Skill Development refers to the mastery of academic and technical content youth need in order to develop a range of non-academic, social and emotional, and employability skills. These skills are sometimes referred to as ‘soft skills’ and are seen as essential in order for youth to be successful in college, career, and beyond.
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Linking Secondary and Post Secondary Systems – Lessons from Indiana
Issue Brief: Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Systems – Lessons from IndianaOverviewThis trip provided participants the opportunity to experience the many …
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State Strategies to Ensure All Students Graduate
OverviewThe American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization that bridges youth policy, practice and resear…
Building a Portfolio of Options to Ensure All Students Graduate
Overview This forum highlighted the work of the Association for High School Innovation (AHSI), a collaboration of education providers and advocates that w…
Preparing Students for the Rapidly-Changing World: Implications for Instruction and Assessment (Forum 3)
Click here to view the entire forum!OverviewThis is the third in a series of three AYPF Capitol Hill forums to address the need for a new approach to education…