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Author: YouthTruth

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Office Closed in Observance of Juneteenth

June 19, 2020YouthTruthNo Comments
YouthTruth’s office will be closed on Friday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. Staff will use the day to take action on efforts related to racial equity and justice, whether it’s YouthTruth’s ongoing work advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion both within the organization and the wider field; service in staff’s respective communities; attending an event, celebration,...

As Learning Changes, It’s Time for Students to Weigh In

May 15, 2020YouthTruthNo Comments

With schools gone virtual and live conversations with students no longer possible, listening to students can feel harder than ever. There is always an inherent challenge for teachers, administrators, and education funders in authentically listening to students, given the power dynamics at play. But now, with new challenges of physical distance and an increased potential…

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District uses student feedback to focus on adult learning

February 12, 2020YouthTruthNo Commentsgrowth mindset, Katrina Schwartz, KQED, Monterey Peninsula, MPUSD, Pivot Learning

Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturers Deb Helsing, Robert Kegan, and Lisa Lahey found that when adults continue to learn at their jobs they are better at creating that experience for other people. Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) and Pivot Learning are putting this theory of change into practice. They began by gathering data…

With Suicide Rates on the Rise, Schools Need Better Data to Keep Students Healthy and Safe

December 2, 2019YouthTruthNo CommentsCorvallis School District, Emotional and Mental Health, gender identity, Learning from Student Voice, mental health, suicide

Sound emotional and mental health is essential for student achievement, but many students are struggling. Read the full report San Francisco – The number of students struggling with anxiety, suicidal ideation, and mental health issues is on the rise. A report released today by YouthTruth underscores that programs and services, as well as strong relationships…

Survey digs into student feelings that affect academic achievement

October 25, 2019YouthTruthNo CommentsBrian Shumate, Corvallis, Jake Arnold, Medford, Oregon, OSBA, Vincent Adams

By Jake Arnold, communications and news specialist for the Oregon School Board Association. This article originally appeared on Thursday, July 25, 2019, in OSBA’s News Center. The Corvallis School Board’s 2018-23 goals include increasing student voice and supporting student mental health, but those goals can’t be measured by typical data points, such as graduation rates…

How Do You Include Students in School Improvement? Six Tips From YouthTruth

August 2, 2019YouthTruthNo Commentscommunication, Education Week, edweek, SEL, social-emotional learning, Student Voice, student voice in action guidebook, youthtruth

There’s a lot of talk about integrating student voice into school strategy. Actually doing it is harder. How can we begin to give students a say in how their schools are run? To start, it’s important to find ways to hear from every young person. Not just the loudest students but also those on the…

 ‘60 Percent Think Discipline Isn’t Fair’: New Report Reveals Student, Family, and Staff Experiences with Discipline

June 20, 2019YouthTruthNo Commentsdiscipline, Learning from Student and Stakeholder Voice School Discipline, Learning from Student Voice, The 74 Million

Jimmy Simpson Jr. is partnerships lead and equity coach for YouthTruth, a national nonprofit that helps schools measure nonacademic indicators related to school climate and academic achievement. Recent federal, state, and local data reveals there’s still a lot of work to do when it comes to ensuring discipline policies and practices are fair and equitable…

School Safety Is a $2.7 Billion Market. How Do Schools Know if They’re Spending Effectively?

June 13, 2019YouthTruthNo CommentsEducation Week, gun violence, Learning from Student Voice, Parkland, school safety, Stoneman Douglas

When I was a high school junior, a series of anonymous bomb threats were made at my school. I didn’t take them very seriously—usually, they meant a welcome early dismissal. Looking back, I wish my peers and I had been more appreciative. After all, we only saw threats. Since the massacre at Columbine High School…

How’s Discipline at Your School? Don’t Just Look at Referral and Suspension Data, Get Perception Data

April 5, 2019YouthTruthNo Commentsdiscipline, Education Week, edweek, Learning from Student Voice, school discipline, Sonya Heisters, staff voice, teacher turnover

By Sonya Heisters, the director of partnerships for YouthTruth As a student-teacher, and like most early-career educators, I struggled with classroom management and discipline. The beautifully articulated theories of positive behavior intervention and support that I was learning through my credentialing program seemed at odds with the realities of time and resource constraints in the…

New Report Compares Student, Family, and Staff Experiences with Discipline Finds Student Perception Matters

April 2, 2019YouthTruthNo Commentsdiscipline, Learning from Student Voice, school discipline

When designed and implemented well, discipline policies and practices can help a school run smoothly, support teachers, and set up equitable conditions of learning. When managed poorly, however, school discipline policies and practices can have serious long and short term effects on students’ lives both inside and outside the classroom, including contributing to the school…

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