Strategies

Support acquisition of job-specific skills through education, certification programs, or on-the-job training, often with personal development resources and other supports

Support interventions that provide chronically absent students with resources to improve self-esteem, social skills, etc. and address familial and school-related factors that can contribute to poor attendance

Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks

Establish publicly financed schools that are not subject to many of the regulations that govern traditional public schools, such as staffing, curriculum, and budgeting requirements.

Implement a coordinated effort to overhaul school operation, integrating curriculum, instruction, professional development, parent involvement, classroom and school management; also called school-wide or whole school reform

Establish an ongoing relationship between an older youth or young adult and a younger child or adolescent, usually an elementary or middle school student

Support organized social, art, or physical activities for school-aged youth outside of the school time

Offer kindergarten programs for 4 to 6-year-old children, five days per week for at least five hours per day

Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential

Establish a relationship between an older adult and a child, adolescent, or college student through social interactions or a variety of educational and art activities