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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)
- August 22, 2016
Where’s the “Community” in Community College?
Carinne Deeds highlights the ways that first-generation students can find their niche in community college.
- August 8, 2016
ESSA’s “Non-Academic” Indicator: What Are We Talking About?
Jennifer Brown Lerner asks some hard questions about ESSA’s fifth indicator.
- June 13, 2016
4 Lessons From an Inspiring School Preparing Students for Long-Term Success
Loretta goodwin, Senior DirectorOn a recent sunny afternoon I was in conversation with a mom regarding the senior experience her son was about to embark on. “…
- May 18, 2016
Career Pathway Systems: Lessons from Miami
In order to help federal policymakers and national education leaders better understand how to develop a career pathways system, AYPF staff and a group of natio…
- May 2, 2016
Creating the “Win-Win” for Schools and Employers: Lessons from Los Angeles
Jenna Tomasello, Policy AssociatePart of what it takes to ensure students are college and career ready is to provide students with hands-on, workplace learnin…
Study Tour (Los Angeles, CA) Integrating Career Readiness into K-12 Schooling for Postsecondary Success
This study tour highlighted how schools are integrating more robust academic content, higher-order skills, and academic mindsets practices with career educatio…
Study Tour (Miami, FL) How Career Pathways Lead to Student Success
This study tour focused on how a large, urban school district developed career pathways that create opportunities for all students to be successful in high sch…
- March 22, 2016
Never Too Early for Career Counseling
George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateWhen I was in high school, it was very clear that being accepted to a high-quality, four-year college wa…
Career Pathways: From Ideas to Action, Tools for States
This webinar described the value of career pathway systems, showcased leading state and district examples.
- February 3, 2016
Betsy Brand: Highly Valued Skills for Good Jobs and Implications for Education
Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorWhat are the skills needed for high value, high wage, high growth jobs? A great report by the Center on Education and the Workf…
- January 6, 2016
The Intersection of Afterschool and Competency-based Learning: Emerging Trends, Policy Considerations, and Questions for the Future
This white paper explores the intersection and relationship between Afterschool and Competency-based Learning.
- January 4, 2016
Equity, Afterschool, and Competency-Based Learning
Jenna Tomasello, Program AssociateAs students learn and develop valuable skills and competencies for college, careers, and beyond both in and out of school, i…
- December 21, 2015
Advising Strategies for Supporting First-Generation College Students: Can Technology Replace Counselors and Peers? (Part 3)
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAccording to research by Pew, 84% of all Americans use the internet and 97% of those ages 18-29 are online regularly. Th…
- December 16, 2015
Advising Strategies for Supporting First-Generation College Students: How Can Peers Help? (Part 2)
Carinne Deeds, Program AssociateAs the first in my family to go to college, I entered the application process with an endless amount of questions. Where shoul…
Increasing College and Career Readiness through Afterschool and Competency-Based Learning
This webinar served as the release of a new white paper on current trends and opportunities at the intersection of afterschool and competency-based learning.
- December 14, 2015
Advising Strategies for Supporting First-Generation College Students: The Role of Traditional Counseling (Part 1)
Jenna Tomasello, Program Associate“You’re just not college material.” That was what a high school counselor told my mother after she expressed interest in goi…
- October 20, 2015
How Competency-based Learning and Afterschool Can Work Together
Words matter. This idea is not new, but it is especially critical when we talk about defining what we mean by college- and career-readiness. Creating a common …
The Intersection of Afterschool and Competency-Based Education
This convening aimed to provide clarity on the intersection of afterschool and competency-based education.
Increasing Investment In Afterschool: The Role Of Statewide Afterschool Networks
This forum highlighted the work of the Statewide Afterschool Networks in increasing the investment in afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs.
- September 14, 2015
Back-to-College Special: Freezing Summer Melt
Carinne Deeds, Program AssociateThe summer after high school is a period of preparation and relaxation for most college-going students. Typically, that time i…