Check out our past events for on-demand webinars and summary resources of AYPF forums, discussion groups, and study tours.
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- Accountability
- COVID-19 Response
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- English Language Learners
- Assessment
- Research-practice partnerships
- Alternative Education
- College and Career Readiness in OST
- Carl D. Perkins Act
- Equity
- Deeper Learning
- First-Generation College Students
- Data Management
- Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Learning
- Intermediaries
- Career Pathways
- Justice-Involved Youth
- Educator Preparation and Professional Development
- OST System Building
- College and Career Readiness and Success
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Reengagement
- Deeper Learning
- Research Evidence in Policymaking
- Opportunity Youth
- Wraparound Supports
- Postsecondary Education
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Personalized Learning
- School and Community Partnerships
- Service Learning
- Skill Development
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
- Rural Populations
- Skill Development
- Social and Emotional Learning
- State-Level Policies
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- System Strategies and Approaches
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- Youth Populations
- Youth in Foster Care
- STEM
- Work-Based Learning
- Policies & Legislation
- Youth with (Dis)abilities
- Youth Leadership and Voice
Committing to Equitable Outcomes for Students During COVID-19: A Focus on High-Quality Curricula and Instruction
This webinar highlighted how MI and VA are committing to providing high-quality curricula & instruction to all students during the global pandemic.
Advancing Equity through Deeper Learning in Rural Schools (Charleston, SC)
This study tour in Charleston, SC addressed how high-need rural schools are addressing the challenges of preparing students for college & career success.
Considerations for ESSA’s Non-Academic Indicator: Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy
This forum explored potential non-academic indicators that might be ready and appropriate for inclusion in state accountability systems under ESSA.
Implementing the Common Core State Standards – Examining Teacher and School Leader Professional Development and Raising Public Awareness
This convening highlighted significant implementation issues related to Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Exploring Maine’s Proficiency-Based Education System
This study tour highlighted the role of school, district, and state in moving an education system towards proficiency-based learning.
Building a Comprehensive System to Support All Students Getting to High School Graduation and Beyond
This forum focused on what a responsive system for all youth looks like based upon the current reform efforts in Massachusetts and New York City.
The Challenges and Successes of School Turnaround: Looking Back and Charting the Course Forward
// OverviewTurning around low-performing schools has been a persistent challenge over the past few decades. This issue has taken on new urgency in recent years…
History and Overview of the ESEA
Overview This briefing was the first in a series of briefings designed to provide information to Congressional staff who work on education issues. This br…
Building a Portfolio of Options to Ensure All Students Graduate: Lessons Learned from Newark, NJ’s Partnership with the Association for High School Innovation (AHSI)
OverviewAYPF hosted a webinar to highlight the work of the Association for High School Innovation (AHSI), a collaboration of education providers and advocates …
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment (Forum 3)
Click here to view the entire forum!OverviewThis is the third in a series of three AYPF Capitol Hill forums to address the need for a new approach to education…
Turning Around Low-Performing Schools
-OverviewAYPF partnered with the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices to provide a field trip to New Orleans for the four states (Colo…
Improving the Quality of Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) Serving Older Youth
OverviewParticipation in high-quality “Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs)” is associated with an increase in academic achievement, school attendance, time …
Redefining College Readiness: Efforts from Leading States
Overview This forum is the first in a series of three events entitled “Laying the Groundwork for a College-Going and Career-Ready Culture” focused on efforts t…
The Role of Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) at Children’s Aid Society Community Schools Measurable Results from a 3-year Longitudinal Study
OVERVIEW:The American Youth Policy Forum announces a forum series, sponsored by the W.T. Grant Foundation, on Expanded Learning Opportunities for Older Youth. …
School Improvement and School Turnaround: State-Level Strategies in Louisiana and Maryland
The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation is often cited as the driving force behind current efforts to restructure underperforming schools. All scho…
School Improvement and School Turnaround: District-Level Initiatives in Chicago, IL, and Prince Georges County, MD
With thousands of the nation’s schools mired in low achievement, there is much talk about the need to turn schools around. But what does a successful school tu…
High School Redesign in Miami, Florida
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) has sponsored a series of field trips focused on high school redesign to provide state education officials, stat…
High School Redesign in Chicago, Illinois
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) sponsored a series of field trips focused on high school redesign to provide state and district leaders, state l…
High School Redesign in Indiana: Supporting Students At Risk of Dropping Out and Increasing Course Rigor
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) facilitated a series of field trips around the country …
High School Redesign in Raleigh, North Carolina: A Field Trip for State Policy Leaders
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) facilitated a series of 10 field trips around the country to provide state policymakers with an intensive profes…