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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)
- June 15, 2015
How West Kentucky Community and Technical College Helps More Students Graduate
Located in Paducah, Kentucky, a region with low educational achievement and significant industrial decline, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCT…
- June 8, 2015
College with No Degree Doesn’t Pay
By James Rosenbaum, Caitlin Ahearn, and Janet RosenbaumOver 25 years ago, the landmark report The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America’s Youth and Y…
- May 4, 2015
Putting Theory Into Practice: My Time at AYPF
Tyler Gibbs, 2015 Spring InternI’m Tyler Gibbs, and I’ve just finished a 4-month internship at AYPF. I go to American University, have studied government and …
The New Forgotten Half: Those Who Pursue College But Never Earn a Degree
This forum addressed the challenges facing students and the institutions that serve them, and highlighted strategies to help the new forgotten half get ahead a…
- April 27, 2015
The Forgotten Half – Who Are they Now?
Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorThe importance of getting some education or training after high school has become widely accepted. Now, almost all high school …
- March 30, 2015
Planning for Deeper Learning – There’s a Tool for That! (Part 1)
Loretta 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…
Building Postsecondary Pathways For Opportunity Youth
This forum highlighted the challenges and opportunities that practitioners and advocates in Connecticut and Michigan face as they build postsecondary pathways …
- March 27, 2015
Building Postsecondary Pathways For Opportunity Youth
In this brief, The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) investigated and documented pathways into postsecondary education and the workforce for older, vulnerable…
- March 23, 2015
Graduation Rates Are Up, But There’s Still Work To Do
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs you may have heard or read recently, more high school students are earning diplomas. The graduation rate hit 81 perce…
Replicating Success: Cuny’s Accelerated Study In Associate Programs (ASAP)
This webinar highlighted the City University of New York's (CUNY) Accelerated Study In Associate Programs (ASAP).
Study Tour (Hartford, CT) Cross-System Collaboration to Create Postsecondary Opportunities for All Students
This study tour for Congressional and Administration staff highlighted promising elements of pathways to postsecondary opportunities for all students.
- January 20, 2015
Got Jobs? Some Positive News on Helping Young Adults Get Good Jobs – Part I
Betsy 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…
- December 22, 2014
The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America’s Youth and Young Families (1988)
This 1988 landmark report, co-authored by AYPF founder Samuel Halperin, examined the significant obstacles facing young people in the United States in terms of…
Study Tour (Boston, MA/Providence, RI) Deeper Learning: Implications for Practice and Policy
This study tour highlighted schools that are promoting a focus on deeper learning through personalized learning experiences that prepare students for college a…
- November 24, 2014
Research Spotlight: Improving Success for First-Generation College Students
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs the number of first-generation college goers is growing, we have made progress in creating more pathways into postsec…
- November 21, 2014
The Forgotten Half Revisited: American Youth and Young Families, 1988-2008
Building upon AYPF founder Samuel Halperin's landmark 1988 reports, The Forgotten Half: Non-College Youth in America and The Forgotten Half: Pathway to Success…
Creating Post-Secondary Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care
This convening highlighted the challenges and opportunities of serving youth in transition from foster care.
- November 17, 2014
Creating Access to Postsecondary Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care
Erin Russ, Program Associate“Everyone expects you to fail.” These words from one foster care alum in Michigan characterize the circumstances many youth face w…
- October 20, 2014
Reading List: Student-Centered Learning
George Knowles, Web Communications AssociateLast week, I discussed AYPF’s focus on our four guiding principles, one of which is student-centered learning. Thi…
Expanding a Successful Reform for Increasing Graduation Rates: The Continuing Story of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP)
This forum highlighted the City University of New York's (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP).
