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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)
Understanding the Use of Research in Policy and Practice: The Definition and Acquisition of Research
This convening focused on research application in educational policy and practice.
Beyond the GED: Preparing for College and a Career in the 21st Century
This forum explored the history of the GED, and highlighted best practices at LaGuardia Community College’s GED Bridge Program.
Social, Emotional and Physical Well-Being for Youth in Transition from the Foster Care System
This webinar highlighted program and policy supports that reinforce the social-emotional health of youth in the foster care system as they transition into coll…
Better Together Case Clinic: Messaging and Branding
This webinar provided the opportunity for “Better Together” cities to interact with national experts and local communities that have engaged in the critical wo…
Research Use in the Common Core
This forum highlighted how studies can illuminate and strengthen the use of research in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning
This forum focused on what has been learned through recent research on the use of classroom- level student surveys.
Research, Policy, and Practice: The Role of Intermediaries in Promoting Evidence-Based Decisions
This webinar highlighted the use of research-practice partnerships.
Building Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Youth Involved in the Justice System
This webinar highlighted NYEC’s recent report “Promoting Postsecondary Success of Court-Involved Youth: Lessons from the NYEC Postsecondary Success Pilot” and …
Exploring Maine’s Proficiency-Based Education System
This study tour highlighted the role of school, district, and state in moving an education system towards proficiency-based learning.
- October 7, 2013
Understanding Accelerated Learning Across Secondary and Postsecondary Education
SYNOPSISThis brief catalogs accelerated learning options that are currently being implemented and highlights efforts made both within and across secondary and …
The Role of Expanded Learning Opportunities in Competency-Based Education Systems
This convening provided an opportunity to hear from leaders who are currently incorporating expanded learning opportunities into competency-based systems as we…
State Perspectives in Expanded Learning: The Role of Statewide Afterschool Networks
This forum highlighted how Statewide Afterschool Networks (SANs) support the work of afterschool providers.
Leveraging National Opportunities to Support Local System Building
This webinar highlighted how communities can leverage national opportunities to support afterschool system building efforts.
Transforming Remediation: Understanding the Research, Policy, and Practice
This webinar focused on the key principles that are needed to transform remedial education as well as highlighted promising institution-level practices.
High School Credit for Expanded Learning Opportunities in Providence, Rhode Island
This webinar highlighted The HUB, a student-centered initiative in Providence, Rhode Island, which provides high school credit to students for the work they do…
Promising Practices and Considerations for Districts in Competency-Based Education
This webinar highlighted two school districts that have pioneered the development of competency-based approaches and examined how policies can support or hinde…
Transforming Remedial Education to Improve Postsecondary Attainment
This forum explored how state and federal policy can accelerate proven reforms that will be central to meeting state and national goals to increase college att…
Exploring Implications for State Policy in Competency-Based Education
This webinar highlighted current efforts across the country to built an education systems based on a competency-based education approach as opposed to seat-tim…
The AVID College Readiness System (ACRS): A Discussion of Comprehensive Strategies for Student Success and School Transformation
This forum provided a close look at the AVID College Readiness System and its implication across K-12 and higher education institutions.
College Match Matters
This forum provided an overview of the research conducted by MDRC on the promising College Match Program in Chicago Public Schools.
