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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)
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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 New York, New York: A Field Trip for State Policy Leaders
In 2002, the New York City school system launched a large-scale high school reform strategy aimed at raising dismal graduation rates and increasing the number …
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High School Redesign in Raleigh, North Carolina: A Field Trip for State Policy Leaders
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) facilitated a series of 10 field trips around the country to provide state policymakers with an intensive profes…
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Re-engaging Disconnected Youth Successful Polices and Interventions
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), plann…
Building a Portfolio of Options to Ensure All Students Graduate
Overview This forum highlighted the work of the Association for High School Innovation (AHSI), a collaboration of education providers and advocates that w…
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment (Forum 3)
Click here to view the entire forum!OverviewThis is the third in a series of three AYPF Capitol Hill forums to address the need for a new approach to education…
Building a Portfolio of Options to Ensure All Students Graduate: Lessons Learned from Newark, NJ’s Partnership with the Association for High School Innovation (AHSI)
OverviewAYPF hosted a webinar to highlight the work of the Association for High School Innovation (AHSI), a collaboration of education providers and advocates …
Linking Academics, Technology and 21st Century Skills: New Tech High Schools a Scalable Model for Public Education
Overview It is no secret that education and economic development are inextricably linked. In light of the current economic crisis, it is more important than e…
Expert Advisory Group Meeting: AYPF Compendium on Programs Supporting College- and Career-Readiness for All Youth
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization that bridges youth policy, practice and research for p…
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment
OverviewOn April 23, AYPF held the first in a series of three forums that were designed to discuss the new strategies for instruction and assessment, given the…
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment (Forum 2)
OverviewThis is the second in a series of three forums to discuss new strategies for instruction and assessment in the knowledge economy, which demands more ad…
The Means to Grow Up: The Role of Apprenticeship in Preparing All Youth for College and Career Success
OverviewThis AYPF forum reflected the growing national dialogue about how to ensure that youth receive the skills and experiences they need to be productive, s…
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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Developing Innovative Schools and Policy Supports for Deeper Learning
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit professional development organization that provides learning opportunities for policymakers, prac…
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Preparing Rural Students for Success Beyond High School
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) brought a group of federal policy leaders to North Carolina to examine how rural education systems are providing…
The Role of Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) at Children’s Aid Society Community Schools Measurable Results from a 3-year Longitudinal Study
OVERVIEW:The American Youth Policy Forum announces a forum series, sponsored by the W.T. Grant Foundation, on Expanded Learning Opportunities for Older Youth. …
Citizen Schools: Expanding Learning Opportunities to Prepare Middle School Students for High School Success
OverviewIncreasingly, policymakers and practitioners are interested in ELOs for various reasons. This forum, the second in a four-part series on Extended Learn…
Improving the Quality of Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) Serving Older Youth
OverviewParticipation in high-quality “Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs)” is associated with an increase in academic achievement, school attendance, time …
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The Role of Expanded Learning Opportunities in Preparing Youth for College and Career Success
OverviewAYPF hosted a field trip to Boston from October 12-14 for a group of federal policymakers to examine, “The Role of Expanded Learning Opportunities in P…