Check out our past events for on-demand webinars and summary resources of AYPF forums, discussion groups, and study tours.
- Show all
- 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
Using Student Surveys: Implications for Leadership and School Improvement Initiatives
This forum highlighted how student surveys are implemented and how the data from student surveys can be utilized to improve professional development.
Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning
This forum focused on what has been learned through recent research on the use of classroom- level student surveys.
The AVID College Readiness System (ACRS): A Discussion of Comprehensive Strategies for Student Success and School Transformation
This forum provided a close look at the AVID College Readiness System and its implication across K-12 and higher education institutions.
Supporting a Robust Teacher Pipeline: A Discussion of the Key Issues, Efforts, and the Role of Federal Policy
This forum highlighted current efforts to support the development of a strong teacher pipeline to improve student achievement.
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment (Forum 2)
OverviewThis is the second in a series of three forums to discuss new strategies for instruction and assessment in the knowledge economy, which demands more ad…
Building Capacity to Promote College- and Career-Readiness for English Language Learners
-OverviewThis fact-finding trip, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, enabled state policymakers to learn about Texas’ strategies for moving its E…
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment
OverviewOn April 23, AYPF held the first in a series of three forums that were designed to discuss the new strategies for instruction and assessment, given the…
Preparing Rural Students for Success Beyond High School
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) brought a group of federal policy leaders to North Carolina to examine how rural education systems are providing…
Rethinking Professional Development: Comprehensive Approaches to Ensuring Effective Teaching
OverviewMany believe that teacher quality and teacher preparedness are the key factors to student achievement. Continuous high quality professional development…
Preparing College-Ready High School Graduates: A Case Study of San Jose, CA
OverviewDuring his address to Congress in February 2009, President Obama announced a goal “to ensure that every child has access to a complete and competitive …
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 …
Investing in Human Capital and Professional Development School Reform in Long Beach Unified School District
-Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) stands out as a district that strategically invests in human capital and teacher professional development. The distr…
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 Austin, Texas: K-12/Post-Secondary Systems and Alignment
-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 Boston, Massachusetts
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), facilitated a series of field trips around t…
High School Redesign in San Diego, California
-OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), facilitated a series of field trips around t…