Ready by 21, developed by the Forum for Youth Investment, helps mobilize communities to improve the odds for children and youth.
Ready by 21® Publications
These publications are recommended by Forum staff as an introduction to Ready by 21. For those of you more advanced, we have included publications that are core reading for anyone learning about and implementing Ready by 21.
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| Massachusetts Statewide Action Plan |
The Forum for Youth Investment facilitated a Ready by 21 approach over the course of three retreats with the Massachusetts Action Planning Team made up of over 100 members. The Action Planning Team (APT) was convened and supported by United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Made up of stakeholders ac |
11/16/2009 | |
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Ready by 21® 2009-10 Webinar Series Updated |
This webinar series will introduce participants to the core and advanced components of Ready by 21®. This challenge calls on states and communities to change the odds for youth by changing the way they do business. This requires broadening definitions of what it means for youth to be ready, for schools and communities to be supportive and for all leaders to be engaged. |
10/19/2009 |
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Out of School Time Policy Commentary #14: "After School Grows Up: Helping Teens Prepare for the Future" |
This commentary takes readers on a cross-country tour of after-school innovation – from northern and southern California to Chicago, New York and New Hampshire. In On the Ground we describe two very different school-based models in California. |
04/02/2009 |
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Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools, 2nd Edition |
Program quality assessment and improvement continue to be central themes in the after-school and youth development fields. In March 2007 we released the first edition of this report comparing the purpose, history, structure, methodology, content and technical properties of different program observation tools. |
01/12/2009 |
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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. |
05/22/2008 |
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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. |
02/27/2008 |
| 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: |
02/27/2008 | |
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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®. 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. |
02/27/2008 |
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Youth Ready by 21: A Five-Year Action Agenda for Maryland |
In Maryland, there are many agencies, organizations, task forces and coalitions focused on various pieces of the puzzle needed to ensure that all youth are ready for adulthood. While aiming for similar ultimate goals, these groups are often working in parallel and occasionally at cross purposes due to funding streams and grant restrictions. |
10/10/2007 |
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Iowa's Youth Development Strategic Plan 2007-2010 |
Iowa is working through the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development and Iowa’s Promise to ensure that all Iowa youth have the opportunity to be successful…in school, in a career, and in life. Iowa’s vision is for All Iowa Youth to be Safe, Healthy, Successful and Prepared for Adulthood. |
06/06/2007 |