Briefs
- 06/22/10
- Preparing College- and Career-Ready Students: Elements of Successful Programs: This webinar examined the elements of program models that have demonstrated effectiveness in preparing students for postsecondary access and success, based on the results of rigorous evaluations. This event was a follow up of the Success at Every Step forum from February 5, 2010. Presenters included Sarah hooker, Program Associate, American Youth Policy Forum (DC); James connell, President, Institute for Research and Reform in Education, (NJ); Ryan Reyna, Policy Analyst, Education Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors’ Association (DC); and Joel Vargas, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for the Future (MA). (Webinar). This event was recorded and is now available on the webinar page.
- 02/05/10
- Success at Every Step of College and Career Preparation The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) has recently released a new publication, Success at Every Step: How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond, which profiles programs that have been proven to help young people complete high school and be prepared for success in postsecondary education and careers, based on the results of recent, high-quality evaluations. This half-day event provided an overview of the findings of the report, showcased a variety of programs that support college- and career-readiness, explored implications for federal and state policy, and included a networking lunch. Speakers included Greg Darnieder, Special Assistant to the Secretary on College Access, U.S. Department of Education (DC); RYAN REYNA, Policy, Analyst, Education Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors’ Association (DC); Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent for Career and Technical Education and Adult Learning, Maryland State Department of Education (MD); michael wotorson, Executive Director, Campaign for High School Equity (DC); James Connell, President, Institute for Research and Reform in Education (NJ); Rachel Singer, Director of Academic Affairs, Kingsborough Community College (NY); Joel Vargas, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for the Future (MA); and david sinski, Executive Director, After School Matters (IL).(Forum BRIEF)
- 09/28/07
- Achievement Trap: The Success and Struggle of America's High-Achieving Lower-Income Students with Kati Haycock, Director, Education Trust, Susan Traiman, Director of Education and Workforce Policy, Business Roundtable, Joshua Wyner, Vice President, Programs, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (Forum Brief)
- 01/24/01
- The Supports Students Need to Meet High Academic Standards, co-sponsored with DCVoice, with Dr. Asa Hilliard, Georgia State University on the occasion of the release of a new report by DC VOICE entitled, "Half the Solution: A Community Based Research Project on the Supports Students Need to Meet High Academic Standards." (Forum Brief)
- 4/7/2000
- Oregon's Proficiency-Based Admissions Standards System (PASS) with David Conley, Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Management, College of Education, University of Oregon. (Forum Brief)
- 2/25/2000
- Raising the Bar: The Promise of Standards-Based Education Reform, with Marc Tucker, President, National Center on Education and the Economy, and Patricia Harvey, Superintendent of St. Paul, MN speaking on using the New Standards Curriculum to boost student achievement. (Forum Brief)
- 6/15/1999
- Dinner discussion with Superindendent of Fairfax County Schools, Dr. Daniel Domenech. (Dinner Discussion)
- 1/16/1998
- High Schools That Work: Critical Insights on School Reform, with Gene Bottoms, Director, Southern Regional Educational Board, State Vocational Education Consortium. (Forum Brief)
- 2/28/1997
- Teaching the New Basic Skills: Linking Schools, the Economy and Education Reform, with Richard Murnane, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Frank Levy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Forum Brief)
- 2/7/1997
- Redesigning Schools for Success: An Overview of New American Schools, with John Anderson, President, New American Schools. (Forum Brief)
- 9/6/1996
- Early Learning: Four Roads to Academic Success, with Jim Spahr, Producer, The Merrow Report. (Forum and Video Premiere)
Trip Reports
- 11/7/2007-
11/9/2007
- State Policy Trip to Little Rock, AR, November 7-9, 2007: Expanding Advanced Placement Participation and Building Public Will. Highlights from this trip include meetings with T. Kenneth James, AR Commissioner of Education; Senator Jim Argue, Chair of the AR Senate Education Committee; Kathryn Hazelett, Governor Mike Beebe's Education Policy Advisor; Steve Floyd, Director of the AR Department of Higher Education; as well as other policy and education experts at the state level. In addition, we visited the historic Little Rock Central High School and the Wilbur Mills University Study School. (Trip Report)
