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NATIONAL STUDENT INVOLVEMENT REPORT

Taken from:

Meeting Kentucky's Education Needs: Proficiency, Achievement Gaps, & the Potential of Student Involvement

 

by Zachariah Webb for the Kentucky Department of Education. View the whole report. Click here>

 

National Student Involvement Report

 

SoundOut.org Introduction

 

This report is a special contribution to SoundOut.org by the Kentucky Department of Education and its author, Zachariah Webb. While its title is Kentucky-specific, it serves the important role of giving a national scope to student involvement in state-level decision-making.

 

Author Acknowledgements/Sources

 

The following individuals deserve many thanks for their assistance with this report:

 

Harry Gamble, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Greg Geeting, California State Board of Education

Pam Bergin & Elizabeth Rivera, Connecticut State Department of Education

Lana Mito, Hawai‘i Department of Education

Lee Patton, Illinois State Board of Education

Jeff Zaring, Indiana Department of Education

Bev Adams, Iowa Department of Education

Carolyn Witt Jones, Partnership for Kentucky Schools

Barbara Freiberg, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Shawn Stelow, Maryland State Department of Education

Lisa Bishop, Maryland Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism

Donna Taylor, Massachusetts Department of Education

Gaye Sorenson, Minnesota Department of Children, Families, & Learning

Joy Milam, Mississippi Department of Education

Ben Smilowitz, Missouri Office of the Governor

Steve Meloy, Montana Board of Public Education

Derek Duncan, former Montana student board member

LaDonna Bird, Nevada Department of Education

Marjan Hajibandeh, current Nevada student board member

New Jersey State Board of Education Office

Betsy West, North Carolina State Board of Education (even though she is a Duke fan)

Reginold Hollie, North Carolina Office of the Governor

Phyllis Childers, Tennessee Department of Education

Julie Perrey, Tennessee Office of the Governor

Charity Clark, Vermont Office of the Governor

Dr. Cynthia Cave, Virginia Department of Education

Patty Martin, Washington Department of Education

Lacey Androsko, current Washington student board member

Brooke & Kati Haycock, Education Trust

Diane Piché, Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights

 

Thanks to the many not listed here who took the time to return phone calls, emails, and provide information about their state.

 

Thanks to all the Kentucky Department of Education staff who consulted and assisted with this report.

 

EXPLORE THE REPORT

Overview

Summary of findings

State-by-state-analysis

Sources & acknowledgements

View the entire report online (printable)

 

Student Involvement in School
Student Activists
Supporting Bibliography
Research Review
Our Publications


 

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