Youth Empowerment Summit in Louisville elevates student voices [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hosted by the Louisville Central Community Center, DuPonte Manual senior Love Eden took the mic for the 8th Annual West Louisville Youth Empowerment Summit on Friday.

“If I was to be superintendent and money was no problem, cause we know money is always a problem, I would first of all make magnet schools and choice schools equal,” she said, answering a student panel question.

That’s partly because of how exclusive magnets like Manual are, made even more so by JCPS’s transportation cuts. It’s why her close friend, who was just accepted into the school after applying three times, won’t be able to go. 

“That was almost me, until my mom made the decision to switch schools and her working path,” Eden said.

She blames the district’s use of AI for last year’s transportation …