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Jump to Navigation Skip to Content Jump to Site Map Helping you to improve the odds that all children and youth will be ready for college, work and life. Join the Leader Network Learn more about the network and register now to get started with the Ready By 21 approach. Leader Login Email * What? No password? Search form Search About Us Contact Us Email Updates What is Ready by 21? The Problem Our Theory of Change Getting Leaders Ready Getting Communities Ready Getting Youth Ready Getting the Most Out of Readyby21.org Services Ready by 21 Leader Network Toolkits Training Facilitation/Keynotes Technical Assistance Leader Network Leader Network Benefits and Supports Share Your Story (Leader Feedback) Toolkits Broader Partnerships Bigger Goals Better Data and Decisions Bolder Actions Resources Our Work Initiatives Ready by 21 Places Case Studies Case Study Archive Events Upcoming Webinars Upcoming Events Upcoming Thought Leader Roundtable Events, Thought Leader Roundtables and Webinars Archive News News Archive Newsletters Blogs Premium content. Free for registered users Learn more Resource Mapping Moving Trains Packet This packet of materials assists with learning more about the coalitions and networks that are working on.... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >> Resource Dashboards For Youth This classic Ready by 21 publication outlines a variety of ways that ‘dashboards’—simple two dimensional.... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >> Resource From Soft Skills to Hard Data: Measuring Youth Program Outcomes Everyone who runs a youth program believes in their hearts that their program helps kids – but in their heads.... Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >> Resource Transforming Government, Transforming Communities How can government change the way it does business to better serve communities?. Learn More View Standards & Toolkits >> View Case Studies >> Broader Partnerships Bigger Goals Better Data and Decisions Bolder Actions News & Commentary Subscribe for Updates Recent Updates View More Social Mobility in Rural America December 6, 2019 Much of the research on the fading "American Dream"-the expectation that children will grow up to earn more than their parents-has focused on the country's urban areas. However, as the nation's cultural, economic, and political divides have deepened, there has been accelerating interest in understanding how the 60 million people who live in rural America are confronting the challenges that come with climbing the income ladder. Just Released: the Metro-Level Opportunity Index January 11, 2019 The Forum's Opportunity Nation, along with its research partner, Child Trends, recently released a pilot Metro-Level Opportunity Index, a modified version of the annual Opportunity Index focused on the nation's metro areas. SEL Demonstration Initiative: Measuring Social Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time November 16, 2018 What supports are necessary to integrate new, explicit SEL supports into a continuous quality improvement system? What are the staff experiences with these supports? What recommendations do providers have for other networks or organizations that want to measure SEL in relation to both youth outcomes and youth program quality? Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time: Foundations and Futures October 19, 2018 "It is now time to demonstrate the value of the practitioners by supporting efforts to codify 'what and how' lessons to create a field of adult practice that focuses on modeling, teaching and enabling social and emotional development through active reflection and engagement." Recent Blog Posts View More How Out-of-School Time Systems Help with Saturation Priscilla Little January 15, 2019 There is no question that I am a fan of out-of-school time (OST) systems — data-driven, coordinated community-level efforts to improve access to quality before and after school and summer learning... Welcome We have a new online organizational home! Please visit here for more about Ready by 21 and the Forum for Youth Investment. Popular Resources Transforming Government, Transforming Communities Friday, May 20, 2016 How can government change the way it does business to better serve communities? About Ready by 21 Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use All Rights Reserved | The Forum for Youth Investment 202.207.3333 READY BY 21® and the READY BY 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment....