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History of Transformative Student Voice

2010

Shelley, Carlos, and Ben formed Critical Civic Inquiry Research Group (CCI), a collaborative research team. 
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Students presenting "things we learned"

2010-2014

CCI's first project received a major grant from the Spencer Foundation's Initiative on Civic Learning and Civic Action. CCI partnered with teachers to promote action civics work in the Denver-Metro area. They also structured student voice initiatives and a basic curriculum.

2015

CCI hosted a conference for scholars focused on defining, fostering, and assessing youths' sociopolitical development. This convening, funded by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) led to a special issue of the academic journal The Urban Review. 
American Educational Research Association group photo

2015-2016

The Spencer Foundation and Hewlett Foundation awarded CCI grants for the development of the Measure of Youth Policy Arguments (MYPA). MYPA is a formative and summative assessment tool for teaching students how to prepare and deliver compelling, evidence-based policy arguments. This led to a partnership with Denver Public Schools (DPS) and Student Voice and Leadership (SVL), which expanded the scale of youth voice in Colorado and New Jersey.

2018-2021

Hewlett Foundation enabled the expansion of student voice and socio-political development in Denver-Metro schools. The CCI curriculum for action civics was completed and used in schools. 
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2021-Present

CCI rebranded to Transformative Student Voice (TSV) and conducts local and national consultations and trainings to amplify student voices in communities, schools, and districts.
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