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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)
- November 1, 2005
The Link between High School Reform and College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Youth
SynopsisIn this paper, we examine the predictors of college-going behavior and how they have been addressed within the school reform movement. We then extrapol…
- 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…
- June 1, 2004
Does Religious Participation Help Keep Adolescents in School?
SynopsisThe purpose of this study is to compare the role of “religious” and “secular” participation during the adolescent years in promoting educational “succe…
- September 30, 2003
WIA Learning Exchange for Youth Systems
SynopsisThe WIA Learning Exchanges for Youth Systems were designed to stimulate a rich professional development experience, grounded in peer-to-peer learning a…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…
- August 4, 2003
Finding Fortune in Thirteen Out-of-School Time Programs
SynopsisThis report, which summarizes the evaluations of 13 Out-of-School Time (OST) programs, represents AYPF’s continued commitment to establish “what works”…
- June 12, 2003
Building an Effective Citizenry: Lessons Learned From Initiatives in Youth Engagement
In 2002-2003, American Youth Policy Forum conducted a series of Capitol Hill forums featuring initiatives and research on youth engagement and field trips to s…
- May 13, 2003
Rigor and Relevance: A New Vision for Career and Technical Education
SynopsisThis paper presents not only a new vision of how federal funding for CTE should be used, but also proposals about changing the way funding flows …
- March 22, 2003
No More Islands: Family Involvement in 27 School and Youth Programs (2003)
When families are active in their children’s learning at home, in school, and in youth programs, good things happen. Research has revealed that this connection…
- January 22, 2002
Finding Common Ground: Service-Learning and Education Reform
SynopsisAn AYPF report reveals areas of compatibility between Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) programs leaders in education reform and elements of service-le…
- June 1, 2001
Leveling the Playing Field: Technology as an Equalizer in Education, Transition to Careers and Daily Life
This publication serves as a summary of what AYPF learned in the three forums on the use of technology to assist youth with disabilities in terms of education …
- March 22, 2001
A Guide for the Powerless and Those Who Don’t Know Their Own Power
SynopsisAcquire essential political skills to engage productively with both elected and appointed officials at all levels of government. This easy-to-read guid…
- February 18, 2001
Less Cost, More Safety: Guiding Lights for Reform in Juvenile Justice
SynopsisThis report spotlights eight cross-cutting challenges – both to take advantage of new opportunities created by advances in research and practice, and t…
- January 22, 2001
Higher Learning = Higher Earnings
SynopsisThis booklet is for students in middle school and high school who need guidance in making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. The guide…
- September 21, 2000
High Schools of the Millennium: Report of the Workgroup
SynopsisThe High Schools of the Millennium Report argues for a new vision of high school, one that uses all the resources of the community to create smaller le…
- June 30, 2000
Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability
SynopsisThe focus of “Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability” falls around a central question “How can we as a nation mai…
Linking K-12 Standards with College Admissions: Oregon’s Proficiency-based Admissions Standards System (PASS)
OverviewAlthough many states have adopted high academic standards and assessment measures for their K-12 school systems, few have taken what seems the logical …
Youth Engaged in Communities Through School: National Service-Learning Leader Schools
OverviewAccording to the Department of Education, over one-third of the high schools in the United States include some form of service-learning in their curric…
Deepening Partnerships Between School and Community: Stories From Denver and Jacksonville
OverviewCommunity Schools have been developed by communities with a deep concern about improving learning for their children, explained Martin J. Blank, Staff …
