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Title: If not now, when? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy
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Publication Year: 2021
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Abstract: Fall 2021 marks a potential inflection point in the US approach to youth policy. Congress is considering the Build Back Better Act, which proposes major changes across the spectrum of programs for youth from early childhood through early career. The enactment of the bill would represent a paradigm shift in the country’s approach to youth and young adults. This fundamental change would align with the policy direction that our research suggests is needed to address the challenges facing young people today. To fully support youth on the journey from birth to young adulthood, we need to provide inclusive, culturally responsive, and data-informed support and guidance; smooth out transitions on the pathway traversing education and work; and expand opportunity at every juncture on the way from youth to adulthood. Incorporating programs and services in areas as diverse as early childhood education, child nutrition, teacher preparation, college affordability, and workforce training, the bill is the closest the United States has come to acknowledging that supporting the transition from youth to adulthood requires an all-one-system approach. In an all-one-system approach, preschools, elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, four-year universities, employers, and governments would all follow an integrated playbook, helping to smooth out young people’s progress from pre-K–12 to college and work. An all-one-system approach is acutely needed and will require comprehensive change to establish a continuum of support along the entire journey to economic independence.
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Authors: Carnevale, Anthony P.; Gulish, Artem; Campbell, Kathryn Peltier
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Topics: Education, Work, Family, and Time
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