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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)
- December 5, 2017
ESSA and the Dirty A-Word
Jenna Tomasello discusses the challenges juvenile justice facilities face when it comes to education, ESSA and accountability.
- November 30, 2017
Trends from the Field: Lessons Learned about Alternative Education
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) has worked closely with stakeholders at the national, state, local, and institutional level to develop a deeper understa…
- November 30, 2017
Innovations In Accountability Measures & Processes: Three Case Studies for Alternative Education
As states continue to grapple with the most appropriate ways to hold schools accountable under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), there is a lack of …
- November 13, 2017
Measuring Success: Accountability for Alternative Education
This policy brief aims to address four key opportunities states have both within and outside of ESSA to better understand and ultimately improve alternative ed…
- October 24, 2017
Can Afterschool Play a Role in Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Olivia Thomas postulates whether after school programs can help disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.
- October 17, 2017
Social and Emotional Learning and Traditionally Underserved Populations
This policy brief reviews the current state of research and practice in SEL for underserved populations, and explores potential policy levers for using SEL.
- September 26, 2017
Shining a Spotlight on Systems-Involved Youth
Jenna Tomasello highlights recent AYPF events and resources on supporting pathways to education and the workforce for systems-involved youth.
- 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.
Accountability for Alternative Education Thought Leaders’ Meeting
This convening reviewed a forthcoming policy brief on alternative education accountability as well as an alternative education toolkit.
- 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.
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.
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…
- 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.
Study Tour (Hartford, CT) Cross-System Collaboration to Create Postsecondary Opportunities for All Students
This study tour for Congressional and Administration staff highlighted promising elements of pathways to postsecondary opportunities for all students.
Pathways To Success For Michigan’s Opportunity Youth
This webinar highlighted how Michigan is building pathways to success for opportunity youth.
- March 9, 2015
Never Too Late: Transitioning from Juvenile Justice
Erin Russ, Program AssociateWhen the William T. Grant Foundation and AYPF founder Samuel Halperin published “The Forgotten Half Revisited” in 1998, they appro…
- 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 22, 2014
From Discipline to Dialogue: An AYPF Blog Series
SynopsisThis blog series highlights the research, policies, and practices that are transforming schools, supporting teachers, and empowering youth voice. Each …
- 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…