Get Schooled: Student Stories from Across KY

Jan 22 2025 36 ep. 25 mins 3
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Get Schooled amplifies and elevates the stories and voices of students so that they can have agency in our education system. Get Schooled is a youth-led podcast produced by the Kentucky Student Voice Team, a statewide organization of young people co-creating more just, democratic Kentucky schools and communities as research, policy and advocacy partners. Find more from us at ksvt.org.

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Kentucky's Promise: Exploring Written and Oral Communication Skills

Jan 22 2025 5 mins  
In our newest series, "Kentucky's Promise: Exploring the 7 Rose Capacities", podcast coordinator Addison Lowry retells the story of the historic 1989 Rose v. CBE decision in Kentucky and how it continues to impact students across the state today. In this first episode of the series, she lays out the land of the Rose case and KERA, including exclusive interviews with m

Kentucky Students on Extracurriculars and Personal Branding

Jan 10 2025 31 mins  
Listen in as Kentucky high school and university students from across the state discuss their experiences with applying for college, the extracurriculars that they do, and how it affects their everyday life! Collaborators: Viet P, Addison L, Ellen M, Innaree K, Serenity C, Michelle Z, Maggie S, and our Podcast Team!

Amendment 2 Bus Sto(u)ries: Nicholas Hazelett & Ivy Litton

Nov 01 2024 13 mins  
In our Amendment 2 Bus Sto(u)ries Mini-Series, come along with Michelle Zheng as the Kentucky Student Voice Team embarks on a bus tour across Kentucky to speak about and give an open platform to discuss Amendment 2, a proposition that would change how public and private schools could be funded if passed. In our final stop, Michelle talks to current public school student Ivy Litton

Amendment 2 Bus Sto(u)ries: Eddie Campbell

Oct 31 2024 5 mins  
In our Amendment 2 Bus Sto(u)ries Mini-Series, come along with Michelle Zheng as the Kentucky Student Voice Team embarks on a bus tour across Kentucky to speak about and give an open platform to discuss Amendment 2, a proposition that would change how public and private schools could be funded if passed. Hear Michelle talk to Eddie Campbell, President of the Kentucky Education Asso

Amendment 2 Bus Sto(u)ries: Anne Gay Donworth

Oct 30 2024 6 mins  
In our Amendment 2 Bus Sto(u)ries Mini-Series, come along with Michelle Zheng as the Kentucky Student Voice Team embarks on a bus tour across Kentucky to speak about and give an open platform to discuss Amendment 2, a proposition that would change how public and private schools could be funded if passed. First, Michelle talks to Anne Gay Donworth in Lexington, KY.

Diversity Dilemma: DEI-stilling the debate

May 06 2024 19 mins  
In this episode of "Get Schooled," join Isabella Edghill as she breaks down what you need to know about Senate Bill 6 and Senate Bill 93 and their implications for education. Boone County Superintendent Matthew Turner and Alyssa Betts, the Martin Luther King Program Director at the University of Louisville, also join us for this episode. To learn more about KSVT and ou

Behind the Bill: Where Ideas Meet Action

Feb 27 2024 8 mins  
In this episode of "Get Schooled," join Nicholas Hazelett as he breaks down the need to know how bills are made legislatively in the Bluegrass state!!! To learn about more student lead projects and initiatives in our team, visit: ⁠https://www.ksvt.org/⁠ To learn more about the Kentucky Student Voice Team "Rose Revival" project, Visit: ⁠https://www.ksvt.o

Pages Unbound: The Untold Chapters of Kentucky's Book Bans

Jan 26 2024 46 mins  
In this episode of "Get Schooled," join a small group of our juniors and seniors as they discuss recent book bans and the effect they will have on students currently and in the future. To learn about more student lead projects and initiatives in our team, visit: https://www.ksvt.org/ To learn more about the Kentucky Student Voice Team "Rose Revival" project,

Beyond the gates: Exploring the wealth disparity in the United States’ most prestigious universities

May 14 2023 8 mins  
In this episode of 10 Minute Takes from Get Schooled, junior Aiden Vilo explores wealth disparity in the United States most prestigious Universities, the Ivy Leagues.

The Uncertainty of Post-High School Plans: How Has My K-12 Education Prepared me for Life After High School?

Mar 03 2023 34 mins  
In this episode of "Get Schooled," the first of a mini-series on college applications, The Kentucky Student Voice Team tackles the question, how has my K-12 education prepared me for life after high school? Interviewer Kira Pusateri is joined by William Brody Marcum and Zackary Wadsworth as they compare their vastly different educational experiences across the state of Kentucky.&nb