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- Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
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- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
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 …
Redefining College Readiness: Efforts from Leading States
Overview This forum is the first in a series of three events entitled “Laying the Groundwork for a College-Going and Career-Ready Culture” focused on efforts t…
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 …
Using Data and Inquiry to Build Equity-Focused College-Going Cultures
This webinar focused on how to use data and inquiry to promote an equity-based college-going culture through the use of the Equity Scorecard.
Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It
This forum highlighted findings from new book by Russell Rumberger, Vice Provost for Education Partnerships, University of California, Santa Barbara, that offe…
Reducing High School Dropouts: Strategies to Help More Students be College and Career Ready
// OverviewTo succeed in today’s economy, young people must complete high school, yet a quarter of the nation’s youth do not earn a high school diploma. Our n…
Understanding Extended Year Graduation Rates: Lessons Learned by States
OverviewThis webinar focused on how states can effectively calculate and use extended-year graduation rates (5- and 6-year rates) to improve …
- April 11, 2011
Making Every Diploma Count: Using Extended-Year Graduation Rates to Measure Student Success
OverviewTo succeed in today’s economy, young people must complete high school prepared for success in postsecondary education and careers, but recent data show…
Offering High School Credit Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
OverviewThis webinar highlighted the New Hampshire Extended Learning Opportunities (NH ELO) Initiative that seeks to offer credit to high school students for o…
Leveraging Resources to Create Alternative Pathways to Education and Employment Training for Disconnected Youth
OverviewAs a nation, we continue to face a dropout problem of epic portions. In 2007, 16% of all young people aged 16-24 were high school dropouts (approximate…
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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…
- 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…
- July 18, 2006
Whatever it Takes (2006)
SynopsisWhatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-Of-School Youth documents what committed educators, policymakers, and community leaders …
- July 1, 2006
Federal, State, and Local Roles Supporting Alternative Education
SynopsisThis paper examines the roles that various levels of government play through legislation, policy, and other initiatives that support quality alternativ…
- 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…
Youth Court: A National Youth Justice Movement
OverviewPolicymakers gathered today to hear panelists describe a fast growing crime prevention and intervention program called Youth Court (a.k.a. Teen Court).…