American Youth Policy Forum
For Legislative Tours Of Deeper Learning Schools
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Amount$480,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/5/2017
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The nonpartisan American Youth Policy Forum brings policymakers, practitioners, and researchers together to frame issues, inform policy, and cultivate conversations about improving education and young people’s lives. The Forum will organize and conduct study tours of schools and districts to educate state and national policymakers about how deeper learning better prepares high school students for success in college, careers, and civic life. These tours, and their associated preparatory analysis and follow-up, will help build awareness of the policy and practice reforms necessary to deliver deeper learning and create champions for the movement.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.aypf.org
Address
1200 18th St. NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for Legislative Tours of Deeper Learning Schools
The American Youth Policy Forum provides learning opportunities for policy leaders, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels. It plans to organize and conduct three study tours to deeper learning schools to inform national and state policymakers and the media about this educational practice and how it can increase economic opportunity and civic engagement for youth. Through this exposure, the grant would give participants greater understanding of policies that can support and expand deeper learning.
for site visits to deeper learning schools
The American Youth Policy Forum provides learning opportunities for policy leaders, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels. It plans to organize and conduct three study tours to deeper learning schools to inform national and state policymakers and the media about this educational practice and how it can increase economic opportunity and civic engagement for youth. Through this exposure, this grant would give participants greater understanding of the policies needed to support and expand deeper learning. This small supplemental grant to our award 2011-6982 will allow AYPF staff to conduct scouting visits to ensure optimal site selection--feedback from prior study tours has indicated that vetting a site solely via phone discussions and consideration of the school's reputation within the Deeper Learning Network is not sufficient.
for development of profiles of Deeper Learning Network schools
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) provides learning opportunities for policy leaders, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels. It plans to create a series of ten two-page profiles about each of the Deeper Learning Network school systems to inform national and state policymakers and the media how deeper learning impacts educational practice and student outcomes, providing increased economic opportunity and civic engagement for youth. The profiles will enable advocates to communicate with reformers and policymakers about how deeper learning looks in action, that it is viable at scale, and to suggest potential venues for site visits.
