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- Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
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- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
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- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Advancing Equity through Deeper Learning in Rural Schools (Charleston, SC)
This study tour in Charleston, SC addressed how high-need rural schools are addressing the challenges of preparing students for college & career success.
- November 14, 2016
Searching from Left to Right to Find Common Ground
Carinne Deeds highlights shared education goals for 2017 and beyond.
- August 15, 2016
Youth Courts: Empowering Youth Voices One Case At a Time
Louis Lainé explains the value of Youth Courts as mechanism to empower young people.
- January 27, 2016
Educational Equity: A Long Way to Go
Jenna Tomasello, Program AssociateOur nation is the most diverse it has ever been. According to population projections released by the Census Bureau, the Unit…
- October 13, 2015
Infographic: Afterschool Helps Close the Opportunity Gap
Jen Rinehart, Afterschool AllianceNote: This post originally appeared in Afterschool Alliance's blog, Afterschool Snack.A recent article in Washington Monthly…
- August 10, 2015
Validating Alternative High School Credentials
Mikaela Zetley, Research Policy InternThe GED* often has failed to be seen as a viable option for students who have left school and now are seeking a future i…
- July 27, 2015
Closing the Opportunity Gap: Initial Success and Remaining Challenges at Schools for the Future Detroit
Ephraim Weisstein, Educational ConsultantWe all know the statistics; earning a college degree or postsecondary certificate is the new high school diploma. Mor…
- July 20, 2015
Closing Opportunity Gaps: Ask the Right Questions!
Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorIn order to close opportunity gaps and transform our nation’s schools, it is imperative to ask the right questions.In advocati…
The New Forgotten Half: Those Who Pursue College But Never Earn a Degree
This forum addressed the challenges facing students and the institutions that serve them, and highlighted strategies to help the new forgotten half get ahead a…
- April 27, 2015
The Forgotten Half – Who Are they Now?
Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorThe importance of getting some education or training after high school has become widely accepted. Now, almost all high school …
- March 23, 2015
Graduation Rates Are Up, But There’s Still Work To Do
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs you may have heard or read recently, more high school students are earning diplomas. The graduation rate hit 81 perce…
Pathways To Success For Michigan’s Opportunity Youth
This webinar highlighted how Michigan is building pathways to success for opportunity youth.
- January 20, 2015
Got Jobs? Some Positive News on Helping Young Adults Get Good Jobs – Part I
Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorFinding a full-time job that pays a family wage has been tough for many young adults. The stories of college graduates returnin…
- December 22, 2014
The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America’s Youth and Young Families (1988)
This 1988 landmark report, co-authored by AYPF founder Samuel Halperin, examined the significant obstacles facing young people in the United States in terms of…
Study Tour (Boston, MA/Providence, RI) Deeper Learning: Implications for Practice and Policy
This study tour highlighted schools that are promoting a focus on deeper learning through personalized learning experiences that prepare students for college a…
- November 21, 2014
The Forgotten Half Revisited: American Youth and Young Families, 1988-2008
Building upon AYPF founder Samuel Halperin's landmark 1988 reports, The Forgotten Half: Non-College Youth in America and The Forgotten Half: Pathway to Success…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
