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	READY BY 21®: The Challenge	"The Challenge" is the definitive guide to the key ideas and resources behind Ready by 21®. <!--break--> The Dilemma. Too few young people are entering adulthood ready and our collective efforts to make a difference are far too fragmented to have a big impact.	5,118
	Dropout Prevention Summit Planning Guide	The America’s Promise Alliance is supporting 50 state and at least 50 city Dropout Prevention Summits to be held by 2010. The purposes of the Dropout Prevention Summits are many, but the primary intention is to increase public awareness of the dropout and college-readiness crisis.	3,299
	Ready By 21® National Partner Profiles and Commitments	The six partners who in 2007 made formal commitments to work with the Forum to advance the Ready by 21 Challenge represent the education, government, nonprofit, business and community philanthropy sectors. Each was chosen because they had pledged to do business differently and sought out the Forum to help in some way.	2,951
	Ready by 21 National Launch Press Release	The Forum for Youth Investment issues Ready by 21® Challenge to change the odds for youth by changing the way we do business. Former Congressman Dick Gephardt and former Governor Tom Ridge join the Forum and national partners to move the Ready by 21 Challenge across the country – reaching communities in all 50 states over the next 5 years.	2,751
	Op-Ed: Ensuring Young People are Ready by 21	Twenty five years ago, the blue ribbon National Commission on Excellence in Education stunned the country by declaring:	2,682
	Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools	Thanks to growing interest in the subject of youth program quality, many tools are now available to help organizations and systems assess and improve quality. Given the size and diversity of the youth-serving sector, it is unrealistic to expect that any one tool or process will fit all programs or circumstances.	2,482
	Youth Today: Wanted: Youth Work Principles in Schools	By Karen Pittman, July 2008 Seven students recently joined me for breakfast in a windowless conference room in Des Moines to talk about “the high school dropout crisis.” They were experts: Five had dropped out. Another had come very close.<!--break-->	2,480
	Ready by 21 FAQ	Attached are answers to frequently asked questions about Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Challenge.	2,393
	The Forum's 10th Anniversary Brochure	After a decade of moving ideas to impact, the Forum for Youth Investment continues to forge innovative ideas, strategies and partnerships to strengthen solutions for young people and those who care about them. Learn more about the Forum's beginnings and work in the 10th Anniversary Organizational Brochure.	2,238
	Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary #12: Unpacking Youth Work Practice	The Forum's OST Policy Commentary series is back! In this issue we discuss the implications of recent research led by Bart Hirsch, Reed Larson and Charles Smith. Each study helps deepen our understanding of youth work practice and can inform policy strategies aimed at developing a strong, stable, committed and prepared OST workforce.	2,131