13: Student Voices Matter in Public Schools with 13 year old Alana Simpson

In this episode, 13 year old Alana Simpson explains why she and a group of 20 students decided it was time to talk to the principal about why they weren’t learning any black history during the month of February. Alana also discusses the qualities that make great teachers, from her point of view.

Tips from this episode:

Learn how Alana used her voice to demand change in her public school curriculum
Discover why Alana believes positive relationship building is the key to student success
Find out what classes Alana thinks are important, and missing, from her public school

Listen to this episode:

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