| Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary: 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. | June 26, 2008 | |
| A Well Prepared Workforce Manual | School's Out Washington and the Washington Afterschool Network have released a report that gives voice to youth workers from across the state and proposes a framework for building a professional development system for the Afterschool and Youth Development workforce of Washington.
| June 1, 2008 | |
| Ready by 21 Guide to Program Landscape Mapping | Six page guide that takes you through the basics of the Program Landscape Mapping reasons and survey. | April 28, 2008 | |
| 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, non-profit, 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. |  | February 27, 2008 |
| READY BY 21™: The Challenge | "The Challenge" is the definitive guide to the key ideas and resources behind the Ready by 21 Challenge. 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. |  | February 27, 2008 |
| Palm Beach County's Prime Time Initiative | These reports describe the implementation of a quality improvement system built around the Youth PQA. | January 1, 2008 | |
| Ready by 21™ Quality Counts Initiative Sites Announced |
More than $2,500,000 in grants, technical assistance awarded to enhance local youth programs.
| October 31, 2007 | |
| 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. |  | March 7, 2007 |
| Quality Systems: Lessons from Early Efforts to Disseminate the Youth PQA | During 2006, High/Scope worked with the Forum to provide training and technical assistance to several state and regional networks which are building quality improvement and accountability systems. Any of these communities are part of |  | November 15, 2006 |
| Building Quality Improvement Systems: Lessons from Three Emerging Efforts in the Youth-Serving Sector | Quality is fast becoming a policy priority in states and localities around the country. As a result, formal and informal networks of youth organizations are seeking and developing strategies to help them assess and improve performance. |  |