It is important for youth to develop, master and be exposed and/or equipped with skills that employers find valuable when entering the workforce. This includes cognitive skills, such as academic proficiencies and non-cognitive skills, such as cultural awareness.
Resources
Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century
OverviewDespite decades of efforts to reform education and billions of dollars of expenditures, America is still failing to prepare millions of its young peopl…
Examining the Role of Summer Bridge Programs in Promoting College Readiness and Completion: Lessons Learned from Texas’ Developmental Summer Bridges
OverviewAs colleges across the nation strive to reduce the number of students requiring developmental education, summer bridge programs have emerged as a promi…
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…
School Improvement and School Turnaround: Local Accomplishments Of MetLife Foundation/NASSP Breakthrough Schools
OverviewThe first in a series of AYPF forums highlighting successful high school improvement strategies, this event featured three 2008 winners of the prestigi…