National Youth Employment Coalition

Members Forum 2008: Expanding Multiple Pathways to Education and Employment Success

Purpose: To provide NYEC member organizations the opportunity to develop and strengthen their work, their organizations, and the field at large.

Audience: National Youth Employment Coalition members

Contact: Click here for more information.

Alliance for Excellent Education

Improving the Distribution of Teachers in Low-performing High Schools

Purpose: The Alliance will release a brief that explores how to improve the distribution of teachers among and within low-performing high schools, and which outlines recommendations for federal policymakers in supporting and encouraging good practice at the state and local level. A panel of teacher quality experts will discuss how state and local practice can inform federal policy.

Audience: Practitioners and policymakers interested in teacher quality issues

Contact: RSVP to all4ed@all4ed.org or contact Sofia Bahena at (202) 828-0828 by Monday, April 7, 2008.

American Youth Policy Forum

Improving the Transition from Middle Grades to High Schools: Promising State Initiatives in Literacy and Mathematics

Purpose: This forum, part of AYPF's series on improving the transition from middle grades to high school, examines the work of two states that have put into place policies and programs to assist students struggling in English and mathematics

Audience: Policymakers and education leaders

Contact: Click here for more information.

Cooperative for After School Enrichment

Out of School Time for High School Youth: Focus on Practice

Purpose: To focus on successful approaches and best practices to engage high school age youth in out-of-school time programs.

Audience: Education and youth development professionals

Contact: Click here for more information.