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Direct linkHurst, Marianne D. – Education Week, 2005
Sophia Njaa, a senior at Maine's Portland High and a student representative on the district's school board, is one of a growing contingent of students across the country who are becoming more involved in school decision making through youth-empowerment programs. Her school board seat was established in 2004 through a collaborative effort between…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Opinions, Student Leadership, Nonprofit Organizations
