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America Forward recently hosted its second Pay for Success and Evidence network call that brought together over 50 organizations and thought leaders interested in Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy. The purpose of the call was to provide an update on current federal legislative activity and to discuss prospects during this Congressional session for additional federal support. Over the last

85% is the amount of a child’s brain that is developed by age 5. 300 million is the number of fewer words that children from low-income families have been exposed to by age three, compared to their more affluent peers. Billions is the amount of money that it costs the nation in remedial and special education, unemployment, and in too

"Members of the America Forward Coalition applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for approving the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015. Introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the bill would create a commission to develop practices and processes for ensuring the use of evidence and outcomes in the development of policies and in the funding of interventions at the federal

The following is a guest blog post by Carla Javits, President and CEO of America Forward Coalition Member, REDF When we heard that the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) would be in our neighborhood for their annual meeting in June, we immediately offered a tour of a social enterprise – a business-like approach to providing jobs to people who want

Just one year ago, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law. This transformative and innovative piece of legislation made significant changes to our federal workforce and job training programs. As America Forward noted at the time of its passage, WIOA was the first major update to the workforce development system since 1998. America Forward was

“Members of the America Forward Coalition applaud the United States Senate for passing the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) today. “America Forward supports a reauthorized ESEA that is designed to ensure that all children, whatever their background, receive a first-class education, one that leads to economic security and the chance for

The following post is from America Forward, a nonpartisan policy initiative of New Profit. Last week, we saw important developments in Congress to move forward with an update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and the week ahead promises more activity and debate on the measure. A Quick Recap Last week, both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is moving quickly through the legislative process in Washington, DC. Below is an update on the latest developments on Capitol Hill. What’s the latest? On Wednesday, July 8, both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives made progress on moving forward their respective bills to update ESEA. House of

The following statement is from America Forward, the nonpartisan policy arm of New Profit.  “On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). America Forward is grateful that the House has made an important step in advancing ESEA reauthorization this year. In particular, we commend

The following post is by Lexi Barrett, America Forward’s Policy Director. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the most far-reaching federal law affecting education across the country. ESEA was initially enacted in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” Upon signing the bill into law, President Johnson remarked that the law represented “a major new