Student agency is students' ability to set goals, make choices and take ownership of their learning, and it grows when schools give them real decisions rather than a menu of options. It sits alongside student voice, being heard in how school works, and engagement, the attention and effort students bring to class.
edCircuit's coverage is written for teachers and school leaders, and often about students in their own words. It looks at how schools build agency every day and what it means in the age of AI, relationships before rigor, media, drama and after-school programs that draw students in, chronic absenteeism and mental health, and the steps toward college, careers and apprenticeships. For college planning, see College Admissions; for career pathways, Career and Technical Education (CTE).
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