About
Many conversations about school improvement skip an essential element: student voices. This session stars students who are learning to advocate for themselves — both inside and outside the classroom. What’s firing them up, particularly in “student-centered learning” environments? What do they want reporters to know about the real world of schools?
Yanine Castedo
The Met School (Providence, R.I.)
Lissette Castillo
Fenway High School (Boston)
Naseem Haamid
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School (New York City)
Ryan Marquis
Pittsfield (N.H.) Middle High School
Kalise Osula
Youth on Board (Boston)
Trinidad Ramkissoon
Boston Day & Evening Academy
Salim Salim
Deering High School (Portland, Maine)
Carla Velasquez
Codman Academy (Dorchester, Mass.)
Jodie Woodruff
The Met School (Providence, R.I.)
Dan Carsen, Southern Education News Desk (moderator)
