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Recent Updates

Higher Ed's Key Role in State Coordinating Bodies

May 17, 2012

As more and more states use coordinating bodies to align their child and youth policies, one growing question is: How does higher education fit in? The latest installment of the Ready by 21 State Policy Survey provides the answer.

Summer Learning Day Nears

May 10, 2012

Summer Learning Day is June 21.

Funding: Promise Neighborhoods Grants

May 10, 2012

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the latest round of Promise Neighborhoods applications, which include both planning and implementation grants. The department expects to distribute 15 planning grants worth up to $500,000 each, and five to seven implementation grants worth $4 million to $6 million each.

Recent Commentary

A Home Run for Quality Improvement

April 10, 2012

Karen Pittman discusses the implications of a new study of the Youth Program Quality Intervention, a data-driven continuous improvement model for afterschool programs. The study shows that afterschool program quality can be measured, and that a quality improvement system can work across different types of systems and settings.

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May29

Aligning Policies, Increasing Impact

Do you ever feel like well-intentioned people around you are working hard but, to borrow a cliché, it looks like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing?

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Upcoming Events

AASA Summer Leadership Institute

Jun28

Jun29

Baltimore

Maryland

The 2012 AASA Summer Leadership Institute will be held June 28-29, 2012 at the Renaissance Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD.

National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families Meeting

Jul19

Jul21

Nashville

Tennessee

The YEF Institute is a national resource, providing guidance and assistance to municipal officials, compiling and disseminating information on promising...

2012 Neighborhood Revitalization Conference

Aug02

Aug03

Washington

District Of Columbia

Join colleagues from around the country as we explore what is working and what is changing in the field of comprehensive community building.

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Popular Resources

Credentialed by 26 Series: When Working Works: Employment & Postsecondary Success

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Balancing work and school can hinder a young person’s success in higher education. However, the...

Using Social Impact Bonds to Support a Bundle of Youth Interventions

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Forum for Youth Investment hosts an interactive discussion on how organizations can use Social...