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
5 Challenges Facing the CBE Movement
October 17, 2016Jenna Tomasello highlights five challenges facing the competency-based education (CBE) movement.
The Teacher Shortage is More Complicated Than You Think
September 26, 2016Jenna Tomasello examines teacher shortages. Is there more to the issue than simple attrition?
Young People Are Frustrated, but Not Apathetic
September 20, 2016George Knowles explains how young people are issue-driven and engaging locally.
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.
ESSA’s “Non-Academic” Indicator: What Are We Talking About?
August 8, 2016Jennifer Brown Lerner asks some hard questions about ESSA’s fifth indicator.
Why the Buzz Around ESSA’s Fifth Indicator Worries Me as a Teacher
July 25, 2016Andrew Shachat explains why he is worried about social and emotional learning within ESSA’s fifth indicator.
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…
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 …
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…
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 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…
Three Education Trends to Watch in 2016
January 12, 2016George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateThe reauthorization of the ESEA won't be the only hot issue for education policy in 2016. The following are AY…
Equity, Afterschool, and Competency-Based Learning
January 4, 2016Jenna Tomasello, Program AssociateAs students learn and develop valuable skills and competencies for college, careers, and beyond both in and out of school, i…
Revisiting Youth Apprenticeships
November 30, 2015George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateFor youth who are struggling to find employment, the job market can seem like a bleak place. As of July 2015, …
George Knowles: Families Help Build Lifelong Learners
November 16, 2015George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateOne of the most important lessons my father ever taught me was that learning wasn’t just a means to an end, it…
Loretta Goodwin: Equity and Deeper Learning – Some Musings to Mull Over
November 10, 2015Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorAs I conduct study tours to schools focused on Deeper Learning, it is heartening to see explicit attention paid to honing a se…
How Competency-based Learning and Afterschool Can Work Together
October 20, 2015Words matter. This idea is not new, but it is especially critical when we talk about defining what we mean by college- and career-readiness. Creating a common …
