Engagement

4 Results Found

Research Report
Making Sense of Learning Math: Insights from the Student Experience

January 2024

Mathematics is an integral part of students’ daily lives, from marking the first 100 days of elementary school to the pivotal moment of crossing the threshold into Algebra 1. Math not only serves as the key that unlocks the doors to the sciences and technology but also empowers individuals personally. At the same time, math literacy stands as an undisputed public good, providing society with the indispensable tools needed to propel innovation and grapple with intricate societal challenges.
Research Report
Class of 2023: Who Plans to Go to College?

May 2023

Polls show that Americans are losing faith in the value of a college education, and many, including high school students, are debating whether college is “worth it.” College enrollments are in decline, and undergraduate degree attainment numbers fell last year for the first time in a decade. The percentage of high school graduates enrolling in college immediately after high school has dropped, and there is widespread alarm that community colleges in particular are in trouble.
Research Report
Class of 2022: Planning for the Future in Uncertain Times

May 2022

What do high school seniors in the class of 2022 have to say about their future plans? How do plans – and opportunities – differ across student demographic groups? And what changed for 2022 graduates compared to the class of 2019, the last graduating class before the COVID-19 pandemic?
Success Stories
Leading Through Listening: Student & Community Voices in Sonoma County

January 2020

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.

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.

Students Weigh In Series

Engagement

Making Sense of Learning Math: Insights from the Student Experience

Class of 2023: Who Plans to Go to College?

Class of 2022: Planning for the Future in Uncertain Times

Leading Through Listening: Student & Community Voices in Sonoma County

Learning During the Pandemic