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- Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
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Exploring the State -District Roles & Responsibilities in Building and Using Longitudinal Data Systems
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization that bridges youth policy, practice and research for p…
- November 1, 2006
Serving Older Youth through a Comprehensive Out-of-School Time System: Lessons from the AYPF Philadelphia Field Trip, May 2006
SynopsisIn May of 2006, the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) led a field trip to Philadelphia, Pa., in an effort to expose Washington, DC policymakers to the…
- October 3, 2006
Preparing Youth for Careers, Lifelong Learning, and Civic Participation
SynopsisThis paper is designed for practitioners in both the public and non-governmental sectors who design and implement youth employment and youth developmen…
- July 18, 2006
Whatever it Takes (2006)
SynopsisWhatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-Of-School Youth documents what committed educators, policymakers, and community leaders …
- July 1, 2006
Federal, State, and Local Roles Supporting Alternative Education
SynopsisThis paper examines the roles that various levels of government play through legislation, policy, and other initiatives that support quality alternativ…
- January 1, 2006
Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School Time Programs (2006)
SynopsisThis report reviews the current research and literature on out-of-school time (OST) programs especially with regard to their effectiveness; explores th…
- November 1, 2005
Enhancing High School Reform: Lessons from Site Visits to Four Cities
SynopsisAYPF conducted site visits to San Diego, California in May 2003; Cleveland, Ohio in December 2003; New York City, New York in January 2004; and Boston,…
- January 26, 2005
Transforming the American High School: Lessons Learned and Struggles Ahead
SynopsisOur work for the Carnegie Corporation of New York highlighted a number of issues for policymakers to learn more about, including strategies and policie…
- June 1, 2004
Does Religious Participation Help Keep Adolescents in School?
SynopsisThe purpose of this study is to compare the role of “religious” and “secular” participation during the adolescent years in promoting educational “succe…
- September 30, 2003
WIA Learning Exchange for Youth Systems
SynopsisThe WIA Learning Exchanges for Youth Systems were designed to stimulate a rich professional development experience, grounded in peer-to-peer learning a…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…
- August 4, 2003
Finding Fortune in Thirteen Out-of-School Time Programs
SynopsisThis report, which summarizes the evaluations of 13 Out-of-School Time (OST) programs, represents AYPF’s continued commitment to establish “what works”…
- June 12, 2003
Building an Effective Citizenry: Lessons Learned From Initiatives in Youth Engagement
In 2002-2003, American Youth Policy Forum conducted a series of Capitol Hill forums featuring initiatives and research on youth engagement and field trips to s…
- May 13, 2003
Rigor and Relevance: A New Vision for Career and Technical Education
SynopsisThis paper presents not only a new vision of how federal funding for CTE should be used, but also proposals about changing the way funding flows …
- March 22, 2003
No More Islands: Family Involvement in 27 School and Youth Programs (2003)
When families are active in their children’s learning at home, in school, and in youth programs, good things happen. Research has revealed that this connection…
- March 22, 2003
Essentials of High School Reform (2003)
SynopsisThis report speaks to a concern that much attention is being paid to greater academic achievement in core subjects, resulting in little focus on improv…
- January 22, 2002
Finding Common Ground: Service-Learning and Education Reform
SynopsisAn AYPF report reveals areas of compatibility between Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) programs leaders in education reform and elements of service-le…
- September 26, 2001
Raising Minority Academic Achievement: A Compendium of Education Programs and Practices
The purpose of this report is to inform policymaking and funding decisions by providing easy-to-read, accessible, concrete, research-proven evidence of academi…
- June 1, 2001
Leveling the Playing Field: Technology as an Equalizer in Education, Transition to Careers and Daily Life
This publication serves as a summary of what AYPF learned in the three forums on the use of technology to assist youth with disabilities in terms of education …
- March 22, 2001
A Guide for the Powerless and Those Who Don’t Know Their Own Power
SynopsisAcquire essential political skills to engage productively with both elected and appointed officials at all levels of government. This easy-to-read guid…
