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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…
Research Spotlight: Improving Success for First-Generation College Students
November 24, 2014Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs the number of first-generation college goers is growing, we have made progress in creating more pathways into postsec…
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…
Afterschool – An Underutilized Resource on the Path to College and Career Readiness
October 27, 2014Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorWhen it comes to college and career readiness, afterschool and expanded learning are not always the first approaches that come …
Reading List: Student-Centered Learning
October 20, 2014George Knowles, Web Communications AssociateLast week, I discussed AYPF’s focus on our four guiding principles, one of which is student-centered learning. Thi…
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: What Role Can States Play?
September 22, 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…
From Discipline to Dialogue: Starting the Conversation
September 8, 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…
Why I Do This Work: Reflections from a Native Educator
August 25, 2014Samantha Wauls, Policy InternHome of the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Low Man), the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has apporoximately 1,300 members. The reserva…
Promoting coordination in the Nonprofit Sector: Additional Benefits of AYPF’s Better Together Directory
August 18, 2014Andy Keefe, policy internAs an intern at AYPF this past summer, I had the privilege of contributing to a project that AYPF is planning to publish later this m…
Deeper Learning – The Bridge from the Past to the Future
August 11, 2014Monica Martinez, AuthorThis post is part of a series on Deeper Learning.Update: The American Youth Policy Forum and the National Association of State Boards o…
Reflections on Deeper Learning: Three Reasons why School/Community Partnerships are Important
August 4, 2014This is the fourth blog in our series on Deeper Learning, based on study tours conducted by the American Youth Policy Forum for policymakers. Loretta Goodwin, …
Deeper Learning In Practice, Part 2
July 28, 2014This post is the second in a deeper learning series following a recent AYPF trip to Oakland, California. Andrew Valent, Program AssociateOne question that eme…
