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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)
- September 21, 2017
Supporting Pathways to Long-Term Success for Systems-Involved Youth: Lessons Learned
This brief is a compilation of lessons learned from AYPF’s last two years of work focused specifically on systems-involved youth. Following a discussion about…
Advancing Pathways to Education and Workforce Opportunities for Systems-Involved Youth
This forum explored critical elements at the intersection of policy and practice for supporting systems-involved youth on a pathway to long-term success.
- September 12, 2017
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?
Logan Beyer examines the role of grit and the SEL movement in education reform.
- September 5, 2017
Voices from the Field: Getting Systems-involved Youth on a Path to Success
Jenna Tomasello gathers voices from the field to share policy strategies on getting systems-involved youth on a path to success.
- July 19, 2017
A Bigger Picture: Innovation in CTE and Career Pathways in Ohio
Danny Gillis explores how career and technical education (CTE) can strengthen equity.
- July 6, 2017
Making Media to Make Sense of Media
Guest bloggers Wendy Rivenburgh and Kate Goddard explore the powerful and urgent opportunity to build young people’s media literacy through media making.
- June 27, 2017
How We Can Move From Seeing To Experiencing Deeper Learning
Jenna Tomasello offers insight into how we can move from seeing to experiencing deeper learning.
Aligning Systems and Policies to Support Multiple Postsecondary Pathways
This forum explored evidence-based strategies for aligning systems and policies around student and workforce needs.
- June 20, 2017
Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Community Walks Foster Equity and Deeper Learning
Betsy Brand shares the innovative practice of community walks to promote equity and understanding.
- June 13, 2017
Courageous State Leadership for Educational Equity – Daunting, but Necessary
Dr. Loretta Goodwin shares why courageous state leadership for educational equity is daunting, but Necessary.
- June 6, 2017
Building a More Robust Body of Research about Outcomes of a New Generation of Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration in Education
Guest blogger Sarah Ryan discusses the conditions under which researcher-practitioner collaboration yields the kinds of positive and sustained changes necessar…
- May 24, 2017
Supports are Essential for Success
Jenna Tomasello discusses how essential supports are for young people especially those who are involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.
- May 16, 2017
The More You Know…
Jennifer Brown Lerner shares the power of data to help shed light on the foster, juvenile justice, and crossover youth populations.
- March 22, 2017
Meeting Children’s Unmet Needs through Strategic Partnerships
Guest blogger Jessica Auerbach shares insights on the potential for strategic partnerships to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
The New Postsecondary Reality: Structured and Supportive Pathways to Credential Attainment
This convening highlighted examples from across the country of innovative and effective ways to support students from K-12 through postsecondary credential att…
Role of Data to Support College and Career Readiness and Success for Students in Foster Care
This webinar explored strategies for leveraging data to support college and career readiness and success (CCRS) goals for all students, with special emphasis o…
- February 13, 2017
Programs Versus Practices: What’s the “What” in What Works?
Guest blogger Ruth Neild unpacks the issue of using research evidence under ESSA.
- February 7, 2017
Collaborating Within State Agencies to Ensure the Effective Use of Evidence
Guest bloggers Carrie Conaway and Russell Johnston explain how cooperation and data-sharing within their agency revealed four common areas of practice in schoo…
- January 17, 2017
Learning Systems: Improving Education in States and Districts
Guest bloggers Vivian Tseng and Anu Malipatil explain how to ensure that education stakeholders use the best research available to build capacity and work toge…
- December 12, 2016
The Pendulum Swings Again, and Students Win
Betsy Brand discusses the shift towards a more human approach to improving learning by focusing on young people and what they need.