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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)
- September 15, 2014
From Discipline To Dialogue: Relationships Matter
This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
- September 8, 2014
From Discipline to Dialogue: Starting the Conversation
This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
Study Tour (Nashville, TN) Policy and Program Supports for Youth In Transition From Foster Care
This study tour highlighted programs and policies in action that are helping youth as they transition from the foster care system to postsecondary education an…
Reaching Postsecondary Success: Pathways for Youth in Transition from Foster Care
This webinar highlighted the unique challenges that youth in transition from foster care face on the path to postsecondary success.
Strategies to Improve Outcomes for High School English Language Learners: Implications for Federal Policy
OVERVIEWThis forum examined strategies to improve the achievement, language proficiency, and graduation rates of adolescent English Language Learners (ELLs). T…
Social, Emotional and Physical Well-Being for Youth in Transition from the Foster Care System
This webinar highlighted program and policy supports that reinforce the social-emotional health of youth in the foster care system as they transition into coll…
Building Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Youth Involved in the Justice System
This webinar highlighted NYEC’s recent report “Promoting Postsecondary Success of Court-Involved Youth: Lessons from the NYEC Postsecondary Success Pilot” and …
- May 13, 2013
Improving College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities (2013)
Synopsis:This issue brief is intended to assist state policymakers in better understanding strategies to prepare students with disabilities and special needs f…
Helping Students with Disabilities Transition to College and Careers
This webinar highlighted research, policies, and programs that have helped students with disabilities transition successfully into college and careers.
The Use of Individualized Learning Plans to Help Students to be College and Career Ready
This forum highlighted research on the effectiveness of Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) and their impact on post-school outcomes.
Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disconnected Youth
This webinar highlighted the key findings from AYPF's forthcoming report entitled: Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving …
Capitol Hill Release of AYPF Report on Programs Serving Disconnected Youth
This forum focused on the key findings from AYPF’s new report entitled: Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disconnecte…
Referrals to Mentoring for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
This forum highlighted a new study that identifies effective practices and strategies to improve the mentoring experience for at-risk and high-risk youth who a…
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Baltimore, MD: Sustaining Investment in Disconnected Youth
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), planned a ser…
Building a Better Bridge: Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College
College access and retention for youth who have dropped out of school have proven to be a daunting challenge. Yet, this issue must be addressed for the large n…
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Sustaining Systemic Approaches to Reengaging Disconnected Youth Portland, OR
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), planned a ser…
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Portland, Oregon: Proving Multiple Options to Meet the Needs of Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) facilitated two trips to help national policy leaders learn more about re-engaging disconnected youth and expand…
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Expanding Advanced Placement Participation and Building Public Will in Little Rock, AR
OverviewA series of field trips, sponsored by The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), provided state and district leaders, state legislators, educators, and ot…
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Newark, NJ and New York City: Re-engaging Disconnected Youth and Expanding Opportunities for High School and Cross-System Collaboration
Presentation by Newark Mayor Cory BookerLed by a dynamic, young mayor, Newark has engaged in a number of innovative reforms since Mayor Cory Booker took office…
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How New York City is Meeting the Varied Needs of Out-of-School Youth through Multiple Pathways to Graduation
Cross-System Collaboration to Serve Disconnected Youth with Suzanne Lynn, Deputy Commissioner for Community Development, Department of Youth and Community Deve…