Student Council Project Aims to Encourage Civic Activism
Student power is getting a boost from the National Association of Student Councils.
The venerable group is in effect ushering prom-planners Brad and Susie to the wings, while attempting to put a broader group of student leaders at center stage. For instance, the association can envision a school’s students collectively tackling bullying, gung-ho Elena organizing a tutoring group, and student council president Rajiv booking a salsa band for Cinco de Mayo.
The NASC, administered by the Reston, Va.-based National Association of Secondary School Principals, decided its 75th anniversary last year was a good time to reconsider its work. One result is a new project for helping student governments lift up young peoples’ voices in...
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