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Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Using Cell Phones for Disengaged Students
September 18, 2018Andrew Shachat makes a case for incorporating cell phones in the classroom as a way to engage struggling students.
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5 Best Practices for Youth in Foster Care Post-ESSA
July 7, 2016Zachary Malter, Policy Research AssistantOn June 23rd, 2016 the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released non-bin…
My Teacher Flips His Classroom and This is Why It Works
June 28, 2016Jenna Tomasello, Policy AssociateI met Adam Norris 10 years ago when he began his teaching career as a substitute teacher at my high school. By the time I gra…
Better Together: Leveraging Partnerships for Afterschool Systems
June 20, 2016Carinne Deeds, Policy AssociateCities around the country are increasingly focused on building afterschool or out-of-school time (OST) systems. However, each c…
4 Lessons From an Inspiring School Preparing Students for Long-Term Success
June 13, 2016Loretta goodwin, Senior DirectorOn a recent sunny afternoon I was in conversation with a mom regarding the senior experience her son was about to embark on. “…
What Do the ESSA Proposed Regulations Mean for At-Risk Students?
June 6, 2016Zachary Malter, Policy Research AssistantThe newly proposed draft regulations for the Every Student Success Act (ESSA), released by the U.S. Department of Edu…
3 Ways CBE Supports At-Risk Youth
May 17, 2016High school graduation rates in this country are at an all-time high. However, too many youth, approximately 2.6 million between 16 and 24 years of age, remain…
Can Employer Investment Narrow the “Soft Skills” Gap?
May 10, 2016Carinne Deeds, Policy AssociateWith employers growing more and more concerned about the widening skills gap, and considering the increased focus on the soft s…
Creating the “Win-Win” for Schools and Employers: Lessons from Los Angeles
May 2, 2016Jenna Tomasello, Policy AssociatePart of what it takes to ensure students are college and career ready is to provide students with hands-on, workplace learnin…
Top 5 Lessons from Miami: Career Pathways in Action
April 27, 2016By Carinne Deeds and Zachary MalterOn May 31st and April 1st, 2016, AYPF staff and a group of congressional staff and national education leaders visited Miami …
The Power of Mentoring: Ebony Rempson, 2016 Halperin Award Winner
April 12, 2016Ebony Rempson is the winner of the 2016 Samuel Halperin Youth Public Service Award.
It’s Time to Suspend Out of School Suspensions
April 11, 2016Christopher Lemos, Research/Policy InternSomething alarming has been happening in a number of Kentucky public schools over the past school year. Elementary su…
Embracing Failure as a Necessary Part of Deeper Learning
April 5, 2016Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorAt a recent conference I attended at High Tech High School in San Diego, California, I was struck by how many conversations in…
Soft Skills: Anything but Soft
March 30, 2016Carinne Deeds, AYPF Senior Policy AssociateI recently stumbled upon Andy Calkins’ 2015 blog post on the outdated terms “non-cognitive” and “soft skills.” The …
Never Too Early for Career Counseling
March 22, 2016George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateWhen I was in high school, it was very clear that being accepted to a high-quality, four-year college wa…
The Big Secret of Culturally Relevant Teaching
March 15, 2016Zachary Malter, Policy Research AssociateWhat can after-school programs teach people about more traditional educational settings? Recently AYPF examined how c…
ESSA and Diversity: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?
March 7, 2016Jenna Tomasello, Policy AssociateThis post is part four in our Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) blog series. When President Obama signed the Every Student Su…
ESSA Strengthens Dual Enrollment, but Who Wins?
March 1, 2016Zachary Malter, Policy Research Assistanthis post is part three in our Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) blog series.How will the growth in dual and concurren…
ESSA and Expanded Opportunities for Competency-based Learning
February 25, 2016George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateThis post is part two in our Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) blog series.Under the Every Student Succeeds Ac…
Beyond the Bubble: How ESSA Allows for Exciting Ways to Show What You Know!
February 16, 2016Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorThis post is part one in our Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) blog series.Students need higher-order thinking skills, yet mos…
Is Free Always a Good Thing? 6 Questions about Free Community College and Its Impact on Economically Disadvantaged Students
February 9, 2016Zachary Malter, Policy Research AssistantAt 3:15pm on a warm October afternoon, as I was recovering from a long day of teaching high school English, one of my…
