Get Schooled: Student Stories from Across KY: Recent Episodes
Kentucky Student Voice Team
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 kid-led podcast produced by the Kentucky Student Voice Team.
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 our Youth-led initiatives please visit: https://www.ksvt.org/
To learn more about our talented youth reporters Isabella and Joud please visit: https://www.ksvt.org/the-new-edu
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.org/rose
To learn more about the process of bills in Kentucky, visit: https://legislature.ky.gov/LRC/Publications/Documents/Road_to_Passage_2019.pdf
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, Visit:
https://www.ksvt.org/rose
To learn more about each of our student journalists' written articles, visit:
Nisha Ajana: https://www.ksvt.org/people/nisha-ajana
Olvia Ta: https://www.ksvt.org/people/khoa-ai-ta
Carlie Hall: https://www.ksvt.org/people/carlie-hall
Isabella Edgehill: https://www.ksvt.org/people/isabella-edghill
For definitions on:
Book Banning: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/book-ban-data
Kentucky SB-150: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/sb150.html
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.
In this episode of "Get Schooled" 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 as well as Zackary Wadsworth as they compare their vastly different educational experiences across the state of Kentucky.
In this episode of 10 Minute Take from Get Schooled, Lafayette High School Junior Anopa Francis Musoni give his thoughts on educational equity and it's effects on education.
In the first 10 Minute Take from Get Schooled, Macalester College freshman Emma Nesmith gives her thoughts on grades and the culture around them.
In this episode of "Get Schooled" The Kentucky Student voice team tackles the current state of student autonomy in Kentucky schools through a combination of research, storytelling, and discussion. Listen to Esha Bajwa, Aiden Vilo, and Kira Pusateri talk through their personal experiences with student autonomy in their schools as well as Sara Falluji's assessment of the legality of common policies put in place.
In this bite-sized episode, Executive Producer Emma Nesmith is joined by KSVT's Connor Flick for a run down on recent education events.
Kentucky Student Voice Team members have a frank discussion about the treatment of LGBTQ+ students in their schools.
Kentucky high school students Abraham, Emma, Esha, and Sara discuss their experiences with and opinions of school dress codes.
Kentucky students share their thoughts about the House bill which would mandate excused absences for mental health reasons.
Kentucky students discuss their experiences searching for and applying to colleges and how those experiences have been impacted by the pandemic.
Podcast team members Gabrielle Dahlgren, Spandana Pavuluri, and Tala Saad share the costs and benefits of participating in extracurricular activities in high school.
KYEdStorytellers Ishani Kulkarni, Ella Rekapally, and Aiden Vilo address the lack of diversity in public schools' required readings.
KYEdStoryteller Fellow Maria Marquez discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and student mental health.
Content Warning: mentions of suicide and mental health issues KYEdStoryteller Fellow Felicity Therese Krueger explores suicide prevention programs and mental health education in rural Kentucky from the perspective of the students and parents who are most impacted by them.
Join five Kentucky students for a candid discussion about the ups, downs, and in-betweens of being back in the school building.
Get Schooled team talks about how our semester of online school is going and give a preview of the months to come including some stellar episodes featuring data from our Coping with COVID-19 Study and a new fellowship connecting new student stories with podcasting!
Get Schooled's Black podcast team members; Zoë, ViAsia, and Nyasha; talk about the impact of police officers in school, particularly on students of color, and how defunding the police can play out in (and benefit) our public schools.
In this episode, SVT podcast team members talk about the myriad of ways schools try to incentivize students outside of their grades -- and if those incentives truly work.
Executive Producer Zoë talks about the role of teachers in school climate, alternative schooling, and the power of acceptance with her elementary school principal and founder of IGNITE #loveinschools, Joel Katte
KY students discuss education equity, student mental health, getting through NTI and so much more affected by COVID-19 and social distancing, and what comes next.
Emma Nesmith takes a personal and data-driven look on the importance of classroom sizes and their impacts on student learning.
SVT member Sandra Juarez interviews students in the Latinx community and analyzes the effects of Kentucky's Senate Bill 1.
The opinions expressed on Get Schooled represent the students and individuals to whom they are attributed. They do not necessarily reflect the official position or opinion of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence or the Student Voice Team
Get Schooled team members; Gabrielle, Chloe, and Zoë dive into the science and effects of cliques and identity politics in school featuring insight from Dr. Christia Brown of the University of Kentucky.
Get Schooled podcast team and some other students talk all about cliques and social groups in school in our very first After School episode!
Isaiah and Executive Producer Zoë dive deep into school climate with student interviews and a discussion with our school climate lead, Santiago. This semester, we are focusing on school climate and all of its nuances, so be sure to subscribe to see all of the amazing content coming your way(especially our new After School segments)!
In this episode of Get Schooled, we investigate the equity implications of the new ACT retake policy in Kentucky with the help of Centre College's Dean of Admission, Bob Nesmith.
The opinions expressed on Get Schooled represent the students and individuals to whom they are attributed. They do not reflect the official position or opinion of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence or the Student Voice Team
Emma and Sara dive into the changes in College Board's AP registration and discuss how it affects KY students.
The opinions expressed on Get Schooled represent the students and individuals to whom they are attributed. They do not reflect the official position or opinion of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence or the Student Voice Team
How important is summer vacation to our learning? Student Voice Team members-- Zoë and Emma-- explore the issue of summer slide and how we can tackle it in order to have more fruitful academic years in our very first episode!
The opinions expressed on Get Schooled represent the students and individuals to whom they are attributed. They do not reflect the official position or opinion of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence or the Student Voice Team