Located in the Dallas suburbs, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) serves nearly 26,000 students across 36 schools. The district centers around a singular mission: continuous improvement.
High Tech High (HTH) is a network of twelve schools in San Diego County. All of these schools serve a diverse, lottery-selected student population. HTH is differentiated in its design principles of personalization, adult world connection, common intellectual mission, and teacher as designer. For more information about High Tech High, please visit hightechhigh.org.
We sat down with district leaders in Oregon to talk about student voice. The result: a case study about district and school-level changes emboldened by student, family, and staff feedback.
To address the need to hear directly and anonymously from students, families, and school staff about learning and well-being under the shadow of Northern California fires and the COVID-19 pandemic, this report explores survey findings from nearly 30,000 Sonoma County community members.
In the heart of Washington state, Quincy School District (QSD) serves nearly 3,000 students across seven school sites. The district serves a far-flung geographic region covering approximately 450 square miles, including both agricultural communities and a city.
Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley in San Jose, Evergreen Elementary School District (EESD) serves nearly 11,000 students across 18 schools. In the words of Superintendent Katherine Gomez, “Our vision is that our schools are safe, caring, and nurturing place for students where they can achieve academically, socially, and emotionally.”
As part of this vision, YouthTruth helps EESD gather and act on feedback from students about their experiences of schools. Through YouthTruth’s valid and reliable surveys, EESD measures what matters most to driving student achievement and ensuring that students feel safe, engaged, and supported.
Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) is a national nonprofit helping students at risk of dropping out graduate and pursue post-secondary education. SYF partners with public school districts to create Simon Youth Academies in Simon Malls, offering flexible education with one-on-one learning, personalized support, and small class sizes. SYF also supports post-secondary opportunities through college counseling and a national scholarship program, awarding over $1 million annually to graduating seniors in communities with Simon Malls.
Learning During the Pandemic
In response to a stark lack of firsthand data about how students were faring during the COVID-19 pandemic, YouthTruth launched the Students Weigh In project in spring 2020. This series of reports draws upon data from over 500,000 secondary students across more than 600 schools and tracks how secondary students’ perceptions of learning and well-evolved across four time periods (spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021, and the 2022-23 school year) relative to the student experience prior to COVID-19.