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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)
- May 16, 2017
The More You Know…
Jennifer Brown Lerner shares the power of data to help shed light on the foster, juvenile justice, and crossover youth populations.
- May 9, 2017
What Makes Quality Education Programs? Insights from AYPF’s State Scan of Secured Facilities
Amber Verhoorn asks “What Makes Quality Education Programs in Secure Juvenile Facilities?” as she shares insights from her current project.
- April 26, 2017
AYPF and IEL Team Up for the 2017 Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award
AYPF teamed up with the IEL to host the annual Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award.
- April 11, 2017
New Promise in a Historic Rural High School Through Project-Based Learning
Alan Richard describes how Scott’s Branch High School in rural South Carolina has addressed racial segregation, poverty, and poor student outcomes.
- April 3, 2017
Partnerships Promoting School Transformation in South Carolina
Dr. Loretta Goodwin profiles how a school design partner has worked alongside higher education and business partners to help transform two struggling, high-pov…
- March 28, 2017
When Seeing is Believing: How Deeper Learning Transforms Schools
Jenna Tomasello explains how integrated classrooms, a strong school culture, and a focus on "soft skills" transformed the schools visited on AYPF’s recent stud…
- March 22, 2017
Meeting Children’s Unmet Needs through Strategic Partnerships
Guest blogger Jessica Auerbach shares insights on the potential for strategic partnerships to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
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…
Greater Rochester Afterschool Leadership Summit
This convening provided an opportunity for community leaders to discuss the value of an afterschool system as part of an interconnected system of services for …
- November 28, 2016
What We Have to Be Thankful for in Education Policy
Jenna Tomasello highlights what education policy stakeholders have to be thankful for this holiday season.
- November 21, 2016
Keeping It Real: Building Bridges Between Employers and Schools
Guest blogger Jessica Juliuson shares insights on the pivotal role that close collaborations between employers and schools plays in supporting college and care…
- November 14, 2016
Searching from Left to Right to Find Common Ground
Carinne Deeds highlights shared education goals for 2017 and beyond.
- September 6, 2016
We Know Enough to Act: What Research Says (Again) About Effectively Supporting Youth
Betsy Brand explains why this is the right time to effectively support youth.
- 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.
Building Pathways To Postsecondary Success For Vulnerable Populations
This convening highlighted strategies to support pathways to postsecondary success for youth involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.
- July 7, 2016
5 Best Practices for Youth in Foster Care Post-ESSA
Zachary Malter, Policy Research AssistantOn June 23rd, 2016 the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released non-bin…
- June 6, 2016
What Do the ESSA Proposed Regulations Mean for At-Risk Students?
Zachary Malter, Policy Research AssistantThe newly proposed draft regulations for the Every Student Success Act (ESSA), released by the U.S. Department of Edu…
- May 18, 2016
Career Pathway Systems: Lessons from Miami
In order to help federal policymakers and national education leaders better understand how to develop a career pathways system, AYPF staff and a group of natio…
Study Tour (Washington, D.C.) Helping School and State Leaders Understand Deeper Learning
This study tour highlighted two schools that are providing students with deeper learning and career preparation.
Moving the Needle for First-Generation College Students: Technology to Complement Advising for College Access and Success
This webinar explored the ways in which technology can be leveraged to complement in-person college advising for first-generation, low-income students.