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New Designs for School

Student Voice

The theory, evidence and practice of student voice, an essential component of personalizing learning and ensuring that students exercise their agency.
Professional Learning

Student Voice in Teacher Professional Learning

​Teachers can study their content area, child development, and pedagogy, but students are the best "source" to really know if instruction is engaging.
Building Community

What Does Student Voice Really Mean?

Student voice is about seeing and experiencing student leadership, with adults stepping back to trust them, accept any discomfort that it may cause, and celebrate their success.
Building Community

Student Voice to Transform Education for Equity

In these times of deep division and trauma, our nation’s youth are leading us forward to healing and equity in K-12 schools, if only we listen, tap into their strengths, and respond to their needs.
Professional Learning

Student Voice and Teacher Voice: 3 Ingredients to Foster Both

By finding his voice as a teacher, this Tennessee educator is bringing out his students' voices–their growing knowledge base and their heart and soul.
Why Schools Need to Change

Student Voices on Collaboration, Engagement, and Support

Two middle school students explain why collaboration, engagement, and support for their personal growth make school meaningful and help them learn.
Designing for Equity

Amplifying Student Voice in Self-Contained Classrooms

Through routines, curriculum, leadership roles, and cultural shifts, we can create self-contained classrooms where every student, regardless of support level, is seen, heard, and empowered to lead.
New Designs for School

Co-Planning with Students: How Student Voice Builds Engagement and Buy-In

When students co-plan a lesson through a Student Research Day, they can become more invested, energized, and purposeful in their learning.
Enabling Change

Why Youth Voice Matters: Learning From Real Student Stories

Youth voice is essential to next gen learning. Explore what youth voice is, why it matters, and how real student stories and experiences support more equitable, learner-centered education.
Designing for Equity

What It Takes to Move from Tokenized Student Involvement to Meaningful Student Voice Work

To support student agency and meaningful student participation in school district decision-making, we need to prepare adults to listen authentically.