Latest Convenings and Conferences
Three Southeast Communities to Improve Quality in Youth Programming
The Ready by 21 National Partnership is proud to announce the awardees of the Ready by 21 Quality Improvement & Asset Building Challenge Grants (Q&A Challenge). Wicomico County, MD; Asheville, NC; and Ft. Myers, FL showed a broad cross-sector commitment building assets for children and youth and so were selected to be part of the Q&A Challenge first cohort.
Publishing Date:
August 17, 2010
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Register Now! School for Thought: Data-Driven Insights to Inform Education Policy
On August 25, Karen Pittman will be a featured panelist at a summit hosted by Gallup, a Ready by 21 National Partner, and Phi Delta Kappa International, the world’s premier professional association for educators. "School of Thought: Data-Driven Insights to Inform Education Policy" will share new research and insights on the current state of American education.
Publishing Date:
August 9, 2010
Children’s Cabinet Directors Meet with White House and Congressional Leaders
On June 30, the Forum convened the Children's Cabinet Network in Washington, DC to meet with federal policymakers about improving coordination between state and national youth policy.
Publishing Date:
August 9, 2010
Ready by 21 Institute Engages Leaders from Across the Nation
On August 3-4, the Forum offered a Ready by 21 Institute in Washington, D.C. The training’s main objective was to expand participants’ understanding of the rationale and thinking behind the Ready by 21 strategies and increase the knowledge base on the research behind Ready by 21, as well as the practical and conceptual tools that help to convey it.
Publishing Date:
August 5, 2010
Forum Convenes Scholars Studying Research Use in Policy & Practice
On July 26-27, the Forum for Youth Investment and the William T. Grant Foundation convened an interdisciplinary group of scholars who are all launching studies about the acquisition, use and interpretation of research evidence in policy and practice.
Publishing Date:
July 30, 2010