Check out the latest from our staff in our Forum For Thought
Looking Back & Looking Ahead
January 6, 2023AYPF’s Executive Director Stephanie McGencey looks back and looks ahead to the coming months for AYPF.
Access to Higher Education: Supports for Homeless and Foster Youth
August 10, 2022Rachelle discusses the need for supporting access to higher education for homeless and foster youth, and offers possible solutions.
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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
Planning for Deeper Learning – There’s a Tool for That! (Part 1)
March 30, 2015Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorWhat can we do to create a culture of respect and collaboration in today’s schools? How do you actively make that happen? We h…
Graduation Rates Are Up, But There’s Still Work To Do
March 23, 2015Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs you may have heard or read recently, more high school students are earning diplomas. The graduation rate hit 81 perce…
Never Too Late: Investing in Youth Transitioning from Juvenile Justice
March 16, 2015Erin Russ, Program AssociateYoung people, especially those in the justice system, should experience opportunities that enhance their strengths rather than con…
Never Too Late: Transitioning from Juvenile Justice
March 9, 2015Erin Russ, Program AssociateWhen the William T. Grant Foundation and AYPF founder Samuel Halperin published “The Forgotten Half Revisited” in 1998, they appro…
From Isolation to Opportunity: Proving Who You Are
February 19, 2015Garet Fryar, Policy Research AssistantChances are, you have a driver’s license or state ID in your wallet. Doesn’t everyone? Actually, there are over 21 milli…
From Isolation to Opportunity: Transportation and Postsecondary Pathways
February 18, 2015Erin Russ, Program AssociateMany conversations about youth in general, especially disconnected youth, are focused on the need for postsecondary opportunities.…
Got Jobs? Some Positive News on Helping Young Adults Get Good Jobs – Part III @LIKE Young Adult Voices
February 2, 2015As described in the second blog post in this series, @LIKE is designed to test several key innovations to improve postsecondary and workforce access and succes…
Got Jobs? Some Positive News on Helping Young Adults Get Good Jobs – Part II
January 26, 2015Building on the previous blog post that highlighted the challenges young adults face in finding good jobs, Lori Strumpf, @LIKE Project Director, describes the …
Got Jobs? Some Positive News on Helping Young Adults Get Good Jobs – Part I
January 20, 2015Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorFinding a full-time job that pays a family wage has been tough for many young adults. The stories of college graduates returnin…
The Conundrums of Competency-Based Education: Takeaways from Our Study Tour to New Hampshire
January 12, 2015Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs debate continues about what is competency-based education (CBE), one way that AYPF contributes to the conversation is…
AYPF’s Wishes for 2015
December 15, 2014Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorFor our year-end message, AYPF staff wants to share their wishes and hopes for 2015 for improving the lives of young people in …
5 Foster Care Resources That You Should Read
December 8, 2014Erin Russ, Program AssociateThis reading list provides a sampling of resources available about the population of youth in transition from foster care. AYPF ha…
Using Student Voices to Improve Teacher Practice
December 1, 2014Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorHow can we best use the voices and input of students, via student surveys, to improve teaching and learning? That was th…
Creating Access to Postsecondary Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care
November 17, 2014Erin Russ, Program Associate“Everyone expects you to fail.” These words from one foster care alum in Michigan characterize the circumstances many youth face w…
Homeless Youth: Post-Secondary Support and Success
November 10, 2014Garet Fryar, Policy Research AssistantFor many young people, their roadmap for success includes graduating from high school, advancing to college, and getting…
Homeless Youth: Understanding the Population and Their Challenges
November 3, 2014Garet Fryar, Policy Research AssistantThe average temperature for the contiguous United States during this past winter was 31.3 F. Many of us will remember ho…
4 Ideas that Inform and Drive Our Work
October 13, 2014George Knowles, Communications AssociateFor over 20 years, AYPF’s mission has been to ensure that all young people are well equipped to be successful. We’ve p…
Pipeline Programs: How They Contribute to College and Career-Readiness and Success
October 6, 2014Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAiming to demystifying what it means to go to and be in college, pipeline programs are a critical part of a college’s ou…
From Discipline to Dialogue: Student Voice, Teacher Supports
September 29, 2014This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
From Discipline To Dialogue: Relationships Matter
September 15, 2014This blog post is part of a series in which AYPF is exploring responses from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to the problem of discipline disparit…
