Empowering student voices to revolutionize education

Our beliefs

We believe that every student deserves these nine rights

Access & Affordability

All students have the right to an affordable and equitable education.

Civic Participation

All students have the right to engage with their community and expect their schools to treat them with the rights of citizens.

Influence Decisions

All students have the right to shape decisions and institutionsthat will affect their future.

Deeper Learning

All students have the right to an education tailored to their individual needs and that prepares them for life beyond high school.

Diversity & Inclusivity

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.

Due Process

All students have the right to understand existing rules in their school and the opportunity to address unfair treatment.

Free Expression

All students have the right to express themselves within an educational context.

Modern Technology

All students have the right to access modern technology to use for their education.

Positive School Climate

All students have the right to feel mentally, physically, and emotionally safe in school.

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Empowering student voices to revolutionize education

Build community

Our voices are stronger together than alone.

Events

At Student Voice events, students, thought leaders, and change makers tackle some of education’s biggest issues and engage in community-building discussions.

Student Coalition

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.

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Network map

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.

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Empowering student voices to revolutionize education

Share stories

Stories have the power to inspire change.

State of Schools

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.

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Students of America

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.

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Student Voice Podcast

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.

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Empowering student voices to revolutionize education

Improve education

Change starts with speaking out.

Ambassador Program

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.

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Bill of Rights

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.

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Advocacy Campaigns

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.

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