Summaries and Findings

On StudentsSpeakOut.org, young people report their experiences with school and schooling. But the flow of ideas isn’t organized–at least not in a conventional way. This page is an attempt to provide some of the insight gleaned on this site on a single, organized page.

MEMOS AND REPORTS

• What’s alternative about Minnesota’s alternative-education programs? The schools? Or the students who attend them? (PDF) May 2008
  

ISSUE BRIEFS

• Introduction to the Issue Briefs (PDF)
• ISSUE BRIEF: Alternative Education (PDF) May 5, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Bullying and School Safety (PDF) June 6, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Career Centers in High School (PDF) May 27, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Challenge (PDF) June 8, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Citizenship (PDF) June 10, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Learning Outside of School (PDF) June 30, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: No Child Left Behind - Impact on Students (PDF) May 30, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Respect (PDF) June 2, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Role of Community (PDF) June 17, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Standardized Tests (PDF) June 11, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Students Have Varying Experiences of "School" (PDF) July 18, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: Suspensions (PDF) May 22, 2008
• ISSUE BRIEF: What Students Want at School (PDF) July 1, 2008

INTERVIEW SUMMARY VIDEOS

• Students at Alternative Schools
• Student Leaders Address Bullying

STUDENT SURVEYS

• Experiences of Students Who Attend Minnesota Alternative Schools (PDF) May 21, 2008
• Declining Enrollment in Minneapolis Public Schools (PDF) July 9, 2007

SSO IN THE NEWS

• Speak out like your President by Sophia Townsend in South Division Cardinal, April, 2009
• Students Use Web Site to Raise Awareness, Work for Change in Education on LearnMore MN, November, 2008
• Helping Shape Minnesota Education on Minnesota Council of Foundations Blog, September 30, 2008
• MPS board member hopes to give students a voice with new Web site on JSOnline, September 7, 2008
• SSO on TPT Almanac (Click this link, then browse the archives for July 25th, 2008)
• Announcing "Minnesota's Future" contest winners in MinnPost. 5/16/2008
• Press release: Announcing the winners of "Minnesota's Future" video contest. May 16, 2008
• They are America's future! on Clothes Line Blog. May 16, 2008
• "I am Minnesota's Future" Video Contest in La Prensa de Minnesota. - Versión en Español. April 25, 2008
• Shane (a SSO Leader) in his school newspaper. (towards the bottom of the page), March 2008

OTHER INFORMATION

• The Value of Telling Stories...
  At SSO we believe in listening to students' stories. This short passage reflects on the importance of stories.
• Minneapolis Public Schools Enrollment Facts