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
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 Transition from Middle Grades to High School: Promising District Initiatives in Coaching and Planning
The successful transition for students from the middle grades to high school is a critical component of their likelihood to graduate. However, this is precise…
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…
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…
What States are Doing to Address America’s Dropout Challenge: How Federal Policy Can Help
Overview Jobs for the Future shared findings from two soon-to-be-completed comprehensive scans examining policy on alternative education and dropout preve…
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. …
Linking Secondary and Post Secondary Systems – Lessons from Indiana
-Issue Brief: Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Systems – Lessons from IndianaOverviewThis trip provided participants the opportunity to experience the many …
ATE Centers and Community Colleges: Increasing Underrepresented Minorities Participating in STEM Fields
This was the last in a series of forums showcasing the work of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, created by the U.S. Congress in 1992 in an e…
Advisory Group for AYPF Compendium on Supporting College- and Career-Readiness for All Youth
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization that bridges youth policy, practice and research for p…
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…
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…
Helping Policymakers Understand High School Redesign: Dropout Prevention And Persistence to Graduation
-In 2001, the Kentucky Board of Education adopted a strategic plan based on the long-term goal of all schools and students reaching a high standard of proficien…
Improving the Transition from Middle Grades to High Schools: Promising State Initiatives in Literacy and Mathematics
OverviewBy the time students enter high school, many have already fallen behind in critical subject areas such as English and mathematics. Educators can use e…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 Atlanta, Georgia
-OverviewA series of field trips, sponsored by The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), provided state and district leaders, state legislators, educators, and ot…