Skill Development refers to the mastery of academic and technical content youth need in order to develop a range of non-academic, social and emotional, and employability skills. These skills are sometimes referred to as ‘soft skills’ and are seen as essential in order for youth to be successful in college, career, and beyond.
Resources
Raising the Bar: The Promise of Standards-Based Education Reform
OverviewThe standards-based movement has had some time to develop in state and federal education policy and has come under fire from various critics along the …
Financing Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
OverviewIn order to inform youth practitioners and policymakers about the various sources of funding for after-school activities, AYPF coordinated a panel disc…
Increasing Student Achievement Through the Arts
OverviewWith a growing emphasis on standardized testing as an assessment of academic achievement and advancement in high schools, teachers have been pressured …
Youth Court: A National Youth Justice Movement
OverviewPolicymakers gathered today to hear panelists describe a fast growing crime prevention and intervention program called Youth Court (a.k.a. Teen Court).…