Empowering Youth to Shape a Brighter Future
Today's challenges are too big to solve alone. They're only solved by working together. Our research on youth attitudes and aspirations is showing how their diverse perspectives can lead to powerful solutions and impact.
America's Students Give Their Schools a B-. It's Time to Raise the Grade
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Report Card: Student Perspective on U.S. SchoolsReport Card: Student Perspective on U.S. SchoolsJune 14, 2023
Working Together with Youth for Common Solutions
Today's youth believe collaboration can help them achieve the future they want for themselves and their communities. But they’ve grown up in a time when leaders aren’t working together to make change – and sometimes aren’t even listening.
In our conversations with youth, we have found optimism about the future, tempered by deep frustration with today’s leaders and uncertainty about how to realize their vision of a just society.
At the Walton Family Foundation, we believe it’s time to hear their voices and listen to their ideas. Together, we can redefine collaboration to find common solutions to our challenges.
In our conversations with youth, we have found optimism about the future, tempered by deep frustration with today’s leaders and uncertainty about how to realize their vision of a just society.
At the Walton Family Foundation, we believe it’s time to hear their voices and listen to their ideas. Together, we can redefine collaboration to find common solutions to our challenges.
Listening to the Voices of Today's Youth
The young people of Generation Z are the leaders of the future. But they are often overlooked in decisions about how to solve the problems they’ll inherit. Burdened by the challenges of today and tomorrow, Gen Zers want a new emphasis on listening to all voices in making decisions.
Featured Stories
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January 19, 2023“This is our time to take charge,” says Howard University student Lamar Danley -
March 1, 2023High school junior Zachary Clifton uses ChatGPT to bridge gaps in his understanding
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October 19, 2022Gen Zers feel it is possible to find a middle ground -
February 22, 2023At a historic HBCU in the heart of the rural South, a new leadership academy provides wraparound support -
October 19, 2022The Walton Family Foundation is committed to redefining collaboration for greater impact. New insights from Gen Z are helping us chart the course
Featured Reports
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February 5, 2023A new report shares insight into how Generation Z envisions their futures and what they expect from public and private institutions. -
June 23, 2022Understanding Gen Z's future influence on society. -
September 13, 2022How high schoolers are feeling as the school year begins.
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March 1, 2023New research from the Walton Family Foundation affirms that educators are driving innovation when it comes to integrating Open AI’s ChatGPT tool into their classrooms. -
June 23, 2021Understanding what the region's future leaders envision for the community where they live -
February 9, 2021New research reveals how Millennials and Generation Z plan to make meaningful change in their lifetime -
October 6, 2020Generation Z and Millennials Speak
Video Stories
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Ready to Change the FutureReady to Change the FutureSeptember 21, 2022For any change to endure, it must be rooted in communities, driven by the people it will serve. -
February 18, 2021Millennials and Gen Zers share their ideas on how to make the change they want to see. -
Gen Z is Changing EverythingGen Z is Changing EverythingSeptember 21, 2022"If you trust us, Gen Z will strengthen our communities and civil society at large."