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- 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)
- 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…
- February 18, 2001
Less Cost, More Safety: Guiding Lights for Reform in Juvenile Justice
SynopsisThis report spotlights eight cross-cutting challenges – both to take advantage of new opportunities created by advances in research and practice, and t…
- January 22, 2001
Higher Learning = Higher Earnings
SynopsisThis booklet is for students in middle school and high school who need guidance in making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. The guide…
- September 21, 2000
High Schools of the Millennium: Report of the Workgroup
SynopsisThe High Schools of the Millennium Report argues for a new vision of high school, one that uses all the resources of the community to create smaller le…
- June 30, 2000
Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability
SynopsisThe focus of “Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability” falls around a central question “How can we as a nation mai…
Baldrige in Education: How Quality Managment is Transforming School Systems and Improving Student Performace
OverviewMalcolm Baldrige, the late Secretary of Commerce under President Reagan, "started a competition for companies that involved management and workers alik…
Smaller Schools and Learning Communties: The Wave of the Future?
OverviewNearly one year to the day after the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado, policymakers, researchers, and educators gathered on Capitol Hill …
Linking K-12 Standards with College Admissions: Oregon’s Proficiency-based Admissions Standards System (PASS)
OverviewAlthough many states have adopted high academic standards and assessment measures for their K-12 school systems, few have taken what seems the logical …
Youth Engaged in Communities Through School: National Service-Learning Leader Schools
OverviewAccording to the Department of Education, over one-third of the high schools in the United States include some form of service-learning in their curric…
Deepening Partnerships Between School and Community: Stories From Denver and Jacksonville
OverviewCommunity Schools have been developed by communities with a deep concern about improving learning for their children, explained Martin J. Blank, Staff …
Mobilizing Community Support for Improved Student Achievement
OverviewWithout the support of the community, public educational institutions do not receive the funding that they need to remain vibrant learning centers for …
Raising the Bar: The Promise of Standards-Based Education Reform
OverviewThe standards-based movement has had some time to develop in state and federal education policy and has come under fire from various critics along the …
Financing Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
OverviewIn order to inform youth practitioners and policymakers about the various sources of funding for after-school activities, AYPF coordinated a panel disc…
