The architecture of opportunity belongs to the people who run our schools. All it takes is la willingness to pick up the tools.

Students at schools with affirming policies reported higher GPAs and levels of school belonging. Students who face misgendering or harassment suffered poorer mental health and more absences.

By next fall, the Alpine School District—the state’s largest district—will split into three: the newly named Lake Mountain, Aspen Peaks and Timpanogos school districts.

Attendance is a question of belonging: Students come because their friends are there, a teacher knows their name and someone is glad to see them.