National Youth Employment Coalition: Information Center


YouthNotes - October 2009
	Legislative Update: Budget and Appropriations, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization, U.S. Department of Labor Announcements , U.S. Department of Education Announcements and ESEA Reauthorization, RAISE UP "From Basic Skills to Better Futures: Lessons from the New York City GED System" by Lazar Treschan and David Jason Fischer, Community Service Society of New York News and Announcements New Members

YouthNotes - March 2009
	March 2009 YouthNotes is now available! In this month's issue you will find: "Reclaiming New York's Disconnected Young People: What Can Be Done" Prepared for JobsFirst NYC by Laura Wyckoff, Siobhan M. Cooney, Danijela Korom Djakovic, and Wendy S. McClanahan, Public/Private Ventures Legislative Update: Economic Recovery, FY 2010 Budget and Appropriations, FY 2009 Appropriations, Other Legislation News & Announcements NYEC Welcomes New Members NYEC Convenes Members Forum 2009 in San Francisco Finance Project Tip of the Month: Conduct Community Fundraising to Generate Revenue for Mentoring Programs

PEPNet Accreditation Press Release - Feb. 27, 2009
	Eight youth-serving organizations have recently received recognition through the National Youth Employment Coalition Promising and Effective Practices (NYEC PEPNet) Accreditation Pilot. The pilot, conducted over the past 16 months with support from the William Penn Foundation and registration fees from pilot sites, sought to identify successful practices, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and continue to implement a national system of quality standards for youth organizations.

YouthNotes - February 2009
	February 2009 YouthNotes is now available! In this month's issue you will find: "Identifying the Characteristics of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System" By Joseph Gagnon and Curtis Richards, National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, Institute for Educational Leadership Legislative Update: Economic Recovery, Budget and Appropriations, Other Legislation Finance Project Tip of the Month: Tap Existing Networks to Fund Out-of-School Time Programs in Rural Communities New PEPNet Accredited Programs Announced! NYEC Members Elect Seven New Board Members NYEC Welcomes New Members News & Announcements

Summary of Responses to the NYEC Survey on Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth - Feb. 2009
	In February 2008, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a review of 39 local workforce youth programs to examine the federal role in improving outcomes for disconnected youth and to identify any challenges involved in implementing and operating these programs. In response to GAO's recommendation, NYEC reached out to its membership to collect its input and to provide additional information from the field to USDOL. Building upon a set of US DOL focus group questions, NYEC surveyed and collected feedback from direct services providers, workforce investment boards and state agencies in our membership through online surveys and conference calls. - February 24, 2009

Expanding Education Options for Struggling Students and Disconnected Youth: Lessons from the National Youth Employment Coalition Learning Exchanges- January 2009
	In 2008, the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) convened teams of local and state leaders representing 13 communities in 10 states for cross-site meetings focused on developing expertise and building capacity to re-engage youth who are struggling in or have dropped out of high school and to connect them to education and career opportunities. This document provides a distillation of the major themes discussed in the NYEC Learning Exchanges. January 2009

YouthNotes - October 2008
	"Greener Pathways: Jobs and Workforce Development in the Clean Energy Economy" by Sarah White and Jason Walsh, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Workforce Alliance, The Apollo Alliance Legislative Update: Budget and Appropriations, Workforce Investment Act, No Child Left Behind New Members News and Announcements Finance Project Tip of the Month

Financing Education Options for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth in Michigan: Report and Recommendations for State Policy (2008)
	This report is the result of a study of existing education finance policy and programming in the state of Michigan. Research was conducted in the spring and summer of 2008 by the NYEC with funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. In focusing on how Michigan state policies affect the financing of education options, NYEC seeks to enable and encourage Michigan and its communities to develop policies that facilitate the creation of viable education options and multiple pathways to a high school diploma for struggling students at risk of dropping out and for those who have already left school. The report offers specific recommendations for improving the policy climate for the expansion of education options, describing policies and initiatives in other states that Michigan might consider.

YouthNotes - September 2008
	"NYEC Issues Recommendations on State Finance Policy and Education Options" by Nancy Martin and Christina Weeter Legislative Update: Budget and Appropriations, Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, Other Legislation "NYEC Board of Directors Election Self-Nominations Now Open" News and Announcements Finance Project Tip of the Month

Expanding Options: State Financing of Education Pathways for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth - Indiana (2008)
	Profile of Indiana's policies and financing of secondary education options for young people from the the publication Expanding Options: State Financing of Education Pathways for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth (2008).

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