- November 19, 2019
Homeless for the Holidays: Why We Must Tackle the Housing and Food Insecurity Crisis for College Students
Monica Evans & Samaura Stone write about how college breaks create additional barriers for students experiencing homelessness, housing & food insecurity.
- November 5, 2019
A Light of Hope: How Schools Can Disrupt Homelessness
Maria Duarte writes how it is imperative to analyze the role schools play in supporting youth experiencing homelessness.
- October 24, 2019
A Cycle of Injustice: How Mass Incarceration Impacts Our Youth
As the momentum for criminal justice reform prevails, Samaura Stone writes about how youth & families are still a missing part of the conversation.
- October 8, 2019
Five Suggestions to Leverage Afterschool Programs to Promote College and Career Readiness
Betsy Brand stresses the importance of afterschool programs to help youth develop college and career readiness skills.
- September 24, 2019
Solving Student Loan Debt through Financial Literacy
Ben Pults writes about the importance of implementing policy to improve financial literacy for college-bound students.
- September 11, 2019
Equity: The Missing Piece of Most Back-to-School Conversations
Maria Duarte discusses how back-to-school conversations focus on privileged narratives & dismiss struggles experienced by students from low-income communities.
- July 23, 2019
The Intersection Between CTE and Afterschool Programs: Perkins V
Thomasena Thomas writes about Perkins V, a legislation that aims to increase learner access to high-quality CTE programs.
- July 9, 2019
How Strengthening Professional Networks Helps Scale Deeper Learning
Drawing from an AYPF webinar, Ben Pults discusses how professionals in the deeper learning space share knowledge to improve the field.
- June 25, 2019
The Who’s Who of the High School Graduation Rate
With the school year coming to a close, Rebecca Lavinson breaks down who is graduating, and who is being left behind.
- June 11, 2019
Summer Slide and the Year-Round Fight for Educational Equity
Rebecca Lavinson offers food for thought on cost-effective ways to mitigate the summer slide.
- May 20, 2019
Strengthening the Child Welfare Workforce
With the recently passed Family First Prevention Services Act, Samaura Stone writes about the role of child welfare workers in executing these new provisions.
- May 7, 2019
Key Stakeholders in Foster Care: Who’s At the Table?
Jesse Kannam offers insight into how the child welfare system can leverage the expertise and experience of youth and judges.
- April 22, 2019
Moving from Tragedy to Hope In Honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Offering personal reflections on a national tragedy, Samaura Stone shines a spotlight on child abuse prevention.
- April 9, 2019
Colorado’s efforts to align education and workforce needs in rural communities
Dr. Loretta Goodwin talks about the promising efforts underway in Colorado to align education and workforce opportunities for students.
- March 19, 2019
College and Career Readiness for Youth with Developmental Disabilities
Betsy Brand offers opportunities for policy advancement in support of preparing youth with disabilities for college and career readiness.
- March 5, 2019
From Policy to Excellence: Fostering Collaboration to Support the Whole Child
Vi Nguyen outlines importance of SEL and how educators and state leaders can collaborate to bring SEL policies to the classroom.
- February 19, 2019
A Guide for State Leaders: Equity in Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Maria Duarte offers some food for thought on how state leaders can make both equity and quality a focal point of CTE programs.
- February 5, 2019
42 Years of CTE Policy: Progress and Lingering Challenges
Betsy Brand discusses the important role CTE plays in preparing youth for workforce success.
- January 23, 2019
How States Can Leverage Service to Promote Equity
Jesse Kannam shares how national service programs can increase access to equitable education and workforce opportunities for traditionally underserved youth.
- January 8, 2019
Pondering Policy Possibilities…Looking Ahead
As 2019 begins AYPF staff share their thoughts on the education, youth and workforce policies they would like to see tackled on the federal and state level.
