“Schools need to set up systems to listen to students. Schools are for students after all. Let’s try to really understand where students are coming from. Let’s understand what the issues are and why students are struggling so we can work towards solutions and not temporary suspensions.” — Juan
This website is dedicated to the valuable lessons we can learn from students’ own experiences about how to create better schools. Decisions about schooling are often made without listening deeply to students themselves. But students are in the best position to understand what they need in order to do well in school.
A collaboration of the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI), Harvard Law School and Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC). LEARN MORE