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
A Bigger Picture: Innovation in CTE and Career Pathways in Ohio
July 19, 2017Danny Gillis explores how career and technical education (CTE) can strengthen equity.
Making Media to Make Sense of Media
July 6, 2017Guest bloggers Wendy Rivenburgh and Kate Goddard explore the powerful and urgent opportunity to build young people’s media literacy through media making.
How We Can Move From Seeing To Experiencing Deeper Learning
June 27, 2017Jenna Tomasello offers insight into how we can move from seeing to experiencing deeper learning.
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.
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…
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.
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.
5 Ways States Can Support Evidence-informed School Improvement
January 30, 2017Guest blogger Carrie Heath Phillips highlights five evidence-based practice requirements under ESSA that states are exploring.
Learning Systems: Improving Education in States and Districts
January 17, 2017Guest bloggers Vivian Tseng and Anu Malipatil explain how to ensure that education stakeholders use the best research available to build capacity and work toge…
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.
What Happens Behind the Scenes of Deep Student Learning?
October 24, 2016Dr. Loretta Goodwin explains why deep, meaningful student learning often takes place behind the scenes.
