
Following are publications related to students on school boards, compiled for the SoundOut Students on School Boards Toolbox. Please submit your resources in the comment section below.
Publications
- SoundOut Guide to Students on School Boards 2nd Edition by Adam Fletcher in 2015.
- “Why do American students have so little power?” by Amanda Ripley in The Atlantic in March 2015.
- “Should students sit on school boards?” by Jacoba Urist in The Atlantic in April 2014.
- “Typical engagement? Students on school boards in the U.S.” by Adam Fletcher in Connect for Student Participation, Issue 187.
- “Students on School Boards Make a Difference“, by Aaron Feuer and Anysia Mayer for California Schools in Winter 2008.
- School Boards at the Dawn of the 21st Century by Frederick M. Hess School of Education and Department of Government University of Virginia in 2002 by the National School Boards Association.
- Guide to Student Voice in Education Governance by the Vermont School Boards Association.
- The Power of an Untapped Resource; Exploring Youth Representation on Your Board or Committee from the Association of Alaska School Boards in 2002.
- “Students Bring Youthful Perspective To State Ed. Boards” by Linda Jacobson for Education Week on January 21, 2004.
- Involving Students in Governance from the Education Commission of the States in 2004.
- “The Student’s Voice” by Lottie L. Joiner for the American School Board Journal, Vol. 190, No. 1, January 2003.
- Youth Involvement in Policy-Making: Lessons from Ontario School Boards by Elder C. Marques for the Institute On Governance in July 1999. 5 pages.
- “Students Serving on Local School Boards” by the National School Boards Association in 2009.
- “Student Representatives Serving with Boards of Education” by D.L. Towler for the American Association of School Administrators in 1975.
- Student rights and responsibilities: Courts force schools to change by R.P. Kleeman for the National School Public Relations Association in 1972.
- “Do You Need (or Want) Students on the School Board?” by R.A. Place for California School Boards, 9 in 1972.
- Student Board Member Handbook by Ellis Bowman, Barbara Grater, Barbara Wilets and Jan Young for the California Association of Student Councils.
- Student Board Member Symposium Handbook by the California Association of Student Councils.
- “Students Bring Youthful Perspective to State Ed. Boards” by L. Jacobson for Education Week, January 21, 2004.
SoundOut Publications
- The Guide to Student Voice 2nd Edition by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut. Explores the basics of student voice as it relates to all of education, and provides key information for implementing student voice strategies of many kinds, including students on school boards.
- SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- The Meaningful Student Involvement Handbook by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “Typical Engagement? Students on School Boards in the United States” by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “Guide to Students on School Boards” by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “How Decisions are Made in Schools” by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “65 Ways Students Can Change Schools” by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “Frameworks for Meaningful Student Involvement“ by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “Unleashing Student Voice: Research Supporting Meaningful Student Involvement“ by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “Why Student Voice? A Research Summary“ by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
- “Student Voice in School Building Leadership“ by Adam Fletcher for SoundOut.
Students on School Boards Toolkit
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- Quotes about Students on School Boards
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- Data Related to Students on School Boards
- State Directory of Laws Affecting Students on School Boards
- State Directory of Students on School District Boards
- State Directory Students on District School Boards
- Directory of Students on State Boards of Education
- Sources for the Students on School Boards Toolkit
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Students on School Boards in Canada
- Directory of Canadian Province Laws Affecting Students on School Boards
- Guide to Students on Canadian School Boards [PDF]
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Elsewhere Online
- “Students on School Boards Resource Kit” by the Michigan Association of School Boards in 2018.
- Guide to Student Voice in Education Governance by the Vermont School Boads Association in 2015.
- Students Serving on Local School Boards survey by the National Association of School Boards in February 2009.