Check out the latest from our staff in our Forum For Thought
Equitable Pathways to Opportunities for Young People
February 3, 2023AYPF Youth Policy Consultants share insights on creating equitable pathways to opportunities for youth.
Looking Back & Looking Ahead
January 6, 2023AYPF’s Executive Director Stephanie McGencey looks back and looks ahead to the coming months for AYPF.
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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
Loretta Goodwin: Equity and Deeper Learning – Some Musings to Mull Over
November 10, 2015Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorAs I conduct study tours to schools focused on Deeper Learning, it is heartening to see explicit attention paid to honing a se…
Betsy Brand: Making Afterschool Available for All
November 2, 2015Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorAs a sign of the importance of afterschool, over one million Americans recently rallied to advocate for afterschool programs th…
Creating Opportunities for Opportunity Youth
October 26, 2015Carinne Deeds, Program AssociateLast week in Milwaukee, I had the opportunity to hear Mayor Tom Barrett discuss the importance of an afterschool system as par…
How Competency-based Learning and Afterschool Can Work Together
October 20, 2015Words matter. This idea is not new, but it is especially critical when we talk about defining what we mean by college- and career-readiness. Creating a common …
Infographic: Afterschool Helps Close the Opportunity Gap
October 13, 2015Jen Rinehart, Afterschool AllianceNote: This post originally appeared in Afterschool Alliance's blog, Afterschool Snack.A recent article in Washington Monthly…
Trust, Communication, and Context: Conditions that Help Intermediaries Bridge Research and Policy
October 5, 2015This post was originally published on the William T. Grant Foundation blog. Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorWe are surrounded by research. As executive director…
A Fresh Look at Data Tells Us Good Jobs are Returning
September 28, 2015George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateEver since the 2008 Great Recession, the conventional wisdom has been that for recent college graduates, findi…
When Right Decisions Are Tough Decisions: A Case for More School Choice
September 21, 2015Jenna Tomasello, Program AssociateI’m not a parent, but I plan to be one day, and when that day comes, I will want nothing more than for my child to receive t…
Back-to-College Special: Freezing Summer Melt
September 14, 2015Carinne Deeds, Program AssociateThe summer after high school is a period of preparation and relaxation for most college-going students. Typically, that time i…
What Time Should School Start?
September 8, 2015George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateIt’s that time of year again. For our young people, summer vacation is fast becoming a fond memory, and studen…
Food for Thought: How Schools Can Play a Role in Children’s Health
August 31, 2015This is the second post in a two-part blog series. Read part one. Carinne Deeds, Policy AssociateFood insecurity and childhood hunger can play a critical role …
Food for Thought: How Food Insecurity Affects a Child’s Education
August 24, 2015This is the first post in a two-part blog series. Read part two. Carinne Deeds, Policy AssociateFor most school-aged youth, having food on the table after a da…
Partnering for Better Policy – Include Teacher Voice!
August 17, 2015Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorHow can teachers partner with policymakers to create better policy? This was the challenge posed by Sean McComb, 2014 National…
Validating Alternative High School Credentials
August 10, 2015Mikaela Zetley, Research Policy InternThe GED* often has failed to be seen as a viable option for students who have left school and now are seeking a future i…
School’s Out for [a Stressful] Summer
August 3, 2015Garet Fryar, Policy Research AssistantMost young people breathe a sigh of relief as the school year ends in a flurry of finals and summer freedom begins. Many…
Closing the Opportunity Gap: Initial Success and Remaining Challenges at Schools for the Future Detroit
July 27, 2015Ephraim Weisstein, Educational ConsultantWe all know the statistics; earning a college degree or postsecondary certificate is the new high school diploma. Mor…
Closing Opportunity Gaps: Ask the Right Questions!
July 20, 2015Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorIn order to close opportunity gaps and transform our nation’s schools, it is imperative to ask the right questions.In advocati…
Summer Is a Season of Learning
July 13, 2015In her June 19 Summer Learning Day message, First Lady Michelle Obama said to youth: “If you want to go to college, get a good job, and fulfill your dreams, yo…
What’s In a Name: Re-Examining the GED
July 6, 2015Mikaela Zetley/Research Policy InternThe momentous occasion of high school graduation —being one of hundreds dressed in long robes to walk across the stage an…
Housing and Education Policy: Breaking Down the Silos
June 29, 2015Jenna Tomasello, Program AssociateGrowing up in an inner-ring suburb of Buffalo, New York and attending the same school district from kindergarten through twe…
