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April 1, 2021
Student Organizations File Amicus Brief in Critical Supreme Court Student Free Speech Case
Student Voice, Kentucky Student Voice Team, Houston Independent School District Student Congress (HISD StuCon) and March For Our Lives, four grassroots student-led organizations working to elevate student voice at the national, state and local levels, have filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. to defend student free speech outside of school and on social media.
March 30, 2021
Statement on the General Assembly Passing HB 178
The Kentucky Student Voice Team is pleased to see the preservation of the non-voting student and teacher seats on the Kentucky Board of Education with the final passage of House Bill 178. We extend our gratitude to the bipartisan group of legislators who were able to protect these positions.
KSVT in the News
March 29, 2021
Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of school choice bill overridden
Courier Journal
March 16, 2021
Student and teacher seats on state education board safe after lawmakers reach agreement
Courier Journal
March 15, 2021
"A step backwards." Senate removes teacher and student seats on KY Board of Education
Lexington Herald-Leader
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