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Nearly 57% of Americans believe that
“the (education) system does not work well and better
coordination is needed to help students go from high school
to college and succeed once they are there.”
Source: Jobs for the Future
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Policy/Research Papers
Education Reform
- The
Early College Experiment
An increasing number of colleges are helping to create high-school
programs that offer disadvantaged students personal instruction
and postsecondary courses. Do the programs work? Should more colleges
start them? These questions were the focus of an online discussion
on early colleges held by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Source:
Jobs for the Future
- Reinventing
the American High School for the 21st Century
ACTE has released a position statement on high school reform outlining
the organization’s vision on what high schools should be
and how career and technical education (CTE) can contribute to
reform and redesign efforts. Source: Association for Career and
Technical Education
- NYEC
EDNet is a tool for continuous improvement for education programs
and schools serving vulnerable youth that can also inform policymakers,
funders and the public about what works for youth.
Source: National Youth Employment Coalition
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Prisoner Re-entry
- Mapping
Prisioner Reentry: An Action Research Guidebook
The Reentry Mapping Network (RMN) is a partnership among community-based
organizations and the Urban Institute to create community change
through the mapping and analysis of neighborhood-level data related
to prisoner reentry. Their guidebook provides information on how
to understand and address prisoner reentry at the community level.
Source: Urban Institute
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Workforce
Development/Youth Development
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Related
Links
- American Youth Policy Forum
The American Youth Policy Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan
professional development organization providing learning opportunities
for policy makers — legislative staff, government officials,
researchers and advocates — working on youth issues at the
local, state and national levels.
- The Campaign for
Youth
The Campaign for Youth is an alliance of organizations and young
leaders who are concerned about the persistence, yet seeming invisibility,
of the challenges confronting more than 5 million young people
who are disconnected from education, employment and opportunity.
The Campaign for Youth advocates for the expansion of those opportunities
and supports that prepare youth for their future roles as workers,
parents, civic leaders and engaged members of caring communities.
- Jobs for the Future
Jobs for the Future is a non-profit research, consulting, and
advocacy organization, that works to strengthen our society by
creating educational and economic opportunity for those who need
it most.
- The National Network for Youth
The National Network for Youth is a 30-year old national non-profit
membership and advocacy organization whose mission is to champion
the needs of runaway, homeless, and other disconnected youth through
advocacy, innovation and services - one community at a time.
- National Youth Employment Coalition
NYEC is a non-partisan national organization dedicated to promoting
polices and initiatives which help youth succeed in becoming lifelong
learners, productive workers and self-sufficient citizens. NYEC's
major activities include:
- PEPNet:
Promising and Effective Practices Network establishes
criteria for effectiveness and recognizes exemplary youth
employment/development programs; Shares information about
youth policies and programs among practitioners, policy makers,
researchers and advocates.
- Public/Private Ventures
Public/Private Ventures is a national nonprofit organization whose
mission is to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs
and community initiatives, especially as they affect youth and
young adults.
- US Department
of Labor / Employment and Training Administration
General information about the Division of One
Stop Career Centers. This site provides links to the policies,
partnerships, tools and links to other information.
- Youth Policy
Action Center
The Youth Policy Action Center is a central hub to issue action
alerts and post resources for youth and youth advocates. Our goal
is to aid the youth movement by supporting organizations and individuals
to promote youth involvement and empowerment.
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