacted Eastern Kentucky.
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Got My Driver’s License Last Week: Inside the impact of Kentucky’s lowered permit age
This reported piece covers the impact of Kentucky House Bill 15, from benefits of lowering the age for a driver's permit to potential safety concerns.
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TikTok, Volunteering, & Whether They're Ready to Vote: Students Speak Out on Civics in the Social Media Age
Interviews with Fayette County students highlight that students care about social and political issues, but want more opportunities to get involved.
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Students interview experts on the necessity of civic education
Inside an April youth-led public hearing on civic education at the Carnegie Center in Lexington.
