UP at the Massachusetts VOICE Summit
Hundreds of youth and adults joined together with state policymakers at the Massachusetts VOICE Summit put on by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on April 16th to […]
Missisquoi Valley Union Youth Council UPdate
The Missisquoi Valley Union High School Youth Council in Swanton, VT, has been hard at work this school year, and their growth through their partnership with UP for Learning has […]
Implementing the Portrait of a Graduate in Lamoille South
During the 2025-2026 school year, The Peoples Academy Youth-Adult Partnership team (YAP) set out to build a schoolwide understanding of the purpose behind the Portrait of a Graduate (PoG), and […]
Work in Lamoille North Continues to Inspire
Since 2022, the LNSU Equity Design Team at Lamoille MS and HS has worked to bring together youth and adults to explore and address educational inequities that impact students’ experiences […]
MAUSD Community Comes Together for Community Engagement Dinner
Building a Shared Vision: MAUSD Community Comes Together for the Portrait of a Learner Community Engagement Dinner On February 12, 2026, members of the Mount Abraham Union School District (MAUSD) […]
Central VT Visioning Project Presents to the Legislature
As Vermont communities and leaders struggle with education reform, a bright spot has been the regional team that presented their UP Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project to the House […]
UP Teams Engaging Their Community
At this point in the school year, youth–adult teams begin preparing to share their data analysis and action plans with the broader school community. Youth team members take the lead […]
Ben Williams Scholarship for Transformational Leaders
Ben William’s life work was deeply connected to the principles and values of UP for Learning. He worked throughout his life to help students find their passions and follow them. […]
UPdate from North Country Career Center Student Voice Team
The North Country Career Center Student Voice Team worked with Compass Points, the learning and leading styles activity, to build a deeper understanding of their own individual approach as well […]
UP-Lifting Student Voice in Delaware
By Kiera Bourne-Bey, Youth Program Specialist This winter, our work in Delaware brought us into continued partnership with Brandywine School District and Red Clay Consolidated School District, engaging high school […]