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Informing Youth Policy, Improving Youth Outcomes. Stay connected with AYPF events, resources, & education and youth policy issues around the country.
Topic Areas About UsHow We Do Our Work Colorado’s efforts to align education and workforce needs in rural communities How can state leaders improve the alignment between education, business, and the workforce as they prepare students for the future? This is a challenging quest, especially in rural areas, highlighting as it does the issue of providing all students with equitable educational opportunities. I was heartened by our grappling with these issues on a recent AYPF study tour to Colorado Springs, Colorado
The national high school graduation rate has reached a high of 84 percent, but students with disabilities only graduate at a rate of 67 percent, a significant gap. Between 85-90 percent of students with disabilities are able to meet the same high school graduation requirements as other students when provided with the appropriate instruction, supports, and accommodations, but only 19 states and the District of Columbia require the same course requirements for students with and without disabilities to earn a regular high school diploma. Research shows that students with disabilities that earn 80 percent or more academic credits in general education settings were twice as likely to enroll and persist in postsecondary education than students receiving fewer credits in general education settings. Dual and concurrent enrollment programs allow high school students to earn college credit and to learn about college courses and programs.
A teacher’s job is to teach a student; is that not all there is to it? As simple as it sounds, the role of educators requires more than just drilling math and grammar into children’s brains. Being a Lead Tutor for a class of sixth graders through their Bridge program, I know that my job goes beyond the academic curriculum, and it requires me to connect with my students and teach them skills they will need as they enter the adult world
Modern-day Career and Technical Education (CTE) is challenging what CTE programs have historically been able to accomplish. In the last decade, the movement has undergone a renaissance, transforming from low-quality programs to programs involving innovative, real-world experiences