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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…
Preparing (and Retaining) Effective Teachers for All
June 22, 2015George Knowles, Web Communications AssociateThere’s nothing more important to a student’s education than an effective, engaged teacher. Dedicated educators wh…
How West Kentucky Community and Technical College Helps More Students Graduate
June 15, 2015Located in Paducah, Kentucky, a region with low educational achievement and significant industrial decline, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCT…
College with No Degree Doesn’t Pay
June 8, 2015By James Rosenbaum, Caitlin Ahearn, and Janet RosenbaumOver 25 years ago, the landmark report The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America’s Youth and Y…
Words to Make Us Wiser
June 1, 2015Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorIf there’s one thing I’ve learned from my involvement in education, it’s that precision around language matters. From th…
Foster Care Youth Voices: Planing for the Future
May 29, 2015In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system.My name is Maria and a…
Foster Care Youth Voices: Value of Therapy
May 28, 2015In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system. My name is Shannon, I…
Foster Care Youth Voices: In Pursuit of Education
May 27, 2015In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system.Physical, mental, and …
Foster Care Youth Voices: Caring Adult Mentors
May 26, 2015In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system. My name is Taevon and…
Foster Care Youth Voices: An Introduction
May 26, 2015Garet Fryar, Policy Research Assistant“Policy makers and advocates should understand the struggle that a youth goes through before they exit the system. The c…
How the Illinois 5Essentials Survey Forces Hard Conversations
May 18, 2015Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorWhile many aspects of survey development and use were discussed on a recent AYPF study tour to Illinois, a few particularly ha…
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey – Gathering Student and Teacher Input to Improve Schools
May 11, 2015Tyler Gibbs, Spring 2015 InternSurveys administered to teachers and students allow them to share what they think about their school environment. When fe…
Putting Theory Into Practice: My Time at AYPF
May 4, 2015Tyler Gibbs, 2015 Spring InternI’m Tyler Gibbs, and I’ve just finished a 4-month internship at AYPF. I go to American University, have studied government and …
The Forgotten Half – Who Are they Now?
April 27, 2015Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorThe importance of getting some education or training after high school has become widely accepted. Now, almost all high school …
AYPF and IEL Team Up to Honor Efrem Ayalew for 2015 Halperin Youth Award
April 21, 2015On April 20, 2015, AYPF and IEL honored Efrem Ayalew, whose dedication to these ideas embodies Halperin’s work and life.
