ABC Columbia
Merrit Jones has been involved with the student advocacy group Student Voice for the last 5 years
Dec 16, 2020 10:21 PM EST
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) Forbes recently released its list of the 30 most influential people in education under the age of 30.
One of those on the list is Merrit Jones, who has been a major champion for student advocacy over the past five years.
Growing up in West Columbia, Jones says she got fired up when she learned school districts across South Carolina are not funded equally.
“I started just asking questions and meeting with anyone who would meet with me to tell me about education finance,” Jones told ABC Columbia. “And I realized there were no young people around at the State House getting to talk about education and talk about how their experiences are playing out in the legislature.”