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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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Policy and Advocacy
Kentucky Students Sue the State Over Inadequate Education
A group of students, including members of the Kentucky Student Voice Team, announced a groundbreaking lawsuit against the state of Kentucky, asserting that the state has not fulfilled its constitutional obligation to provide a quality system of public education for every Kentucky student.
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New report reveals state of civic education in Kentucky
From interactions with digital media, to registering to vote, to life skills like paying taxes, a new report from the Kentucky Student Voice Team highlights why it is crucial that students receive adequate civic education.
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More Than Just Students: How High Schoolers Are Redefining Civic Engagement
In this piece, a student writer examines what civic engagement means to young people. Decisions being made today are shaping the world teens will inherit. Why shouldn’t they have a seat at the table now?
A Look Inside KSVT's May Hearing
On May 13th, 2025, members of KSVT took to the Kentucky Court of Appeals for a hearing focused on motions to dismiss a lawsuit, Kentucky Student Voice Team v. Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Case for Student Journalism
In this three-part series, Campus to Community: High School Journalism in Kentucky, Isabella Edghill examines the challenges facing student newspapers and the importance of student journalism to communities. Part one highlights the benefits of student journalism to schools, communities, democracy, and student journalists themselves.
Classes on the Chopping Block, AI, and Newsprint as 'Retro': The State of Kentucky Student Journalism
In this three-part series, Campus to Community: High School Journalism in Kentucky, Isabella Edghill examines the challenges facing student newspapers and the importance of student journalism to communities. Part two explores how changing technology, access issues, and more impact student journalism.
Advocacy Groups Fight for Student Journalism
In this three-part series, Campus to Community: High School Journalism in Kentucky, Isabella Edghill examines the challenges facing student newspapers and the importance of student journalism to communities. Part three explores how journalists and advocates continue to fight for student journalism.
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Artificially Intelligent: The Implications of AI in the Classroom
In this opinion piece, a student explores the use of AI in school.
The Uncertainty of Federally Funded Public Education: Is Student Achievement at Risk in FCPS?
A student journalist reports on the Fayette County Board of Education and Budget and Finance Committee meeting.
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Kentucky’s Call for Education Justice
A student writer takes The New Edu inside a rally for education equity.