Our Voices
John the Educators Rising Rapid Response Survey team
Do you want your voice heard on the most significant issues in education? Becoming a Rapid Response Survey team member is an incredible way to share your student voice. It’s easy! Sign up online, and we’ll text you when a new survey is ready. Each survey takes just a few minutes, but your responses can make a real impact on educational policy. As a reward, each team member gets a $5 discount code for the Educators Rising Store, valid for one month.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of something bigger. Let’s reach our goal of 500 participants together! Sign up using an online application form.
Rising, Rising Voices
Educators Rising this year is launching Rising Voices, an online blog that is written expressly for our students and teacher leaders. In addition to content provided by our Kappan team, we look forward to publishing shortform content from students and teacher leaders that highlights what’s happening in your communities. Whether you like to express yourself through the written word, or video, or through visual art, we are currently accepting content.
If you’re thinking of contributing, we invite you to join our RisingVoices mailing list to get updates and to learn more about how to contribute.
Rapid Responders for 2026-2027 School Year
Educators Rising’s Rapid Responder program is an active corps of students willing to opine and respond to a variety of timely topics related to public education. The questions asked are a mix of topics developed by our student leadership team and Educators Rising’s communications staff. We deliver 8 short polls each school year and publish the results of these polls on our website. RapidResponders are just one of the ways we aim to amplify student voice and to share student insights into the full experience of the contemporary teaching and learning experience across our nation.
Students interested in participating who are under the age of 18 should first discuss becoming a Rapid Responder with their parent or guardian, understanding that our call for each survey will be delivered by text message. We do not share who answers what across our polls, but aim to publish the aggregated results for the greater Educators Rising community.
Students who participate as active RapidResponders are highlighted in our annual conference program. Students who answer at least four of the eight yearly questions are eligible to receive a coupon, redeemable at the Educators Rising Store.
