Gitanjali Rao, Colorado sophomore is TIME’s first Kid of the Year. The honor highlights the importance of student voice and youth leadership.
Last week’s announcement is the culmination of a lot of firsts for 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao: Being named as the first Kid of the Year by TIME Magazine, representing Colorado, and STEM School Highlands Ranch, a public charter school. The title as the first honoree comes on the heels of another world-wide historic moment featuring a…