Building Roads to Success includes a series of briefs designed to assist community and state leaders, youth advocates, educators, and other stakeholders interested in improving and expanding education options for struggling students and out-of-school youth.  It is relevant to the work of municipal government, community-based organizations, school districts, postsecondary institutions, workforce development organizations, apprenticeship programs, and other youth-serving organizations.  It is equally geared toward the work of governors' offices and state policymakers, departments of education, youth advocates, and workforce boards.  Specific topics covered include:

• State & Local Policy
• Cross-System Collaboration
• Data Collection and Use
• Building Capacity
• Funding

NYEC Letter to Congress urging member to maintain funds in the Workforce Investment Act Title I, Youth Activities and to reject any rescissions or cuts targeting youth employment.  - Dec. 20, 2010

NYEC will convene breakout discussion sessions at the NYEC Members Forum 2011 in hollow-square format. Each session will be interactive and in some cases may feature two discussion leaders. Discussion leaders should possess content knowledge in the topic area and be able to facilitate a rich peer-to-peer learning experience for all participants. Each breakout room will have a flipchart and makers; all other audio/video equipment is strongly discouraged.