Student Voices

Student Voices is a nationwide civic engagement initiative to address the problem of declining political involvement by young people. The project helps high school students become informed about current issues in government and candidates in local elections. With a strong service learning component, the Student Voices curriculum helps bring civics to life inside and outside the classroom, while students can use a feature-rich website to research local and national issues and to discuss them with their peers in moderated Speak Outs.

Student Voices at Philadelphia’s Central High Receives $100,000 Award

Student Voices May 07, 2008

The Student Voices program at Philadelphia’s Central High School, led by teachers Stan Levy, William Graham and Michael Horwits, has been recognized with a $100,000 award to further civic engagement among students and communities. Central is one of seven schools nationwide to receive the award. The awards were presented by AARP, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary

Student Voices Added to PennCORD Civics Offerings

Student Voices April 07, 2008

The Pennsylvania Coalition for Representative Democracy (PennCORD), a coalition of state and national organizations committed to implementing civics education in classrooms and after-school programs in every Pennsylvania community, has added the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Student Voices program to its offerings. Lead partners in the PennCORD effort are the Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania,

Student Voices Builds Ongoing Civic Interest, New Study Finds

Student Voices April 07, 2008

Despite the popularity of the Internet during this campaign season, television remains the top source among all age groups for obtaining information about the 2008 presidential campaign, according to data released today by the National Annenberg Election Survey of the University of Pennsylvania. Most adults (89%) say they get information about the presidential race from

How an Idea Becomes a Law: Student Voices team makes the case to Pennsylvania legislators

Student Voices March 14, 2008

With their classmates and teachers looking on, Fox Chapel Area High School students Julia L. Hazlet and Luke J. Secosky today urged members of the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee to amend the law to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they will be 18 in time for the general election. “It makes

Philadelphia Students Speak Out on Election Issues: The Power of Student Voices Mayoral Forum

Student Voices February 28, 2007

by Jeremy Quattlebaum, Student Voices Staff Writer February 28, 2007 – The students of Philadelphia’s Central High School spoke, and the men running for mayor listened. And responded. On Monday, February 26, five candidates seeking the city’s top job traveled to Central High to respond to student questions at a forum attended by Central seniors.

Student Voices Program Wins Colorado Emmy

Student Voices November 09, 2006

MetroBeatTV’s Student Voices program on teen smoking has been awarded a Heartland Regional Emmy Award in Denver for the best youth/children program. The awards are given each year by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in all the regional U.S. television markets. Student Voices is broadcast several times a week

Texas Student Voices documentary wins Emmy

Student Voices November 08, 2006

“High School: The Best and the Rest,” a television documentary that featured Student Voices participants from high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, was awarded an Emmy by the Lone Star Emmy Chapter at ceremonies in Houston. The award was presented to KERA (Channel 13) in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reporter/producer Sujata Dand drew upon those involved