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Credentialed by 26, High Expectations & Strong Supports Yield Postsecondary Success |
High Expectations and Strong Supports Yield Postsecondary Success is the second installment in the Forum for Youth Investment’s Ready by 21, Credentialed by 26 series. This new brief demonstrates that it is in fact possible to insulate the education pipeline for older, vulnerable youth, by providing the supports necessary for their success. |
2010-12-14 |
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Credentialed by 26, Insulating the Education Pipeline to Increase Postsecondary Success |
The first in a new Ready by 21, Credentialed by 26 series, this issue brief explores why postsecondary completion is an important goal and looks at how the U.S. is currently faring. It identifies partners that need to be mobilized and policy approaches that need to be enacted in order to significantly increase completion rates and help more young people successfully transition to adulthood. |
2010-11-22 |
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Forum Flash - November 17, 2010 |
November is in full swing and so is the Forum's mission that all young people be Ready by 21 - ready for college, work and life. Take a look at how Ready by 21 is already making an impact in the southeast with presentations from the Southeastern Council of Foundations Annual Meeting in Mobile, Alabama. |
2010-11-18 |
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Ready by 21: Making Quality Count |
he Ready by 21® Quality Counts initiative provided leaders and intermediaries from 12 cities and states around the country with a bold challenge – improving the quality and reach of out-of-school time programming. |
2010-11-18 |
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Ready by 21 Policy Coalition Overview |
With the goal of aligning federal policies with state and local efforts on the ground, the Forum for Youth Investment, in partnership with Corporate Voices for Working Families, launched the Ready by 21® Policy Coalition in 2010. The Ready by 21 Policy Coalition advocates for policies that advance a seamless continuum of supports—from cradle to college and career. |
2010-11-03 |
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Ready Thoughts: October 2010 |
In this issue, we focus on early childhood. We lead with an introduction from Nina Sazer O’Donnell, Vice President of Education for United Way Worldwide, the signature partner of Ready by 21. Then we review several recent publications on this topic. A few reports focus on bolder strategies to improve early childhood program quality and ensure development across multiple areas. |
2010-10-29 |
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Forum Flash - October 21, 2010 |
This month you'll find out about the Ready by 21 Policy Coalition's Capitol Hill briefing, Big Tent Conference, and Ready by 21 webinars. Also don't forget to read Karen's Youth Today column on the Gallup Student Poll, two "big idea" policy papers, and the first installment of the Ready by 21, Credentialed by 26 Series. |
2010-10-20 |
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Youth Today: 'Hope Springs Eternal,' according to Gallup Poll |
It is one thing for the poet Alexander Pope to suggest that “hope springs eternal in the human breast.” It is another for the leading pollsters to prove it. In this article, Pittman looks at the recent results of the Gallup Student Poll. |
2010-10-19 |
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Ready by 21 Policy Alignment Series: Overview & Rationale |
The Ready by 21 Policy Alignment Guide helps policymakers ensure that new child and youth policies align with existing efforts to create a seamless system of supports. |
2010-10-19 |
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Youth Today: Wanted: Really Good Teachers |
“It’s all about the talent.” This is the conclusion that Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other education reformers have come to after years of focusing on everything from class size to charter schools. In this article, Pittman looks at what defines a teacher. |
2010-10-18 |