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Funding available but time is running out

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Did you know that CARES act funding, as well as other federal and state-specific funds, can cover the cost of YouthTruth’s student, family, and/or staff surveys and follow-up professional development? If student voice is a priority in your district connect with us to lock in your YouthTruth survey dates and rates for next year. Our...

Learning from Student Perspectives – CASEL & YouthTruth

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On April 23, 2021 YouthTruth joined CASEL to share findings from student voice surveys take before and during the pandemic, as well as discussing how this data is informing efforts in school communities. In order to create equitable learning environments that fully support the social, emotional and academic learning needs of students, we need to...

Students crushed by stress, depression are back in class. Here’s how schools meet their needs

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By Alia Wong, Education Enterprise Reporter, USA Today A youth mental health crisis was percolating for years. Rates of anxiety and depression had been on the rise. In 2017, suicide became the second leading cause of death for people ages 10 through 24.  Then came COVID-19. Americans of all ages say the pandemic has taken a toll on their mental health, but...

Rethinking What Constitutes Impact

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By Phil Buchanan, Sonya Kendall Heisters, and Jen Vorse Wilka Foundations and individual donors need to reconceive impact in a way that puts hearing firsthand the experiences of those they seek to help front and center. If any area illustrates this point, it is education. After all, listening to students should not be a radical...
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How one school is coping with mental health: Social workers delivering technology, food and counseling to kids at home, and open office hours all day — even when school is out

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By Javeria Salman, The Hechinger Report Several times a week, Ericka Santiago-Diaz can be found driving around her low-income, underserved school community in New Jersey’s Asbury Park with bags of school supplies, replacement technology, food and donated clothing in the back seat to deliver to students. At some homes, she translates school emails into Spanish...

YouthTruth data of over 10,000 West Contra Costa Unified School District community voices informs the district’s Return to School Plan

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In spring 2020, West Contra Costa Unified School District launched YouthTruth surveys to hear from students in grades 5-12 and parents and guardians across their district of over 50 schools. The community input from over 10,000 students and parents helped shape the back to school plan.  Watch the July Town Hall Video or read more...

Office Closed in Observance of Juneteenth

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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,...

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