The Forum News
Youth Today: Wanted: Youth Work Principles in Schools
By Karen Pittman, July 2008
Seven students recently joined me for breakfast in a windowless conference room in Des Moines to talk about “the high school dropout crisis.” They were experts: Five had dropped out. Another had come very close.
July 1, 2008
Forum Works with State Teams Across the Country to Improve Youth Policy
The Forum, along with the National Conference of State Legislaturs and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, recently completed the Fourth Annual Youth Policy Institute. The Institutes bring together state policymakers and is designed to help state governments obtain better outcomes from their youth policies and programs.
June 19, 2008
Ready by 21 Presentation at United for Children Event
On Thursday, May 28th, Karen Pittman spoke to an audience of 200 community and business leaders at the United for Children event in Boston. Karen presented the Ready by 21 framework and spoke of the importance of using a big picture approach to align resources for children and youth, a message that echoed Mayor Memnino’s welcome remarks that called for integration.
May 29, 2008
United Way of America's Community Leaders Conference
On May 15, Karen Pittman moderated a panel – Preparing Youth for Success in a Global Economy – at the Community Leaders Conference hosted by United Way of America in Baltimore. Karen spoke about the Ready by 21 framework data on youth readiness that can be applied to work supporting youth.
May 21, 2008
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
Ready by 21 Big Picture Messages & Frameworks Webinar Presentation
There are numerous child and youth development frameworks being used by youth serving organizations and government entities.
June 19, 2008
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.
May 22, 2008
