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- Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
- Carl D. Perkins Act
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- State-Level Policies
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Building Afterschool Capacity at the National Level: The Community Schools Model: Building Capacity for Out-of-School Time Programs
OverviewAfterschool/Out-of-School Time (OST) programs provide extended learning opportunities to help youth succeed academically and develop important social, …
Building Afterschool Capacity at the Local Level: Spotlight on the NYC City-Wide Out-of-School Time Initiative
OverviewAfterschool/Out-of-School Time (OST) programs provide extended learning opportunities to help youth succeed academically and develop important social, …
Improving the Transition from Middle Grades to High Schools: Promising State Initiatives in Literacy and Mathematics
OverviewBy the time students enter high school, many have already fallen behind in critical subject areas such as English and mathematics. Educators can use e…
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Exploring the State -District Roles & Responsibilities in Building and Using Longitudinal Data Systems
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization that bridges youth policy, practice and research for p…
- November 1, 2006
Serving Older Youth through a Comprehensive Out-of-School Time System: Lessons from the AYPF Philadelphia Field Trip, May 2006
SynopsisIn May of 2006, the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) led a field trip to Philadelphia, Pa., in an effort to expose Washington, DC policymakers to the…
- October 3, 2006
Preparing Youth for Careers, Lifelong Learning, and Civic Participation
SynopsisThis paper is designed for practitioners in both the public and non-governmental sectors who design and implement youth employment and youth developmen…
- July 1, 2006
Federal, State, and Local Roles Supporting Alternative Education
SynopsisThis paper examines the roles that various levels of government play through legislation, policy, and other initiatives that support quality alternativ…
- March 22, 2006
The College Ladder: Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Education for Success for All Students (2006)
SynopsisThis compendium identifies and describes schools, programs, and policies that link secondary and postsecondary education to help students earn college …
- January 1, 2006
Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School Time Programs (2006)
SynopsisThis report reviews the current research and literature on out-of-school time (OST) programs especially with regard to their effectiveness; explores th…
- November 1, 2005
Enhancing High School Reform: Lessons from Site Visits to Four Cities
SynopsisAYPF conducted site visits to San Diego, California in May 2003; Cleveland, Ohio in December 2003; New York City, New York in January 2004; and Boston,…
- November 1, 2005
The Link between High School Reform and College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Youth
SynopsisIn this paper, we examine the predictors of college-going behavior and how they have been addressed within the school reform movement. We then extrapol…
- January 26, 2005
Transforming the American High School: Lessons Learned and Struggles Ahead
SynopsisOur work for the Carnegie Corporation of New York highlighted a number of issues for policymakers to learn more about, including strategies and policie…
- September 30, 2003
WIA Learning Exchange for Youth Systems
SynopsisThe WIA Learning Exchanges for Youth Systems were designed to stimulate a rich professional development experience, grounded in peer-to-peer learning a…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…
- May 13, 2003
Rigor and Relevance: A New Vision for Career and Technical Education
SynopsisThis paper presents not only a new vision of how federal funding for CTE should be used, but also proposals about changing the way funding flows …
- March 22, 2003
Essentials of High School Reform (2003)
SynopsisThis report speaks to a concern that much attention is being paid to greater academic achievement in core subjects, resulting in little focus on improv…
- June 1, 2001
Leveling the Playing Field: Technology as an Equalizer in Education, Transition to Careers and Daily Life
This publication serves as a summary of what AYPF learned in the three forums on the use of technology to assist youth with disabilities in terms of education …
- January 22, 2001
Higher Learning = Higher Earnings
SynopsisThis booklet is for students in middle school and high school who need guidance in making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. The guide…
- June 30, 2000
Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability
SynopsisThe focus of “Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability” falls around a central question “How can we as a nation mai…
Baldrige in Education: How Quality Managment is Transforming School Systems and Improving Student Performace
OverviewMalcolm Baldrige, the late Secretary of Commerce under President Reagan, "started a competition for companies that involved management and workers alik…
