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Student civic-engagement interns outline podcast, SHINE project funded by Houston Endowment
Summary
A student civic-engagement intern told the Alief ISD board the program of paid interns has produced a parent civic curriculum, will launch a podcast and a seniors engagement initiative, and involves 29 high school students and three college mentors funded by a Houston Endowment grant.
At the Sept. 16 Alief Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, Kelvin Anthony, a civic-engagement intern representing Alief Voices in Action, said the district-funded program is paying students to lead civic projects on their campuses and has produced a parent civic curriculum. "Alief has been instrumental in my journey thus far," Anthony said, and added, "students have power."
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