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
Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Community Walks Foster Equity and Deeper Learning
June 20, 2017Betsy Brand shares the innovative practice of community walks to promote equity and understanding.
Courageous State Leadership for Educational Equity – Daunting, but Necessary
June 13, 2017Dr. Loretta Goodwin shares why courageous state leadership for educational equity is daunting, but Necessary.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Keeping It Real: Building Bridges Between Employers and Schools
November 21, 2016Guest blogger Jessica Juliuson shares insights on the pivotal role that close collaborations between employers and schools plays in supporting college and care…
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.
Youth Courts: Empowering Youth Voices One Case At a Time
August 15, 2016Louis Lainé explains the value of Youth Courts as mechanism to empower young people.
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…
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…
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…
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…
