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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)
Capitol Hill Release of AYPF Report on Programs Serving Disconnected Youth
This forum focused on the key findings from AYPF’s new report entitled: Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disconnecte…
Referrals to Mentoring for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
This forum highlighted a new study that identifies effective practices and strategies to improve the mentoring experience for at-risk and high-risk youth who a…
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Baltimore, MD: Sustaining Investment in Disconnected Youth
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), planned a ser…
Building a Better Bridge: Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College
College access and retention for youth who have dropped out of school have proven to be a daunting challenge. Yet, this issue must be addressed for the large n…
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Sustaining Systemic Approaches to Reengaging Disconnected Youth Portland, OR
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), planned a ser…
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Portland, Oregon: Proving Multiple Options to Meet the Needs of Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) facilitated two trips to help national policy leaders learn more about re-engaging disconnected youth and expand…
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Newark, NJ and New York City: Re-engaging Disconnected Youth and Expanding Opportunities for High School and Cross-System Collaboration
Presentation by Newark Mayor Cory BookerLed by a dynamic, young mayor, Newark has engaged in a number of innovative reforms since Mayor Cory Booker took office…
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How New York City is Meeting the Varied Needs of Out-of-School Youth through Multiple Pathways to Graduation
Cross-System Collaboration to Serve Disconnected Youth with Suzanne Lynn, Deputy Commissioner for Community Development, Department of Youth and Community Deve…
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High School Redesign in San Diego, California
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), facilitated a series of field trips around t…
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High School Redesign in Boston, Massachusetts
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), facilitated a series of field trips around t…
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High School Redesign in Indiana: Supporting Students At Risk of Dropping Out and Increasing Course Rigor
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) facilitated a series of field trips around the country …
Tribal Youth Program: Empowering Youth in Indian Country
OverviewThe Tribal Youth Program is a prevention program supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. Department …
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Helping Policymakers Understand High School Redesign: Dropout Prevention And Persistence to Graduation
In 2001, the Kentucky Board of Education adopted a strategic plan based on the long-term goal of all schools and students reaching a high standard of proficien…
Improving the Transition from Middle Grades to High Schools: Promising State Initiatives in Literacy and Mathematics
OverviewBy the time students enter high school, many have already fallen behind in critical subject areas such as English and mathematics. Educators can use e…
- February 28, 2008
Youth With Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success and Proposed Policy Solutions
Synopsis:The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, primarily at the federal and state levels, with information about youth with disabilities in fo…
- November 1, 2006
Serving Older Youth through a Comprehensive Out-of-School Time System: Lessons from the AYPF Philadelphia Field Trip, May 2006
SynopsisIn May of 2006, the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) led a field trip to Philadelphia, Pa., in an effort to expose Washington, DC policymakers to the…
- November 1, 2005
Enhancing High School Reform: Lessons from Site Visits to Four Cities
SynopsisAYPF conducted site visits to San Diego, California in May 2003; Cleveland, Ohio in December 2003; New York City, New York in January 2004; and Boston,…
- March 22, 2005
Youth Court: A Community Solution for Embracing At-Risk Youth–A National Update (2005)
SynopsisThe report builds upon research previously conducted by the Urban Institute and an extensive survey of youth court programs conducted by the National Y…
- January 26, 2005
Transforming the American High School: Lessons Learned and Struggles Ahead
SynopsisOur work for the Carnegie Corporation of New York highlighted a number of issues for policymakers to learn more about, including strategies and policie…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…