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Case Study ReadySnaps - Nashville Nashville, Tennessee Find out how Nashville uses the Ready by 21 framework to create new partnerships that help drive kids to.... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >>

Resource New Policies Should Align With Existing Goals and Plans for Children and Youth To have a collective impact on child and youth outcomes, leaders must develop and implement a broad, long-.... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >>

Case Study Austin, Texas: Coordinating Data about Services to Drive Change Austin, Texas This is a story about how a community built a state-of-the-art online tool to map and track youth services..... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >>

Case Study Petaluma, CA: Improving Systems and Settings Petaluma, California How can a community change the quality, coordination and reach of its services, supports and engagement.... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >>

Recent Updates

Ready by 21 Gets Animated

January 26, 2012

Leaders who are working to get young people ready by 21 for college, work and life have a new way to spread the word: An animated video that explains the Ready by 21 approach and challenges viewers to fundamentally change how we guide children and youth to success.

Partnering for Youth with Disabilities

January 25, 2012

Where do young people with disabilities fit in your efforts to help all youth in your community or state? The value of working across sectors behalf of those young people was on display last week at the annual IDEA Partnership Meeting, where Ready by 21 was explained to a receptive audience.

From Geek to Chic: Using Data to Improve Outcomes

January 24, 2012

Anyone who's trying to collect better data and share it more effectively would have gotten a lot out of the Data Quality Campaign National Data Summit in Washington, D.C. last week.

Recent Commentary

Caution: Expanded Learning Time ≠ Expanded Learning

December 1, 2011

The concept of expanded learning is gaining new traction all over the country - and that, ironically, should worry many of us who have been promoting it for years.

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Upcoming Webinars

Featured Webinar

Jan31

Introduction to the Ready by 21 Strategies

Ready by 21® is a set of innovative strategies developed by the Forum for Youth Investment that helps communities improve the odds that all children and youth will be ready for college, work and life. Ready by 21 provides clear standards to achieve collective impact, tools and solutions to help leaders make progress, and ways to measure and track success along the way.

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Upcoming Events

American Association of School Administrators’ National Conference on Education

Feb16

Feb19

Houston

Texas

This annual professional development conference for AASA members and allies provides valuable information and ideas for everyone in school system leadership, regardless of their background,...

National Collaboration for Youth's All-Stakeholders Meeting

Mar14

Washington

District Of Columbia

This meeting will focus on Ready by 21 efforts around developing a provider network and local collaborations for youth.

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Popular Resources

Dimensions of a Leadership Council

Saturday, May 1, 2010

This chart outlines the important factors to consider when creating an overarching leadership body...

New Policies Should Align With Existing Goals and Plans for Children and Youth

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

To have a collective impact on child and youth outcomes, leaders must develop and implement a broad...