A voice for Kentucky’s Young People

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young people co-creating more just, democratic Kentucky schools and communities as education research, policy, and storytelling partners.

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research

Research

Democratizing Data

KSVT designs, conducts, and analyzes original research that centers student experiences. Through surveys, interviews, and roundtables with Kentucky youth, we uncover the impacts of today’s most pressing issues, including race and belonging, school safety, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the help of research experts, we analyze the data and disseminate reports to stakeholders and policymakers to inform  discussions about the education system

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storytelling

Storytelling

Writing the Good Fight

KSVT elevates independent and informed storytelling about education in Kentucky through our news publication The New Edu and our podcast Get Schooled. In centering student voices and perspectives and hewing to journalism's best and most ethical practices, our platforms offer essential insights on Kentucky schools from our system's primary stakeholders.

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policy

Policy

Speaking Youth to Power

KSVT helps Kentucky's young people understand the legislative process and policy decisions made about their schools. Through rallies, testimony, op-eds, media events and more, we routinely advocate in Frankfort and in local communities for issues that directly affect all of Kentucky's students and advance more just and democratic schools.

voices from the front

The New Edu is Kentucky's only statewide, independent, student-run newsroom publishing insightful stories straight from Kentucky classrooms.

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The Future at Stake: A Roundtable on Amendment 2's Impact on Public Education

In this roundtable, students and educators discuss how Amendment 2 could impact their school.

Honk if You Support Public Schools: On the Ground At A2 Teach-Ins

In this reported piece, a student details what happened on-the-ground at KSVT's Amendment 2 teach-ins.

Students Speak Out at the KSVT Amendment 2 Myth Bus Tour

In this reported piece, a student reports on speeches students gave at KSVT's Amendment 2 bus tour.