welcome to YouthTruth!

YouthTruth is a national survey project that collects feedback from students like you about what’s working and not working in high schools around the country. A lot of time and money is being spent on improving schools, but we want to know from you: Is it making a difference? What could be done better?

You have taken the first steps towards helping your school be the best place it can be by completing the YouthTruth survey. But you can also help lead specific changes in your school that will improve the high school experiences for you and your classmates as well as future students. Check out the links here for tools you can use to champion change in your school.

You can’t really solve anything until you know what the true root of the problem is… I think that’s what this survey did for us.

Devon, Atlanta, GA

I’m very happy that our school participated in YouthTruth…it was a good experience, and I think our voices were heard.

Crystal, Atlanta, GA

I feel like YouthTruth really puts our voice out there… gives us a chance to say, hey, we need help.

Alex, Atlanta, GA

[Students are] the reason why we’re teachers, why we’re in the classroom, and if you don’t like this, you shouldn’t be a teacher. And if we don’t take time to listen to them, we’re missing a great opportunity to help our students.

Mr. Hunter, Laurinburg, NC

…it’s really an eye-opener for the teachers, like OK, maybe I’m doing something wrong, maybe I need to do something different.

Alex, Atlanta, GA

I believe they really are going to try to make a change so we can have a better year.

Gabrielle, Atlanta, GA

You actually get to see the data, and you see the issues in your school and you’re able to go to your administrators and address them.

Geremante, Atlanta, GA

We felt we should be heard, we deserve to be heard. Now we’re getting the opportunity to be heard and to be accounted for.

Skylar, Laurinburg, NC