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
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…
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.
Leadership Matters
January 23, 2017Betsy Brand explains how under ESSA leaders can set the example when it comes to using data and research effectively.
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…
The Pendulum Swings Again, and Students Win
December 12, 2016Betsy Brand discusses the shift towards a more human approach to improving learning by focusing on young people and what they need.
Computer Science Education: Preparing Informed Decision-Makers and Innovators
December 5, 2016Guest blogger Jim Stanton discusses the need for more robust computer science school programs.
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.
Trick or Treat? Competency-Based Learning Under ESSA
October 31, 2016Just in time for Halloween Jennifer Brown Lerner discusses the "tricks" and the "treats" of competency-based learning under ESSA.
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.
5 Challenges Facing the CBE Movement
October 17, 2016Jenna Tomasello highlights five challenges facing the competency-based education (CBE) movement.
First-Gen College Students and the Power of Peer Supports
October 11, 2016George Knowles explains why one of the most effective sources of support for first-generation college students are their peers.
Make Evidence Great Again: Using Evidence to Inform Decision-Making
October 3, 2016Carinne Deeds explores the ways that evidence can be used to inform decision-making.
