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Webinar: White House/Obama Administration Policies Supporting Comprehensive Strategies for Youth

Location

Washington, DC

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Short Description: 
In order for community partnerships to have a positive collective impact on young people’s lives, federal policies need to support comprehensive, place-based interagency efforts. The Forum for Youth Investment, in partnership with the National Collaboration for Youth, American Institutes for Research, the Campaign for Youth, the Children's Leadership Council and the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions, hosted a webinar to learn about the White House and the Obama Administration’s plans to support such comprehensive efforts for youth in general, and for disconnected youth in particular.
Audience Sector: 
Advocacy
Government/Policy
Non‐profit/Foundation
Age Group: 
Secondary School Age
Older Youth
Scope: 
National
Tags: 
Webinar
White House
Government
Policy
Collaboration
Interagency
disconnected youth
Opportuinty Youth
Standards : 
Build an overarching leadership council
Align and strengthen coalitions, commissions and intermediaries
Establish a balanced set of goals and indicators for all children, youth and young adults
Create a big picture, goal-oriented action plan
Align and connect data for decision-making
Align policies and resources

Partnerships: Shifting the Dynamics Between Research and Practice

In this two-pager, Grant Foundation Vice President Vivian Tseng explains how these partnerships "can sharpen the field's understanding of how to build stronger connections between research and practice."

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Short Description: 
The W.T. Grant Foundation is finding out, through a learning community to strengthen research-practice partnerships in education, launched in partnership with the Forum for Youth Investment.
Standards : 
Align policies and resources

Research-Practice Partnerships: A Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement in School Districts

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Short Description: 
In K-12 education, one increasingly popular strategy for closing the gap between research and practice is the development of sustained partnerships that link researchers with school district staff. This paper explores the benefits and challenges of that work and describes models for emerging partnerships.
Audience Sector: 
Education (K-12)
Standards : 
Use the best information about what works
Improve systems and settings
Align policies and resources

Data-Sharing: Federal Rules and Best Practices to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs and Student Outcomes

Thursday, January 24, 2013
Short Description: 
This brief from the Partnership for Children and Youth, compiled with help from the Forum, outlines how FERPA allows for data-sharing between schools and OST partners, provides case studies of best practices, and explains why data sharing is in the best interest of students and education systems.
Standards : 
Align policies and resources

National League of Cities Education Alignment for Young Children Case Studies

Yet the benefits of a high-quality early education can dissipate if these programs are not designed to meet criteria or standards for school readiness within the public schools or if the child transitions into an elementary school that does not adequately support their development.” This report covers five case studies who are working to create a seamless educational pipeline for the 0-8 age group.

Monday, April 2, 2012
Short Description: 
According to the introduction of this report, “Early childhood investments are the starting place for a high-quality, aligned system of pre-K-16 education, providing the necessary skills to allow all children to succeed throughout their schooling.
Age Group: 
Young Children
Scope: 
National
Standards : 
Align policies and resources

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