The Forum News
Importance of Community/School Partnerships Keynote at AASA
Merita Irby gave a presentation at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) State Leadership Conference on May 2, 2008, in
May 14, 2008
Iowa Dropout Prevention Summit
As part of the Forum's commitment to support Quality Counts sites, the Forum, along with Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development, co-sponsored Governor Culver's dropout prevention summit aimed at creating urgency and developing action plans to respond to the dropout crisis of minority youth in 15 Iowa communities. Karen Pittman traveled to Des Moines on May 7
May 13, 2008
VIDEO: Ready by 21 National Launch Press Conference
Below are featured clips from the press conference announcing the national launch of the Ready by 21™ Challenge, aimed at helping state and local leaders change the odds for youth by changing the way they do business.
April 28, 2008
Introduction to the Ready by 21 Challenge Webinar- April 23- 1-2 PM EDT
Ready by 21 isn't a program or a campaign or even an initiative. It is a challenge to all who care about children and youth to learn a different approach to the tasks associated with trying to manage, make or measure change at any level from the classroom to the capitol.
April 17, 2008
Mason City Kicks Off Quality Counts Initiative with Adolescent Youth Workers Summit
On May 8, Karen Pittman traveled to Mason City, Iowa where she delivered the keynote at the first annual Adolescent Youth Workers Summit that kicked off Mason City's participation in the Ready by 21 Quality Counts Initiative. There, Karen spoke to over 100 youth work practitioners and community leaders about the importance of improving the quality and reach of youth programs.
May 13, 2008
Precision Engineering
By Karen Pittman, May 2008
Creating sound bites that are not only memorable but communicate a message is a passion of mine. Every now and then I hit one out of the park. “Problem-free isn’t fully prepared” is still in use after more than 15 years. I think “bringing precision to our passion” may be the next one to stick.
May 8, 2008
VIDEO: Ready by 21 National Launch Panel Discussion
The six partners who in 2007 made formal commitments to work with the Forum to advance the Ready by 21 Challenge represent the education, government, non-profit, business and community philanthropy sectors. Below are featured clips from the partner panel discussion at the National Launch in Washington, DC.
April 28, 2008
