The Forum for Youth Investment
Ready Thoughts: September 2012
Collective Impact and Opportunity Youth: Movements at the Crossroads
By Karen Pittman, President and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment
Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary #17: The Common Core Standards: What do they Mean for Out-of-School Time?
The expansion of the Common Core State Standards in education opens new doors for out-of-school time (OST) providers to align their work with schools.
Credentialed by 26 Series: Raising the Bar from Ready by 21 to Credentialed by 26: Highlights from Community and State Efforts
Anyone working to increase postsecondary success knows that aligning the work of various stakeholders and helping sectors work together is essential – and a new issue brief shows how leaders are making that happen on both the community and state levels.
Ready Thoughts: January 2011
Ready Thoughts: Ready, Willing and Able
Ready Partners: December 8, 2011
A story of achievement, sharing youth data, working training pays of
Credentialed by 26, When Working Works: Employment & Postsecondary Success
Balancing work and school can hinder a young person’s success in higher education. However, the opposite can also be true: Good jobs facilitate student persistence and completion. So what does it look like when working works for students? That’s what we need to understand in order to transform employment opportunities into drivers of student success.
Forum Flash: November 2011
Youth Organizing for Change, Creative Youth Programs and Lessons from Penn State
