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
When Your Best is Not Enough: Striving For Perfection In An Imperfect Foster Care System
April 24, 2018Samaura Stone offers a personal glimpse of working as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for youth in foster care.
AYPF Policy Pillars, Part 3: Putting Our Collective Arms Around Our Youth
March 6, 2018Betsy Brand discusses the value and importance of Comprehensive Connected Supports in part-three of our series on AYPF’s policy goals.
All Means All: Q&A About Using ESSA to Improve Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities
February 27, 2018Guest blogger Hailly Korman talks with Jenna Tomasello about how ESSA can be leveraged to improve education in juvenile justice facilities.
Trauma-Informed Practice
February 13, 2018Guest blogger Sam Phia discusses the connection between trauma-informed practice and social and emotional learning.
AYPF Policy Pillars, Part 2: No More Square Pegs in Round Holes – Personalized Learning
February 6, 2018Betsy Brand spotlights personalized learning in part-two of our series on AYPF’s policy goals.
New Year, New Resources: Introducing the Alternative Education Hub
January 30, 2018Jessica Kannam unveils AYPF’s new alternative education resource hub.
“Nothing About Us, Without Us:” Leveraging Youth Voice for Change-making
January 23, 2018Jenna Tomasello highlights how voices of foster care youth can play an integral role in both policy and practice change.
“Do You See Me?”: Youth Voice to Address Barriers
January 16, 2018Jesse Kannam spotlights three programs that are using youth voice to shape their programming and advocacy.
So Done with 2017? Take heart: positive policies, practices, and programs persist!
December 12, 2017Betsy Brand looks back on 2017 and offers this message of optimism as the New Year approaches.
ESSA and the Dirty A-Word
December 5, 2017Jenna Tomasello discusses the challenges juvenile justice facilities face when it comes to education, ESSA and accountability.
Can Afterschool Play a Role in Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
October 24, 2017Olivia Thomas postulates whether after school programs can help disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.
Shining a Spotlight on Systems-Involved Youth
September 26, 2017Jenna Tomasello highlights recent AYPF events and resources on supporting pathways to education and the workforce for systems-involved youth.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?
September 12, 2017Logan Beyer examines the role of grit and the SEL movement in education reform.
Voices from the Field: Getting Systems-involved Youth on a Path to Success
September 5, 2017Jenna Tomasello gathers voices from the field to share policy strategies on getting systems-involved youth on a path to success.
Supports are Essential for Success
May 24, 2017Jenna Tomasello discusses how essential supports are for young people especially those who are involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.
The More You Know…
May 16, 2017Jennifer Brown Lerner shares the power of data to help shed light on the foster, juvenile justice, and crossover youth populations.
What Makes Quality Education Programs? Insights from AYPF’s State Scan of Secured Facilities
May 9, 2017Amber Verhoorn asks “What Makes Quality Education Programs in Secure Juvenile Facilities?” as she shares insights from her current project.
What We Have to Be Thankful for in Education Policy
November 28, 2016Jenna Tomasello highlights what education policy stakeholders have to be thankful for this holiday season.
Searching from Left to Right to Find Common Ground
November 14, 2016Carinne Deeds highlights shared education goals for 2017 and beyond.
We Know Enough to Act: What Research Says (Again) About Effectively Supporting Youth
September 6, 2016Betsy Brand explains why this is the right time to effectively support youth.
