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American Youth Policy Forum: Bridging Youth Policy, Practice and Research
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, professional development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers on youth issues at the national, state and local levels.

What's New

 

AYPF is now accepting internship applications for the Spring (January – May) 2012 period.

 

Upcoming Events

 

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Dual Enrollment: A Strategy for Improving College Readiness and Success for All Students This forum will review the range of research conducted by the National Center for Postsecondary Research, as well as discuss ways that dual enrollment has been/can be used as a strategy to promote college and career readiness for all students. (Forum)

 

Past Webinars

 

Using Data and Inquiry to Build Equity-Focused College-Going Cultures

In this webinar, presenters from the Center for Urban Education (CUE), Boston Public Schools, and the National College Access Network (NCAN) described their work in promoting an equity-based college-going culture through the use of the Equity Scorecard™—a change process, previously implemented only in the college and university setting, that examines racial inequities in educational outcomes. (Dec 2011) This event was recorded and is now available on the webinar page.

          

The Impact of Higher Achievement’s Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Academic Outcomes The report discussed at this webinar summarizes the encouraging interim results of a groundbreaking study. Public/Private Ventures and Dr. Leigh Linden from the University of Texas at Austin recently completed the 24-month component of the larger evaluation (which will follow youth for 48 months) with positive initial findings.   Panelists provided an overview of Higher Achievement, examine the research findings, showcase one of the program sites, and address implications for policy and practice. (December 2011) This event was recorded and is now available on the webinar page.

 

How Rural High Schools are Preparing Students for College and Careers through Dual Enrollment and Career and Technical Education This webinar described how rural schools are preparing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in college and in jobs by creating learning opportunities through dual enrollment and career and technical education. (July 2011) This event was recorded and is now available on the webinar page.

 

 

Recently Released Publications

Key Considerations for Serving Disconnected Youth

This paper provides a description of the youth population that is disconnected from education and the workforce and describes a set of key considerations for improving outcomes for this population.  Programmatic examples that demonstrate how effective supports for youth look in practice are discussed. The paper concludes with policy recommendations for serving youth at the federal, state and local levels. - Issue Brief (July 2011)

 

 

 

Bulletins

 

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AYPF events and publications are made possible by a consortium of philanthropic foundations: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation,  The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York , State Farm Insurance , The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and others.