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Student agency through civic engagement

Principled Innovation Civic Practice C2 is “Engage Multiple and Diverse Perspectives.” In both our learning environments and in our larger society, being deliberate and thoughtful about ensuring that we hear the perspectives of all community members—being inclusive by mining the depth of our diversity—is important for ensuring that we are dealing with the most pressing problems and designing the most effective solutions. In this video, learn about how schools in Phoenix have led the nation in the implementation of school participatory budgeting (SPB), an inclusive process for school decision-making that actively seeks to include the voices of those students who are most frequently overlooked in the bustling environment of large public schools. Learn more about this story and School Participatory Budgeting in Arizona.

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   Educator-prep | K-12 educators