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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)
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.
Using Data to Improve Quality in City-wide Afterschool Systems: Lessons from Providence
This forum highlighted findings from the latest Public/Private Ventures evaluation of AfterZone, as well as focused on key levers that improve program quality …
The Impact of Higher Achievement’s Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Academic Outcomes
This webinar highlighted Higher Achievement, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that provides youth with a rigorous afterschool and academic summer experience.
The Impact of Higher Achievement’s Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Academic Outcomes
This forum highlighted a new report from Higher Achievement, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that provides youth with a rigorous afterschool and academic summ…
Successful School-Community Partnerships: Using Lessons Learned from Practice and Research to Expand Learning
OverviewAs policymakers and practitioners consider ways to provide high-quality learning opportunities to all students through expanded day and afterschool pro…
Working Collaboratively Across Systems to Better Serve Youth
OverviewThis meeting provided participants with an opportunity to revisit and delve deeper into the main themes and questions raised by the previous three meet…
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Improving College and Career Readiness and Success through P-20 Collaboration
Overview Slides from the follow-up webinar to this trip can be found here»This field trip, a collaboration between AYPF and the Data Quality Campaign, was…
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…
- July 13, 2010
Building Capacity to Promote College- and Career-Readiness for Secondary-Level English Language Learners: Policy Brief Featuring Austin, Texas
SynopsisThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) convened a group of policymakers from five states for a visit to Austin in May, 2010 to focus on strategies for …
- April 1, 2010
Challenges, Assets, and Innovations: Considerations for Secondary Education in Rural Communities
SynopsisThe overall U.S. high school graduation rate is 73.1% among rural students. Nationwide, nearly half of all operating school districts are in rural area…
- October 8, 2009
Success at Every Step: How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond (2009)
SynopsisThis publication describes 23 programs that have been proven to help young people successfully complete high school and be prepared for success in post…
- March 21, 2009
Strengthening Indian Country Through Tribal Youth Programs (2009)
SynopsisThis report examines how five Tribal Youth Programs (TYPs), supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. …
MOTT Out-of-School Time Compendium Meeting
Discussion Group — Monday, December 08, 2008 9:00a.m.- 4:00p.m.The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development orga…
- June 3, 2008
Supporting High Quality Career and Technical Education through Federal and State Policy
SynopsisThis paper will provide ideas on how federal and state policies can support a greater role for CTE in high school reform by providing meaningful, relev…
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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…
Building Afterschool Capacity at the National Level: The Community Schools Model: Building Capacity for Out-of-School Time Programs
OverviewAfterschool/Out-of-School Time (OST) programs provide extended learning opportunities to help youth succeed academically and develop important social, …
Building Afterschool Capacity at the Local Level: Spotlight on the NYC City-Wide Out-of-School Time Initiative
OverviewAfterschool/Out-of-School Time (OST) programs provide extended learning opportunities to help youth succeed academically and develop important social, …
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Exploring the State -District Roles & Responsibilities in Building and Using Longitudinal Data Systems
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization that bridges youth policy, practice and research for p…
- 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…
- October 3, 2006
Preparing Youth for Careers, Lifelong Learning, and Civic Participation
SynopsisThis paper is designed for practitioners in both the public and non-governmental sectors who design and implement youth employment and youth developmen…