Check out our past events for on-demand webinars and summary resources of AYPF forums, discussion groups, and study tours.
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- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Accountability
- Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Learning
- Alternative Education
- Assessment
- Career Pathways
- Carl D. Perkins Act
- College and Career Readiness and Success
- College and Career Readiness in OST
- COVID-19 Response
- Data Management
- Deeper Learning
- Deeper Learning
- Educator Preparation and Professional Development
- English Language Learners
- Equity
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- First-Generation College Students
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Intermediaries
- Justice-Involved Youth
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
- Opportunity Youth
- OST System Building
- Personalized Learning
- Policies & Legislation
- Postsecondary Education
- Reengagement
- Research Evidence in Policymaking
- Research-practice partnerships
- Rural Populations
- School and Community Partnerships
- Service Learning
- Skill Development
- Skill Development
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Social and Emotional Learning
- State-Level Policies
- STEM
- System Strategies and Approaches
- Work-Based Learning
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- Wraparound Supports
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- Youth in Foster Care
- Youth Leadership and Voice
- Youth Populations
- Youth with (Dis)abilities

Credible Messengers as a Youth Policy Solution
Recording of the Event: https://youtu.be/GZg9NZZQW74 On October 26, 2022, AYPF hosted a virtual Capitol Hill Forum focused on credible messengers as a yo…

AYPF Youth Summit, 3rd Session
Recording of the event: https://youtu.be/L0gxexZapag Event SummaryOn August 31, 2022, the American Youth Policy Forum hosted our third and final session o…




AYPF Youth Summit, 2nd Session
https://youtu.be/WKGp3-7Tgs4 On August 17, the American Youth Policy Forum hosted our second session of the Youth Summit, a series of discussions focused …




AYPF Youth Summit, 1st Session
https://youtu.be/M0vFHaPwkkgOn August 3, the American Youth Policy Forum began hosting our Youth Summit, which was the first in a series of discussions focused…


College Access & Success Salon
An informal event for staff of postsecondary education institutions, focused on college access and success for young people.


Credible Messengers Small Group Discussion
An informal event led and facilitated by AYPF’s Youth Policy Consultants and focused on the topic of credible messengers.


Breaking Through Barriers: Elevating the Voices of Young People
AYPF was proud to host this youth-focused event, highlighting the talents and stories of systems-involved youth.


Deeper Learning in the Time of COVID-19: Leveraging performance assessments & Graduate Profiles to best prepare for re-opening (Part 3 of 3)
Part 3 of our Deeper Learning series explored how performance assessments & Graduate Student Profiles are used in California to meet the demands of learning du…


Harnessing the Potential of Young Adults (Boston, MA & East Providence, RI)
-This study tour consisted of site visits & presentations from labor, child welfare & juvenile justice leaders about systems to achieve greater youth outcomes.


Surveying the Field: Mapping a Path Towards Better Outcomes for Systems-Involved Youth
This discussion group identified available resources and new tools that help promote better outcomes for systems-involved youth.


From Diversion to Reentry: How Community-Based Programs Support Federal and State Policies for Systems-Involved Youth (Washington, DC)
This study tour in Washington, DC brought together congressional staff to learn about community-based programs that improve outcomes for systems-involved youth.


#Pathways2Success for Systems-Involved Youth Twitter Chat
This interactive twitter chat highlighted successful programs and best practices to better support systems-involved youth.


Creating a System of High-Quality Education Options to Serve At-Risk Students (Indianapolis, IN)
This study tour in Indianapolis, IN explored opportunities in policy & practice to create a system of high-quality alternative settings for at-risk populations.






Effective Juvenile Justice Reforms in the Era of ESSA
This webinar highlighted models from around the country that are effectively implementing ESSA requirements for serving students in the juvenile justice system.






Improving Education Quality in Juvenile Justice Facilities
This webinar discussed a new brief entitled Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Outcomes for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities.






Trends and Opportunities in Accountability for Alternative Education
This webinar discussed a new brief by Civic Enterprises and AYPF entitled Measuring Success: Accountability for Alternative Education.






Social and Emotional Learning for Traditionally Underserved Populations
This webinar examined the importance of SEL for students with disabilities, English language learners, and youth involved in the juvenile justice system.


Advancing Pathways to Education and Workforce Opportunities for Systems-Involved Youth
This forum explored critical elements at the intersection of policy and practice for supporting systems-involved youth on a pathway to long-term success.


Accountability for Alternative Education Thought Leaders’ Meeting
This convening reviewed a forthcoming policy brief on alternative education accountability as well as an alternative education toolkit.






Promoting Pathways to Long-Term Success for Systems-Involved Youth
This webinar explored critical elements at the intersection of policy and practice for supporting systems-involved youth on a pathway to long-term success.

