President Sophie Fanelli and other Stuart staff reflect on spending time in schools where educators, students, families, and partners are making the promise of education real every day.

President Sophie Fanelli reflects on how to redesign schools for what young people need now: opportunities for mastery, belonging, and the courage to explore and question the world around them.

In this interview, Marisa Saunders and Jorge Ruiz de Velasco reflect on the decades of effort and change that have contributed to today’s opportunities to redesign secondary schools.

Stuart Foundation statement on California’s 2026–27 budget, an important milestone in its commitment to creating the schools that adolescents need to thrive.

Reflecting on America at 250, Kathryn Bradley elevates youth as leaders in California and across the country, explores how public education prepares them to participate in our diverse democracy, and calls for crafting a collective vision and path for young people to be part of building the next 250 years.

This photo essay explores UCLA Community School through the lens of three high school students, providing a powerful example of what is possible when a school is designed with thriving at the center.