The Student Voices Program highlights the student perspective on issues of educational inequities. In the previous series, we have highlighted why student voice is important – What the issues are and why it is important to have student voice as a part of the conversation. Now we are moving to so what? This series will focus on a model for how student voice can be used at the three different levels of education – the school, the district, and the state.
Students will participate in the Flood Center’s educational equity-focused professional learning opportunities to gain the following competencies:
- Develop a deep understanding of North Carolina’s educational landscape, including its prominent inequities
- Learn to conduct research and policy analysis to inform advocacy efforts to produce equitable strategies and policies
- Co-create, disseminate and facilitate communication materials and crucial conversations for diverse audiences and stakeholders.
To recommend yourself or someone you know to participate in the Student Voices Fellowship Program and/or Podcast Series, click here.
Student Voices Podcast
Welcome lifelong learners to the first episode of the Student Voices Podcast! This podcast provides a platform for students across the state to share their perspectives on educational inequities in classrooms, schools, and districts and their dreams of an equitable education system.
Podcast Theme Song Contest
The Dudley Flood Center is excited to announce that it is looking for a student to create the Student Voices Podcast theme song! The selected theme song will be used as the intro and outro for the
podcast.
If you are a student and would love to share your talent by creating a theme song for the podcast, please review the contest rules below and submit your application and creation by June 3rd , 2024. A selection will be announced by June 30th, 2024.
2023 Student Voices Program Participants
Webinars
Increasing Diversity in STEM
Over the next decade, the U.S. will need one million more STEM professionals to meet the market demand. However, there is a large and persistent underrepresentation of certain social groups […]
Ensuring Access to Rigorous Coursework for All Students
In 2017 News & Observer and Charlotte Observer utilized their series “Counted Out” to highlight the underrepresentation of students of color and students from low-income backgrounds in advanced placement or […]
Critical Conversations and Deeper Learning: Pedagogy with an Equity Lens
While it is great to create a culturally responsive curriculum, educators must also understand how to engage in the curriculum. Asking students to engage in discussions regarding their education, learning […]
What Does Culturally Responsive Curriculum Mean to Our Students?
Recognizing that culturally-responsive curriculum is an important aspect of ensuring equity and meeting the needs of all of our students, this session focuses on the student perspective on what is […]