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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)
- October 13, 2014
4 Ideas that Inform and Drive Our Work
George Knowles, Communications AssociateFor over 20 years, AYPF’s mission has been to ensure that all young people are well equipped to be successful. We’ve p…
- October 6, 2014
Pipeline Programs: How They Contribute to College and Career-Readiness and Success
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAiming to demystifying what it means to go to and be in college, pipeline programs are a critical part of a college’s ou…
- September 29, 2014
From Discipline to Dialogue: Student Voice, Teacher Supports
This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
- September 23, 2014
Career and College Exploration in Afterschool Programs
Synopsis:As part of a larger compendium, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success, this A…
- September 22, 2014
From Discipline to Dialogue: What Role Can States Play?
This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
- September 15, 2014
From Discipline To Dialogue: Relationships Matter
This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
- September 8, 2014
From Discipline to Dialogue: Starting the Conversation
This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
- August 25, 2014
Why I Do This Work: Reflections from a Native Educator
Samantha Wauls, Policy InternHome of the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Low Man), the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has apporoximately 1,300 members. The reserva…
- August 18, 2014
Promoting coordination in the Nonprofit Sector: Additional Benefits of AYPF’s Better Together Directory
Andy Keefe, policy internAs an intern at AYPF this past summer, I had the privilege of contributing to a project that AYPF is planning to publish later this m…
District and State Considerations for Incorporating Expanded Learning into Competency-Based Systems
This webinar highlighted the role districts and states can play in facilitating the move toward a competency-based system.
- July 16, 2014
Better Together Information Hub
The American Youth Policy Forum has hosted a number of events following the Better Together Conference in Baltimore, MD. This site offers access to previous we…
Predictors of Postsecondary Success: Understanding the Value of Workforce Data in Driving Student Success
This webinar highlighted the opportunities and trends related to workforce data as well as the challenges and opportunities of building connections to educatio…
Focus on Sustainability: Connecting System-Building Work to State & National Initiatives
This webinar highlighted some of the efforts to connect the work of local systems builders with state and national experts and resources.
Promoting Partnerships Between K-12 and Expanded Learning through Competency-based Approaches
This webinar highlighted why expanded learning should be seen as an important contributor to a student-centered and competency-based learning environment.
Making the most of time: Strategies for Promoting Expanded Learning For All Students
This convening examined the role that expanded learning, either during an expanded school day or out-of-school, can play in supporting positive outcomes for st…
Focus on Outcomes: Developing a Comprehensive Measurement Framework in Afterschool
This webinar highlighted tools that can help communities measure soft skills, and provided examples of systems that have undertaken this shift.
Reaching Postsecondary Success: Pathways for Youth in Transition from Foster Care
This webinar highlighted the unique challenges that youth in transition from foster care face on the path to postsecondary success.
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…
Focus on Data-Sharing: Building Formal Connections to Local Systems to Boost Afterschool Impact
This webinar highlighted avenues for expanding collaborations between afterschool programs and a wide range community partners.
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…