- Show all
- Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
- Carl D. Perkins Act
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- State-Level Policies
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care: State Perspectives
This forum highlighted how states are addressing the obstacles that youth face as they transition out of the foster care system.
Expanding a Successful Reform for Increasing Graduation Rates: The Continuing Story of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP)
This forum highlighted the City University of New York's (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP).
National Career Academies Coalition Briefing on Career Academies
This briefing, sponsored by the National Career Academies Coalition and 30 national partners including the American Youth Policy Forum, presented findings from…
Success at Every Step of College and Career Preparation
OVERVIEWAYPF recently released a publication, Success at Every Step: How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond, which profiles programs t…
Strategies to Improve Outcomes for High School English Language Learners: Implications for Federal Policy
OVERVIEWThis forum examined strategies to improve the achievement, language proficiency, and graduation rates of adolescent English Language Learners (ELLs). T…
Increasing Postsecondary Success: Lessons from Community College Innovations
OverviewThis forum examined the important role of community colleges in increasing the number of Americans with postsecondary degrees and providing workers wit…
Re-Engaging Dropouts: Local Innovations & New Opportunities for Federal Policy
This forum examined the connection between state and federal policies that support systematic efforts to re-engage dropouts in education.
Using Student Surveys: Implications for State and District Policy
This forum focused on the use of student surveys at the district and state levels to inform continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
Using Student Surveys: Implications for Leadership and School Improvement Initiatives
This forum highlighted how student surveys are implemented and how the data from student surveys can be utilized to improve professional development.
Beyond the GED: Preparing for College and a Career in the 21st Century
This forum explored the history of the GED, and highlighted best practices at LaGuardia Community College’s GED Bridge Program.
Research Use in the Common Core
This forum highlighted how studies can illuminate and strengthen the use of research in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning
This forum focused on what has been learned through recent research on the use of classroom- level student surveys.
State Perspectives in Expanded Learning: The Role of Statewide Afterschool Networks
This forum highlighted how Statewide Afterschool Networks (SANs) support the work of afterschool providers.
Transforming Remedial Education to Improve Postsecondary Attainment
This forum explored how state and federal policy can accelerate proven reforms that will be central to meeting state and national goals to increase college att…
The AVID College Readiness System (ACRS): A Discussion of Comprehensive Strategies for Student Success and School Transformation
This forum provided a close look at the AVID College Readiness System and its implication across K-12 and higher education institutions.
College Match Matters
This forum provided an overview of the research conducted by MDRC on the promising College Match Program in Chicago Public Schools.
Policy Perspectives in Expanded Learning: Lessons Learned at the Local Level and Implications for Federal Policy
This forum highlighted policy priority issues informed by best practices at the local level related to the value of intermediary organizations, quality and acc…
After-School Programs in American Neighborhoods: A Golden Opportunity for Youth Development
OverviewThe combination of poverty, broken homes, and troubled neighborhoods are frequently cited as reasons for low academic achievement and high dropout rate…
The Use of Research within State Education Agencies
This forum highlighted work supported by the W.T. Grant Foundation that examines how state and local education agencies are using research to develop Common Co…
Moving to Mastery: A National Policy Forum on Competency-Based Education
This forum highlighted important research, policy trends, and issues for advancing competency-based education.