High School Students Committed to Civic Engagement with Guests Sreenidi Bala and Grace Ackerman
Mon Aug 18 2025
This episode, two students join our hosts to discuss student civic engagement.
Sreenidi Bala, a student of Farmington High School and one of two student members on the Connecticut State Board of Education, she is the founder of code for All Minds, a program that equips educators and families with tools to make tech education accessible for neurodivergent students. She also serves as a youth advisor to the Info System, Accessibility Living Lab, and Happy, which stands for Helping Adults with Autism Perform and Excel, where she helps design inclusive learning and implement pathways. And as the youngest executive intern at the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, she connects teens to civil rights work and continues to advocate for systems that unlock every student's potential.
Grace Ackerman, a student of Daniel Herron High School in Madison, Connecticut, is a dedicated and passionate leader in her community and serves on the Madison Board of Education, as well as the Madison Youth and Family Services Board. As the Connecticut President of the Youth Political Activism Coalition, she is committed to increasing civic engagement among young people.
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This episode, two students join our hosts to discuss student civic engagement. Sreenidi Bala, a student of Farmington High School and one of two student members on the Connecticut State Board of Education, she is the founder of code for All Minds, a program that equips educators and families with tools to make tech education accessible for neurodivergent students. She also serves as a youth advisor to the Info System, Accessibility Living Lab, and Happy, which stands for Helping Adults with Autism Perform and Excel, where she helps design inclusive learning and implement pathways. And as the youngest executive intern at the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, she connects teens to civil rights work and continues to advocate for systems that unlock every student's potential. Grace Ackerman, a student of Daniel Herron High School in Madison, Connecticut, is a dedicated and passionate leader in her community and serves on the Madison Board of Education, as well as the Madison Youth and Family Services Board. As the Connecticut President of the Youth Political Activism Coalition, she is committed to increasing civic engagement among young people.