Study Tour (Hartford, CT) Cross-System Collaboration to Create Postsecondary Opportunities for All Students

Study Tour (Hartford, CT) Cross-System Collaboration to Create Postsecondary Opportunities for All Students
Study Tour (Hartford, CT) Cross-System Collaboration to Create Postsecondary Opportunities for All Students

According to Recovery 2020, a recent study completed by Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce, in the next five years, the United States will fall short by 5 million workers with postsecondary education. In order to increase the number of young people with a postsecondary credential, we need to both increase the number of students accessing postsecondary education and increase the number completing a credential. In order to achieve these goals, many states and communities across the country have been working to build collaborative, cross-system pathways to postsecondary opportunities.

The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) conducted a study tour for Congressional and Administration staff as well as staff from national youth-serving organizations to visit schools and programs in Connecticut that showcased promising elements of pathways to postsecondary opportunities for all students. Through visits and dialogue with state and local leaders, AYPF facilitated a discussion of the role of policy in sustaining and growing multiple pathways to postsecondary opportunities for all students, particularly those who face barriers to entering postsecondary education and the workplace (opportunity youth).

Participants visited youth-serving programs that have built seamless transitions from K-12 into postsecondary opportunities in both education and the workforce through cross-system collaboration and had multiple opportunities to discuss the development and sustainability efforts with state and local leaders.

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The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization based in Washington, DC, provides learning opportunities for policy leaders, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels. AYPF events and publications are made possible by contributions from philanthropic foundations. For a complete list, click here.