We believe all students have the right to hold educational institutions accountable to them as partners in shaping their foundational experiences. Students must have a more powerful voice in order to combat the systemic inequity in education.
Our focus is to identify student-centric and student-created solutions to address the systemic inequity in the American education system. This inequity manifests itself as a disparity in access to opportunities and resources across schools nationwide, specifically as it relates to socioeconomically disadvantaged students and school districts.
Students across the country participate in workshops to complete a year-long passion project which addresses a specific issue in their school or community.
Local student groups identify the root causes of educational inequities. Student Voice provides the resources and tools that helps students create policies and practices to address these inequities.
15 high school students report on their local experiences, producing multimedia content that heightens student voices in broader educational reform conversations.
Youth activists and students from across the country connect in the YU4A Facebook group to aggregate resources and accelerate collective action.
Student Voice provides students with the platform to change their schools and communities. We meet students where they are and identify student-centric solutions that address the systemic inequity in the American education system.
Sharing the stories of America's students through local journalism
READ THE STORIES →We believe that every student deserves these nine rights
All students have the right to an affordable and equitable education.
All students have the right to engage with their community and expect their schools to treat them with the rights of citizens.
All students have the right to shape decisions and institutions that will affect their future.
All students have the right to an education tailored to their individual needs and that prepares them for life beyond high school.
All students have the right to learn in an environment that doesn’t discriminate against them and reflects the variety of backgrounds in the student body.
All students have the right to understand existing rules in their school and the opportunity to address unfair treatment.
All students have the right to express themselves within an educational context.
All students have the right to access modern technology to use for their education.
All students have the right to feel mentally, physically, and emotionally safe in school.
Our voices are stronger together than alone.
At Student Voice events, students, thought leaders, and change makers tackle some of education’s biggest issues and engage in community-building discussions.
Our coalition of student organizations helps connect and grow the student constituency committed to Student Voice’s mission, highlight student organizing already happening around the country, and support student action.
Students from across the United States making strides at local levels are what make the student voice movement a success. Find a student organization near you making change in the community.
Stories have the power to inspire change.
The State of Schools Report is a comprehensive document that will evaluate the current climate of America’s schools from the student perspective. The report will feature student contributors from various educational intersections and will be framed around Student Voice’s Student Bill of Rights. These rights range from School Climate to Technology and will headline the seven sections of the report. The goals of State of Schools are two-fold. First, SOS aims to bridge the empathy gap among our schools and secondly to bridge the gap between education policy and practice.
Students of America is a national “Humans of New York” style social media campaign sharing the stories of how students experience school, from their perspective.
Student Voice releases podcast episodes three times per month. 'The Week In Review' is released every other Friday and is a conversation between team members about recent education news affecting students. 'The State of Schools' is released once per month and relates to a specific right students have in school.
Change starts with speaking out.
The Student Voice Ambassadors are a cohort of 10 high school students from a variety of different communities across the United States. Ambassadors take part in monthly professional development sessions, gain access to industry support and staff support, have opportunities to share their experiences at events, and grow from a national network. By leveraging these new-found tools and connections, students can engage decision makers within their communities to become champions for school policy change.
From conversations with students from coast to coast, we have developed a Student Bill of Rights outlining pillars for a quality American education. We believe these rights form the crux of the most important issues facing students today.
During the summer of 2017, Student Voice launched a national campaign, “In Pursuit of Student Representation,” aimed at organizing students across the US who are advocating for issues that impact their education. By supporting student participation in town halls and organizing forums for conversation, Student Voice prioritized student centric policies and decision making.
Thinking about equity for our schools. BIG fan of long chats, yoga & pups.
Probably talking to young people about grassroots organizing or at the closest Dunkin' Donuts - sometimes simultaneously.
Passionate about civic education and youth activation. Big fan of iced coffee and Broadway
Passionate about design, marketing, and education. Loves hiking and good music.
Passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Obsessed with macaroons and sunsets.
Amplifying the voices of the voiceless. Lover of politics, pizza, and plays.
Creating pathways for empathy through language, dialogue, advocacy, and education. Usually thinking about coffee.
Excited to get conversations started about equality of opportunity in our schools. Lover of the sun, warm cookies and good books.
A passionate communicator with a penchant for public speaking, storytellling, education reform, and puns.
Telling stories through all forms of media (especially the social ones). Most likely reading somewhere.
Focused on sharing stories through photography and videography. You can also catch me eating a Pancheros burrito.
Seeks positive change in the world. Loves music, sports, animals, and finance.
Passionate about helping students with learning disabilities find their voice.
