STUDENT VOICE IN STATE BOARDS Every state in the US has a statewide board of education. The following table details how several states involve students in decision-making.

 

 State

 

 # Of Student Advisors

Body Students Advising

Selector of Students

Alaska             

2

State Board

State Student Council/State Board

California

1

State Board (Voting)

State Student Council/State Board/Governor

Connecticut

25-30

2

Commissioner

State Board

Commissioner

Student Advisory Council/Governor

Hawai‘i

24

1

State Board

State Board

Public High School Students

Student Advisory Council/Public 7th -12th stdnts

Illinois

20-30

State Board

Student Advisory Council/State Superintendent

Iowa   

1

State Board

State Board/Governor

Louisiana

1

State Board

State Student Council

Maryland

1

State Board (Partial Voting)

State Student Council/Governor

Massachusetts

44

1

State Board

State Board (Voting)

Public High School Students

Student Advisory Council

Minnesota

15

Commissioner

Commissioner

Mississippi

23

State Superintendent

State Superintendent

Missouri

1-2

Department of Education

Governor

Montana

1

State Board

State Student Council

Nevada

1

State Board

State Student Council

New Jersey

1

State Board

State Student Council

North Carolina

2

State Board

Governor

Tennessee

1

State Board (Voting)

Governor

Vermont

2

State Board (Voting)

Governor

Virginia

12

State Board

State Board

Washington

2

State Board

State Student Council

 

This information was extracted from Meeting Kentucky's Education Needs: Proficiency, Achievement Gaps, & the Potential of Student Involvement by Zachariah Webb for the Kentucky Department of Education.

 

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