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Building a More Robust Body of Research about Outcomes of a New Generation of Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration in Education
June 6, 2017Guest blogger Sarah Ryan discusses the conditions under which researcher-practitioner collaboration yields the kinds of positive and sustained changes necessar…
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.
That’s What Friends Are For (To help shed light on critical policy issues in alternative education)
May 2, 2017Sharing how others have shaped her thinking related to alternative education and accountability, Jennifer Brown Lerner highlights lesser-considered policy issu…
AYPF and IEL Team Up for the 2017 Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award
April 26, 2017AYPF teamed up with the IEL to host the annual Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award.
Real World Learning in Alternative Schools: Ideas on Measures from AYPF’s Study Tour to Colorado
April 25, 2017Jessica Kannam discusses the role of workforce training integrated into the curriculum that prepares students for success after high school.
Next Gen Workforce Now: Toward A Nation of Computer-Fluent Youth
April 18, 2017Guest blogger Joyce Malyn-Smith shared steps to ensure we will have our Next Gen workforce ready to tackle the workforce needs of the future.
Questions We Should Be Asking about Alternative Education
April 17, 2017Carinne Deeds poses questions we should be asking about alternative education.
New Promise in a Historic Rural High School Through Project-Based Learning
April 11, 2017Alan Richard describes how Scott’s Branch High School in rural South Carolina has addressed racial segregation, poverty, and poor student outcomes.
Partnerships Promoting School Transformation in South Carolina
April 3, 2017Dr. Loretta Goodwin profiles how a school design partner has worked alongside higher education and business partners to help transform two struggling, high-pov…
When Seeing is Believing: How Deeper Learning Transforms Schools
March 28, 2017Jenna Tomasello explains how integrated classrooms, a strong school culture, and a focus on "soft skills" transformed the schools visited on AYPF’s recent stud…
Meeting Children’s Unmet Needs through Strategic Partnerships
March 22, 2017Guest blogger Jessica Auerbach shares insights on the potential for strategic partnerships to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
When Young People Had a Vote in Decisions about Their Own Programs
March 13, 2017Sepcial guest blogger Tony Sarmiento discusses the importance of giving youth a vote and voice equal to adults about their own youth programs.
How Evidence-Based Strategies Can Help Struggling Schools
March 6, 2017Guest bloggers Laurie Lee and Steve Fleischman share tools for using evidence to support struggling schools under ESSA.
Are We Doing Enough to Build the Evidence and Learning Systems That Will Improve State Practices?
February 27, 2017Guest blogger Nate Schwartz questions if we doing enough to build evidence and learning systems that will improve state practices.
Intermediaries as Brokers of Knowledge in Education
February 22, 2017Carinne Deeds breaks down how intermediaries, and others, can act as brokers of knowledge in education.
What it Takes to Thrive: Reflections From a First-generation College Student
February 17, 2017Jenna Tomasello discusses how essential supports are for first-generation college students.
Programs Versus Practices: What’s the “What” in What Works?
February 13, 2017Guest blogger Ruth Neild unpacks the issue of using research evidence under ESSA.
Collaborating Within State Agencies to Ensure the Effective Use of Evidence
February 7, 2017Guest bloggers Carrie Conaway and Russell Johnston explain how cooperation and data-sharing within their agency revealed four common areas of practice in schoo…
