Spotlighting Student Voice

As this historic and challenging school year ends, League of Education Voters (LEV) is working with students across Washington state to support their advocacy for what they need as schools transition to in-person learning in the fall. The LEV Field and Policy Teams are laying the groundwork for our 2022 legislative priorities and working with partners to spearhead advocacy efforts to disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline and provide services to students and families to remedy the effects of the COVID pandemic.

In our next LEVinar centering student voices on Thursday, June 24th at 12:30 pm, we have assembled a statewide panel of students, educators, and community organizers to discuss the impacts of racially motivated violence, presenting tools that can be used in schools to best support students on a daily basis.

Also, high school students affiliated with The Root of Our Youth wrote a LEV guest blog about the importance of mental health supports for BIPOC students.

And in the latest episode of LEV's Putting Students First podcast (also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts), we speak with high school students from the Washington state Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) about LYAC’s history, how LYAC operates, LYAC’s impact on education policy, and what they would change if they were in charge of the state’s education system.

Blog: Mental Health from the Perspective of BIPOC Student Activists

Guest bloggers The Root of Our Youth: "Without tangible mental health support, students—especially BIPOC—have been left to fend for ourselves throughout remote learning. In an attempt to remedy the emotional damage caused by the abrupt closing of schools, the recent switch to hybrid learning has ironically been handled in the same haphazard manner, with the causes of these mental complications remaining unaddressed."

Putting Students First Podcast – Washington state Legislative Youth Advisory Council

In our Putting Students First podcast, we interview policymakers, partners, and thought leaders to spotlight education policies, research, and practices so that together we can create a brighter future for every Washington student. In this episode, we connect with students from the Washington state Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC). LYAC is codified in law as the official youth advisory body to the state legislature. Throughout the year, 14-to-18-year-old student members of the council actively lobby legislators, testify in committee, advise various government agencies, host events around the state, collaborate with nearly 200 community organizations, and much more.

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LEVinar: The Role of K-12 Schools in Addressing Racially Motivated Violence, Part 2

In our free webinar Thursday, June 24 at 12:30 pm centering student voices, we have assembled a statewide panel of students, educators, and community organizers to discuss the impacts of racially motivated violence, presenting tools that can be used in schools to best support students on a daily basis. They will also answer your questions. Moderated by Denisha Saucedo, the 2018 Puget Sound Educational Service District Regional Teacher of the Year and 6th grade teacher at Kent Elementary School, and her daughter Alisha Saucedo, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Federal Way School District.

Arik Korman
Communications Director, League of Education Voters

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